Job Title: IT Project Manager
Location Address: WFH (Scarborough, ON)
Contract Duration: 3 months + extension up to 1 year
Our large financial client is searching for a senior IT Project Managers to manage the Household Connections Program.
Project: The Household Connections Program will engage workstreams within multiple groups in the banks and interconnecting the business lines and products for the multiple channels of the banks and ensuring cohesive messaging across the bank.
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 a Hybrid Agile workflow.
Daily Responsibilities:
• 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
• 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
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 7+ years of experience as a Project Manager – managing Scope of budgets over $5 million
2) 3+ years of experience managing Vendors – high knowledge *
3) 3+ years with managing Application projects throughout the SDLC
5) Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, within minimum 3 + years projects E2E using this methodology
6) PMP Certification is a must have
Soft- Skills:
– Strong communication skills (working closely with Developer & QA team)
– Independent Worker
Nice to Have
– FI/Banking experience (North American Banking)
– Card conversion expertise is a plus*
Degrees or certifications:
• Associate's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required