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About CLS:

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem.  Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective.  Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day. 

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies.  We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people.  Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.

Job purpose - The Infrastructure Process Support role is primarily responsible for supporting the Infrastructure Obsolescence Management process stages, resource & budget planning, process reporting and identifying process improvements. The role is required to support other infrastructure processes as required, and also provide support with the scoping, budgeting and reporting of Infrastructure strategic and risk/audit remediation initiatives.

Operational:

  • Support implementation and running of the Infrastructure Obsolescence BAU process to meet the organisations IT asset obsolescence requirements.
  • Provide support as required with the delivery of each stage of the obsolescence management process through working with a core team of Project Management, Engineering, Architecture, Testing, and Security and Platform Operations resource. Ensure process governance is communicated and monitored for adherence.
  • Provide support with process working group meetings and governance board meetings.
  • Perform data analysis for Infrastructure process input, performance and output. Identify process bottlenecks and propose recommendations for improvements.
  • Maintain and update reporting dashboards for measuring asset obsolescence and other Infrastructure MI dashboards.
  • Provide support in the annual Infrastructure budget planning cycles, and with the ongoing Infrastructure financial management reporting processes and resource management.

Strategic:

  • Support collecting, analysis and presenting information required to understand and make decisions about technology obsolescence and other Infrastructure processes.
  • Develop guidance and training for Obsolescence Management and other Infrastructure process.
  • Support the building and budgeting of Infrastructure strategic/risk mitigation initiatives.
  • Support with the identification and delivery of Obsolescence Management and other Infrastructure process improvements.

Leadership

  • Good process management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, manage timelines, and drive cross-functional teams.
  • Self-directed, self-motivated with the ability to take ownership for business unit goals and tasks, make sound decisions in a timely manner, and use good judgment and keep initiatives moving.
  • Build peer relationships with other key departments and stakeholders to drive forward and achieve common organizational goals.

Knowledge, skills and abilities - competencies required for successful job performance

  • Understanding of Information Technology disciplines: Infrastructure, Applications, Data, etc.
  • Familiarity with Information Technology Asset Management systems, Configuration Management Database systems, and similar tools/technologies.
  • Process management tooling e.g. Jira / Confluence
  • Strong process documentation/writing skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office / 365 apps and reporting tools e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI
  • Strong organizational skills, the ability to manage the details of digging into, tracking, and communicating the technical and business aspects of various issues, as well as being able to communicate the process at a higher level to internal and sometimes external stakeholders.
  • Ability to perform detailed information gathering, analysis, and investigation to understand problems.
  • Understanding of risk management and audit process
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills; collaborates effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders. Effective presentation skills.

Qualifications / certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Prior experience working in financial and/or regulated organisation
  • Background IT infrastructure project management or business process management desire

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Our commitment to employees:

At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

  • Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
  • 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
  • Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
  • Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
  • Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
  • Affinity Groups (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about DE&I.
  • Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
  • Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
  • Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
  • Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
  • Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
  • Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
  • Annual flu vaccinations.
  • Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
  • Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
  • All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
  • Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.
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