Senior IT Project Manager to lead application upgrade projects with one of our major banking clients- 38514

Senior IT Project Manager to lead application upgrade projects with one of our major banking clients- 38514

Location Address: Toronto- Hybrid - onsite 2-4x/week

Contract Duration: 1 year (Possibility of extension & conversion to FTE)

Number of Positions: 16

Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week (Possible OT)

Story Behind the Need

• Business group: GTEP - Strategic Portfolio Office
• Bank’s Strategic Portfolio Office (SPO) manages the development, execution and performance of the department’s strategy and roadmap. We ensure a stable, secure and efficient infrastructure and service delivery, that protects the customer experience and supports business growth. We lead efforts around performance, optimization and innovation, best practice portfolio management, financial management and transparency, and employee experience excellence.
• Project: The Technology Program Office reports into the SPO and is responsible for the delivery of GTEP and CISO Strategic Initiatives. This includes Project/Program Management, Project Life-Cycle Planning, KPI Reporting and Benefits Realization. We provide an end-to-end view of all Global Strategic Programs and liaise with key IT Corporate Functions. Reporting to the Portfolio Director, the Project Manager will be leading the upgrade and remediation of core technologies within the Bank.

Typical Day in Role:

• Leading application project teams to deliver solutions
• Developing functional and technical documents
• Creating and executing implementation plans (e.g. project plans using MS projects)
• Working with technical team members within matrix environments and communicating with stakeholders on an Executive level
• Creating and delivering presentations to senior stakeholders
• Tracking project updates and informing stakeholders as needed
• Accountable for project’s budget management
• Working on project end-to-end to define procedure/processes and push changes through delivery
• Support team initiative to upgrade legacy technologies to new supported versions.

Candidate Requirements/Must-Have skills:

1. 8+ years’ experience managing technology projects working with high scale, enterprise-wide projects - the candidate must have the ability to drive solution and delivery of project (legacy system upgrades)

2. Excellent understanding of various protocols and programming (no specific programming language required)

3. 5-7+ years of experience performing impact analysis and identify system interdependencies

4. 3+ years’ experience with delivery of technical solutions (e.g. data migration, server migrations)

5. 5+ years’ experience creating and delivering presentations using tools like MS Project, and manipulating date using Excel (V-lookups, etc.)

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Working in enterprise environments

• Previous relevant experience within top 5 banks in Canada or other Canadian financial institutions

• Bilingual in Spanish (would be an asset for at least one placement to work with LATAM stakeholders)

• PMP Certification is an asset

Best vs. Average Candidate:

• Clear, crisp, and tight communication skills are central to this role and will be assessed in interview.

• Well organized and strong problem-solving skills.

• Ability to influence various levels of key stakeholders and push project results forward.

• A strong technical resource with the required must-have skills

Education:

• Post-secondary degree in a technical field or business management

Candidate Review & Selection

• One round video interview with Director and Program Managers (30 minutes) that requires presentation (key elements for status update for stakeholders, 1 slide executive summary)

• Possibility for a second round interview

• Interview will cover both technical skills and soft skills (assess communication and problem solving skills)