IT Project Manager

Job Posting Title: IT Project Manager

Contract Length: till Oct 31st 2021 (high potential for extension based funding & performance)

Location: WFH (once on site – Downtown Toronto)

Hours: 9am-5pm

 

Story Behind the Need:

Business Group: Project Delivery & Support is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager for the Anti-money laundering project – Quantified that is currently in the initial planning phases.

 

Candidate Value Proposition:

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be extended to work on additional projects and potentially be converted to FTE down the line.

 

Typical Day in Role:

– Develop, track and manage project budget, project plans, timelines and scope

– Manage project resources including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching and advising

– Partner closely with other members of functional teams to define business requirements

– Lead teams of developers in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs

– Define test plans and ensure that products are defect free before User Acceptance Testing Facilitate the User Acceptance Testing process, developing rollout plans and procedures

– Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses

– Ensure appropriate systems development and project management processes are being utilized

– Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors

 

Must Have Skills:

1. IT Project Manager (end to end project management experience)– 5+ years of professional experience
2. Experiencing providing oversight on project financials (budget of min $5MM+) 3+ years of hands on experience
3. Experience with anti-money laundering IT projects – 3+ years of hands on experience
4. Excellent communication skills to manage project life cycle with Senior Stake holders and business users – will have to lead steerco committee meetings with the Program Manager
5. PMP Certification
6. Agile & Waterfall – 3+ years of hands on experience

 

 

Nice to Have:

– CA PPM

– Experience with Quantified (solution)

– Experience with large amounts of data/data projects & data management (repository)

– Jira & Confluence

– Experience with Big 5 Banks most preferred

Soft Skills:

– Strong communication skills – written (Documentation -project plans, steer co decks, etc.) & verbal (stakeholder & executive management)

 

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree

 

Interview Process:

2 Step Process:

– 1 phone screening with Hiring Manager + 1 video conference with Tech Lead & Business Sponsor

– Interviews to take place ASAP