IT Project Manager x2
Location Address: WFH, followed by Scarborough or a downtown location
Contract Duration: ASAP to 10/31/2022
Extension: Highly likely for an additional year
FTE: Possible
Number of Positions: 2
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Story Behind the Need
• Business group: Project Delivery & Support
• Project: Infrastructure technology project
• Reason for request: New project – Infrastructure management
Candidate Value Proposition
– The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a high visibility to project. The bank is enhancing international infrastructure management tools.
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
• Communicating with project team and vendors
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
• 8+ years experience in SDLC or Software Upgrade projects within the banking/financial industries. Ensuring that software upgrade projects across the company is running smoothly across cross functional teams.
• Prior PM experience managing a project upwards of $2 Million Dollars
• People Management Project Scope of at least 30 people.
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
• Experience delivering security and/or cloud technology in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment
Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Infrastructure technology experience is an asset
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring/management tools
Soft Skills:
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities
• Great communication skills are required, as they will regularly be communicating internally and externally
Best vs Average: The ideal candidate would have a PMP/PMI and would have a technology PM background having delivered security and cloud solutions in the financial industry.
Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a related field required (Technical fields preferred, although experience is more important)
Candidate Review & Selection
• Structure and Format: Two rounds (screening interview with HM + interview with project sponsors)