Head of Transformation Office

Head Of Transformation Office

MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world's largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Why does this matter? Because our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. Changing the way an established industry transacts is no easy feat. There will be twists and turns, because no one's ever done this before. But now, more than 2,000 clients around the world rely on our solutions, and that number is only expected to grow in the years ahead. We know where we're going. How we get there is up to us. Join us and help Take Us There.

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Head of Transformation Office to lead our transformation initiatives across the organization. This role is pivotal in driving change management processes, ensuring alignment with our strategic objectives, and enhancing operational efficiency within our trading platform. This Head of Transformation Office will work alongside product and technical leads to identify opportunities for change that enhance business performance, client experience and ensure successful outcomes.

In addition, this position will establish a central Program Management Office (PMO) that provides governance, tools, and discipline across all major change efforts. This role will be based in New York City and report into our Head of Trading Products.

How You'll Help Take Us There

Change Leadership & Orchestration

• Provide program leadership for major trading product engineering change initiatives, including transformation.
• Coordinate across product, technology, operations, risk, and vendors to ensure dependencies are managed, risks escalated, and milestones achieved.
• Define and oversee hybrid delivery models (agile for product features, structured program management for large-scale platform change). Facilitate decision-making and trade-offs on scope, sequencing, and resourcing across leadership teams.

Performance Measurement

PMO Set-up & Management

Governance & Risk

Handover & Assurance

What We're Looking For

Skills & Competencies

What You Can Expect from Us

For job positions in NYC, NY, and other locations where required, the estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $200,000 USD to $275,000 USD. Actual salary may vary depending on job-related factors, which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. You may also be eligible for annual cash incentives, equity, and other benefit programs.

MarketAxess Corporation and its affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic in the location in which the candidate is applying.

All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.