Location Address: WFH, Toronto
Contract Duration: until Oct 31st 2021 (high potential for 6 month extension)
Story Behind the Need
Business Group: Seeking a Senior IT Project Manager for 3 projects in steady state (AML projects) – Case Management, Transaction Monitoring Wires & CRR –customer risk rating.
Candidate Value Proposition
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on other projects based on their performance and engage with senior stakeholders as they navigate through this large system migration.
Daily Responsibilities:
Production support
Intake process
Steady state support
• 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 project teams to define business requirements
• Lead teams of developers in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs
• 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
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) IT Project Manager – 5+ years of professional experience
2) PMP Certified
3) Supporting multiple steady state projects – 3+ years of hands on experience
4) Oversee finance projects ($2-$5MM) – 3+ years of hands on experience
5) Experience with Agile and Waterfall (hybrid) -3 + years of hands on experience
6) FI experience
Nice to Have Skills:
– Experience with AML projects
– Bank experience preferred (include previous Reporting Manager**)
– Jira, Confluence, CA PPM
Soft Skills
– Strong communication skills
– Need a strong voice, able to speak to Executives (working with strong personalities, will need to hold their ground and keep everyone accountable)
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in a relative field