Join us as an IT Project Manager

Join us as an IT Project Manager in Porto and play a key role in delivering one of Europe's most ambitious post-trade transformation programmes.

As part of Euronext Securities, you will help build the infrastructure backbone of Europe's integrated capital markets. Working in an advanced technological environment, you will collaborate with international teams to modernise our post-trade platform and deliver a single, integrated hub serving multiple Central Securities Depositories (CSDs).

Reporting to the Head of IT PM, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic IT projects, collaborating closely with business and technology teams across Italy, Portugal, Denmark, and Norway to ensure successful delivery and alignment across Euronext Securities.

Why Join This Role

Contribute to the transformation of European financial market infrastructure.
Work on large-scale, business-critical initiatives in a highly regulated environment.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Europe.
Be part of an organisation where innovation and AI are key enablers of productivity and delivery excellence.

What You Bring

At least ten years of IT project management experience in financial services, preferably within post-trade, securities, or capital markets.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to navigate complex organisational environments.
Familiarity with CSD operations, settlement infrastructure, or post-trade regulation (CSDR, T2S) is a strong advantage.
Excellent written and spoken English; additional European languages are an asset.

Key Responsibilities

Support project activities from the earliest stages, coordinating pre-assessments, including high-level requirements gathering, impact analysis, solution design, planning, and effort estimation.
Analyse and prioritise initiatives and change requests in line with programme and portfolio objectives.
Coordinate project scope, detailed planning, solution design, and effort estimation throughout the execution phase.
Manage project plans, dependencies, risks, issues, scope, and change requests while providing regular project status reporting.
Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across the overall portfolio of initiatives.
Support the successful transition of projects into Business-as-Usual (BAU).

Required Skills

Experience delivering IT projects in complex environments.
Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to document complex assumptions, risks, and commitments.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and cross-company teams.
Strong critical thinking skills, including analysing, synthesising, and evaluating information.
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environments with changing priorities, combined with strong negotiation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience delivering projects within the financial services or banking sector.
Experience as a functional or technical analyst.
Fluency in written and spoken English.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, and other project management tools.
Certification in Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies (e.g. Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner, PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent).
Academic background in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, or a related field.

Apply by submitting a CV in English.

About Euronext Securities

Euronext Securities is the Central Securities Depository (CSD) network connecting European economies to global capital markets. It is one of the largest CSD operators in Europe, providing secure and resilient settlement and custody solutions, as well as a comprehensive portfolio of services to support clients across the entire value chain.

Euronext Securities is building the infrastructure backbone of Europe's integrated capital markets. As part of this ambition, we are modernising our post-trade platform across multiple CSDs and delivering a European hub that will, from September 2026, allow market participants to manage Italy, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands through a single securities account. This transformation programme is one of the most significant in European post-trade history.

Euronext Values

Unity

• We respect and value the people we work with

• We are unified through a common purpose

• We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

• We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly

• We act with integrity in everything we do

• We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them

Agility

• We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness

• We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change

• We take smart risks

Energy

• We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo

• We focus on and encourage personal leadership

• We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

• We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders

• We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome

• We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

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This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects.

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