Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Archax is seeking an experienced Director of Project Management to establish and lead its enterprise-wide project management system across cryptocurrency, digital assets, blockchain, trading, financial products, compliance, and technology initiatives. The role oversees the full project lifecycle, strategic project portfolios, budgets, resources, risks, compliance, and delivery while coordinating cross-functional teams and reporting to senior leadership.
Responsibilities
- Establish and improve the company's project management systems, processes, standards, and governance framework
- Develop project management methodologies, project lifecycle management processes, and project evaluation mechanisms
- Establish project prioritization, resource allocation, budget management, and project approval systems
- Promote the standardization, digitalization, and process-orientation of company project management
- Responsible for the overall planning, execution, and delivery of major and strategic projects
- Manage multiple cross-departmental, cross-regional, and highly complex project portfolios
- Translate company strategic goals into actionable project plans and phased objectives
- Report project progress, risks, and key deliverables regularly to the CEO, COO, and other senior management
- Responsible for the management of projects related to digital asset trading platforms, wallets, custody, payments, and blockchain infrastructure
- Participate in the implementation of projects involving cryptocurrency products, blockchain networks, token-related businesses, and digital asset financial products
- Coordinate with the technical team to advance the construction of trading systems, risk control systems, data platforms, and customer platforms
- Manage major projects involving blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital asset infrastructure
- Lead project managers and project management teams, and establish an efficient project management organization
- Coordinate with engineering, product, operations, compliance, legal, finance, marketing, and sales teams
- Resolve resource conflicts, priority conflicts, and cross-departmental collaboration issues during project execution
- Establish a clear accountability system and project communication mechanism
- Identify technical, operational, financial, regulatory, and business risks during project execution
- Work with the compliance and legal teams to ensure projects comply with applicable regulatory requirements
- Establish a project risk registration, early warning, and emergency response mechanism
- Develop mitigation and contingency plans for significant project risks
- Responsible for budget planning, cost control, and resource allocation for major projects
- Allocate personnel, technical, and financial resources rationally based on company strategy and project priorities
- Monitor project costs, benefits, and return on investment
- Work with the finance team to complete project budgeting and financial analysis
- Develop project KPIs, milestones, and delivery standards
- Monitor project timelines, quality, costs, and resource utilization
- Take timely corrective measures for projects that are delayed, exceed budgets, or have significant risks
- Establish a project review mechanism to continuously improve project delivery efficiency
Skills
- Over 20 years of management experience
- 15+ years of experience in project management, project operations, or enterprise-level project leadership
- At least 10+ years of experience managing large-scale cross-functional projects
- Experience managing multiple complex projects or project portfolios
- Excellent team leadership, strategic planning, and organizational management skills
- Able to directly lead project managers, project leaders, and cross-functional teams
- Proficient in budgeting, resource management, risk management, and project governance
- Familiar with the project management lifecycle and enterprise-level project governance
- Familiar with project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall
- Familiar with Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Project Management Organization (PMO)
- Excellent budget management and resource planning skills
- Possesses strong risk management and problem-solving skills
- Able to handle high-pressure, high-change, and multi-project concurrent environments
- Excellent English communication and cross-cultural team management skills
- Familiar with Jira, Confluence, Asana, Monday.com, Microsoft Project, or similar project management tools
- Bachelor's degree or above in Project Management, Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related field
- Candidates with experience in the following areas will be given preference: Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Blockchain, Web3, FinTech, Digital Banking, Payments, Investment Banking, Securities, Asset Management, Trading Platforms, Financial Infrastructure
- Candidates with project management experience in traditional financial institutions, technology companies, or large multinational corporations, and knowledge of the digital asset industry, will also be considered
- Please give preference to candidates with professional certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, or PMI-ACP
- Please give preference to candidates with an MBA or other advanced management education
Benefits
- Long-term incentive packages based on candidates' 20+ years of management experience, project management experience, industry experience, and the size of the team they lead.
- Outstanding candidates will have the opportunity to participate in the company's core strategic decisions and be responsible for a significant portfolio of projects in the global digital asset and blockchain business.
- Further developing into senior management positions such as VP of Project Management, VP of Operations, Chief Operating Officer (COO).
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