Principal Launch Manager

You will lead complex launch programs for established banks across Germany and Europe. You will own end-to-end delivery from scoping through implementation and migrations, coordinate engineering, product, operations, compliance and legal workstreams, manage risks and trade-offs, run executive steering sessions, and ensure tested, zero-defect go-lives. You will also standardize launch and migration processes and mentor Launch Managers.

Responsibilities

• Own complex bank-grade programs end to end
• Support or own custody asset migrations from incumbent custodians
• Plan, execute and test projects
• Lead securities integration and migration projects
• Coordinate Engineering, Product, Operations and Compliance
• Remove blockers and manage scope, timelines and risks
• Run steering sessions with senior client stakeholders
• Build trusted client relationships
• Manage post-migration reconciliation
• Standardize enterprise client launch and migration processes
• Mentor Launch Managers

Requirements

• Proven experience leading complex multi-entity programs for tier-1 banks or large financial institutions
• Experience in custody, brokerage, post-trade or securities operations
• Experience in management consulting is preferred
• Expertise in end-to-end project management
• Strong project and communication skills
• Risk management experience
• Ability to define and align technical and business requirements
• Experience managing custody transfers of equities, ETFs and mutual funds
• Fluency in English and German
• Knowledge of post-trade and custody processes
• Knowledge of SWIFT MT, SWIFT MX or ISO 20022
• Experience with in-specie or on-book transfers, large-scale data and asset migrations, reconciliation and structured cutovers
• Knowledge of MiFID II, CSDR, AML/KYC and outsourcing guidelines
• Experience with legacy platforms and modern APIs

Benefits

• 30 days of annual leave
• Sports benefits
• Confidential professional coaching
• Remote work abroad for up to 183 days per year
• One-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years
• Personal development budget
• Flexible hybrid or remote work across Europe
• Employee equity program
• Company-wide events, dinners, offsites and holiday parties
• Employee Resources Groups