Contract Length: 1 yr
Location: WFH
Candidate Value Proposition:
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join a high performance team and work some of the most disruptive and emerging technologies within a dynamic and fast moving Big 5 Canadian bank.
Typical Day in the Role:
– Manage and ensure the successful delivery of complex project involving multiple teams from different groups across the bank, as well as external vendors when required.
– Integrate inputs from many stakeholders to establish and manage a consolidated scope, schedule and budget for the project.
– Track and manage project risks, issues, action items and key decisions across the project.
– Ensure all teams are aligned and that the dependencies between teams are tracked and managed.
– Report project status to multiple stakeholder groups, including: Digital Banking, business lines and executive SteerCo, as required.
– Manage and report on Enterprise PMO and Finance requirements,
including:
a. Milestones tracking
b. Risk tracking
c. Managing funding (OP) including budget forecasting,
accruals and reconciliation.
d. Enterprise Delivery Framework compliance, as required
– Ensure risks are mitigated and that teams are unblocked and can effectively complete their work. Escalate risks and issues that cannot be solved with the project team.
– Build and maintain solid, professional working relationships with peers within the project team and business lines. Leverage these relationships to identify issues, make recommendations and initiation resolution.
– Support business case creation for proposed projects by managing and consolidating the scope definition, UX and technical design, estimation, and forecasting inputs from many teams.
– Ensure the engagement of compliance stakeholders (e.g. risk, legal, audit) as needed throughout the course of the project.
– Coordinate compliance and readiness procedures (Ex. Operational Readiness, NIRA, TRA) with associated team
Qualifications/Must Have Skills:
1) 5+ years' experience in managing and delivering complex software projects in larger organization
2) 3-5 years of experience with past digital software programs
3) Work within Agile teams and understand Agile process (incl Metrics)
4) 3- 5 years of experience leading a team and serving as the primary contact for stakeholders, external teams and/or executive stakeholders
5) 3- 5 years of Project Management experience including:
a. Planning and Estimation across many teams (WBS, Staffing, Cost estimates)
b. Schedule Management & tracking.
c. Financial Management – forecasting, tracking and reporting
d. Status Reporting (Status, Risks, Escalations, Mitigation plans) at executive level SteerCo
Nice to Have
– Demonstrate strong knowledge of Agile methodology while delivering IT projects. Ideally has Certified Scrum Master Certification (CSM/PSM)
– Ideally has Project Management Professional certification (PMI /PMP)
– Previous Banking FI or Consulting
– Software and/or Technical background
Soft Skills:
– Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills to rapidly assess problem situations
– Strong People Management skills : strong aptitude including Conflict resolution, leading w/o authority
– Results focused & Accountability
Degrees or certifications:
Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred