Senior Project Manager, Primary Markets
Euronext
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Contract
Competitive
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About Primary Markets team
The Primary Markets teamoperatesacross Equity, Debt and Funds, supporting companies throughout their lifecycle in public markets—from pre-IPO preparation through to post-listing activity.
The team manages relationships with a broad base of issuers across Euronext markets, spanning both Equity and Debt listings, and works closely with intermediaries,investorsand the wider financial ecosystem. In addition, we support the development of complementary offerings including Euronext Corporate Services (ECS) and ELITE.
Primary Markets combines business development, marketstructuringand operational delivery. We support a large and diverse issuer base, contribute to key revenuestreams anddeliver strategic initiatives to enhance how marketsoperate. Currently, we support approximately1,900Equity issuers andin excess of56,000listed bonds across Euronext markets.
Overview of the role:
This role will lead and coordinate projects supporting listing activities across Euronext markets, with a strong focus on Equity whileremainingadaptable to broader Primary Markets initiatives (including Debt and cross-asset projects).
It sits at the intersection of Primary Markets, SecondaryMarketsand market infrastructure, requiring a strong understanding of how marketsoperatein practice—from listing through to trading and post-trade.
The position isfirst and foremosta project management role, with responsibility for ensuring delivery of complex initiatives. Depending on the project, the role may also involve acting as a Product Owner, helping ensure that initiatives are aligned with business needs and deliver practical outcomes.Itthereforerequires someone who can shape,challengeand deliver initiatives, ensuring they are both strategically relevant and operationally workable.
You will be primarily responsible for:
Leading and coordinatingend-to-endprojects to support and develop listing activities across Euronext markets, with a focus onEquity.in line with Euronext’s project managementmethodology, from initiation to operationalgo-live.
Actingas a central coordinator forproject management activitiesin the Admissionsdepartment, including detailed planning, resource allocation, riskmanagementand budgeting.
Drivingbusiness workstreams by defining deliverables, owners,deadlinesand quality criteria,drafting minutes and ensuringactions arefollowedup.Fortransversalprojects,you will set up and run project governance,preparepresentations and materials,
Supportingbusiness development initiativeswith operationalimplications. Projectswillmainlyrequireskills andexpertiseon the market infrastructure functioning for Cash Equity instruments(listing,tradingand post-trade).
Coordinatingwith internal teams and external partnersstakeholders (intermediaries, custodians…)to ensure seamless executionwhenimpactedbylistinginitiatives.
Examples of Projects
Projects span business, operational and infrastructure topics. Examples of past/current projects include:
Implementation of Equity multi-currency trading across Euronext markets
Integration of new markets into Primary Markets operational processes (e.g. Athens or BorsaItalianaintegration across admissions,rulesand fee structures)
Digital transformation initiatives, including onboarding platforms (e.g.MyEuronext) and compliance/process automation
Development and rollout of cross-market frameworks such as listing policies or fee harmonisation initiatives
Skillsand qualifications
Master’s degree (Bac +5) in Finance,Economicsora relatedfield.
At least five years of operational experience in financial markets
Strong understanding of equity market structure, including how secondary markets operate
Knowledge on internal IT systems is a plus (MyEuronext, Plug/Matrix,Optiq, IDS)
Minimum five years’ experienceinvolved incomplex projects end-to-end.
Strongorganisational,analyticaland problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to manage multiple topics in parallel in a matrix environmentoperatingeffectively across business and operational topics.
Excellent stakeholder management,communicationand leadership skillswith proven ability to work across functions and geographies.
Proactive,rigorousand solution-oriented mindset with strong attention to detail.
Experience in an international and multicultural environment
Fluent Englishrequired; Frenchisa plus.
Benefits
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Opportunity to work at the heart of Europe’s leading market infrastructure.
Exposure to high-profile transactions and a broad range of financial instruments.
Professional development and career growth opportunities.
Euronext Values
Unity
• We respect and value the people we work with
• We are unified through a common purpose
• We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion
Integrity
• We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly
• We act with integrity in everything we do
• We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them
Agility
• We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness
• We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change
• We take smart risks
Energy
• We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo
• We focus on and encourage personal leadership
• We motivate each other with our ambition
Accountability
• We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders
• We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome
• We reward and celebrate performance
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.
This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects.