Associate Principal, Operational Readiness

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Chicago, IL
Hybrid
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Fintech • Information Technology • Financial Services
We clear and settle trades for the options industry.
The Role
The Associate Principal, Operational Readiness Coordinator will lead sustainable change processes by analyzing planned changes for risk and impact. Responsibilities include applying change management processes, managing communications, conducting impact analyses, supporting training program design, tracking issues, and advocating for change management throughout the organization.
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What You'll Do:
The Associate Principal, Operational Readiness Coordinator, will work closely and collaboratively with Development, Technical and Business teams to lead sustainable change processes.
The primary responsibility will be collecting and analyzing planned changes for risk and impact across the technology and business domains. This person also reviews the evidence and acceptance criterion collected as part of the release workflow and attests to its completeness.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.
• Apply a change management process and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative.
• Support the delivery and management of communications.

  • Confirm documentation, monitors, runbooks, and NFRs are operationally sound.
  • Review release "gate" acceptance criteria for movement of releases between stages
  • Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness and identify key stakeholders.
  • Provide input, document requirements and support the design and delivery of training programs.
  • Track and report issues
  • Support change management at the organizational level
  • Serve as an advocate for change management, communicating change management processes and procedures throughout the company and assisting teams with adoption
  • Continually work towards making improvements in the change process
  • Stay current on trends and regulations to ensure effectiveness and compliance
  • Other job-related duties as assigned.


Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • None


Qualifications:
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

  • 7+ years of previous release, change and/or project management experience, (Solid understanding of project management principles preferred)
  • Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
  • Ability to work with a team, ensuring team efficiency


Technical Skills:

  • Experience with Microsoft Office desktop tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Requires a broad knowledge of ServiceNow


Education and/or Experience:

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Eight or more years of experience in change management.


Certificates or Licenses:

  • None


Who We Are
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
What We Offer
A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
Generous PTO and Parental leave
Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision
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Step 3
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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
1,033 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1973

What We Do

As the foundation for secure markets, OCC is a customer-driven organization that delivers world-class Risk Management, Clearing, and Settlement Services for a sophisticated mix of financial products that includes standard options, stock loans, and futures contracts.

Why Work With Us

We're bound together by values and behaviors that shape the way we work and live, from team projects to after-hours events and to making a difference in our communities. OCC colleagues thrive in an atmosphere of intellectual curiosity, creative problem-solving and effective interaction.

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week
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