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 information:
- Functional title - Head of Corporate Systems Technology
- Department - IT
- Corporate level - Director
- Report to - Head of Data & Technology Delivery
- Location - London, UK
Your Role
CLS helps clients navigate the changing FX marketplace – reducing risk and creating efficiencies. Our innovative, forward-looking products make the trading process faster, easier, safer and more cost-effective – empowering our clients’ success.
The “Head of Corporate Systems Technology” is a pivotal leadership role within CLS, responsible for overseeing and managing the organization’s suite of corporate systems. These include systems supporting finance, human resources (HR), procurement, third-party risk management, and resource planning systems. This individual will lead the operational excellence of these systems, deliver strategic enhancements, and spearhead the organization’s transition to Oracle Cloud-based solutions, beginning with Oracle ERP and Oracle HCM modules.
Your responsibilities
Operational Excellence, Risk and Cost Management:
- Ensure uninterrupted performance of all corporate systems.
- Implement robust monitoring, governance, and reporting frameworks for Cloud/SaaS services to optimize performance and control costs.
- Understand and manage risks with SaaS systems and their vendors.
- Partner with Finance to monitor and manage the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), balancing cost-effectiveness with business needs.
Stakeholder Engagement and Vendor Management:
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Finance, HR, and Procurement teams, to align IT initiatives with departmental and organizational goals.
- Manage relationships with Oracle, implementation partners and other SaaS vendors to ensure service levels, deliverables, and innovation opportunities are achieved.
- Represent IT in cross-functional leadership forums and act as the primary point of contact for corporate IT-related matters.
Team Leadership and Development:
- Build and lead a high-performing Corporate IT team, instilling a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
- Ensure the team is equipped with the necessary skills to manage Oracle Cloud environments and other SaaS solutions effectively, providing ongoing training and development opportunities.
Manage Migration of SaaS solutions to Strategic Provider(s)
- Lead the phased migration to Oracle Cloud for corporate functions including finance, procurement, and human resources.
- Define and manage a detailed migration roadmap, outlining timelines, resource requirements, risks, and contingency plans. Keep stakeholders informed through regular communication, workshops, and updates on project progress.
- Oversee the integration of Oracle Cloud with other systems, leveraging Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) for seamless data flow.
- Lead the organization through the change process, driving user adoption with comprehensive training, support, and communication plans.
Your experience, skills & qualifications
- Proven experience in a senior IT leadership role, ideally within financial services or a related sector.
- Demonstrated ability to engage with senior stakeholders and deliver measurable business outcomes through IT initiatives.
- Proficiency in SaaS platform management and service optimization.
- Strong service delivery experience having managed outsource providers using SLAs and outcomes based performance management.
- Strong understanding of IT security, compliance, and risk management in SaaS/cloud environments.
- Strong background & experience in managing budgets, contracts, and vendor relationships.
- Successful track record of leading migrations, turnkey cutovers and managing post-implementation environments.
- Experience leading a multi-location & multi-disciplinary team
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.
