Senior PMP Certified IT Project Manager to lead legal, compliance, government and audit application related projects with one of our financial services cli

Senior PMP Certified IT Project Manager to lead legal, compliance, government and audit application related projects with one of our financial services clients- 15644

Location Address: Toronto- Hybrid - three times a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)

End date: December 31st 2025 (Possibility of extension & conversion to FTE)

Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week (7.5 hours/day)

Story Behind the Need:

• Business Group: Domain Knowledge: Legal, Compliance, Government, and Audit applications and related projects.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop, track, and manage project budget, plans, timelines, and scope.
• Manage project resources, including procuring staff, developing, motivating, coaching, and advising.
• Partner closely with other members of functional project teams to define business requirements.
• Lead teams of developers in delivering high-quality software solutions that meet business needs.
• Define test plans and ensure 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 utilized.
• Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors.

Domain Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of Agile and JIRA.
• Understanding of data handling, privacy concerns, and the importance of data quality.
• Ability to understand technical challenges and collaborate effectively with engineers, data scientists, and other subject experts.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

• 10+years of proven experience as an IT Project Manager.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification or experience.
• Agile methodology
• Extensive experience working closely with multiple teams to successfully execute and complete projects, ideally but not imperative, related to GenAI.

Nice to have:

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required

Candidate Review & Selection

• # Step Process: 2 rounds - virtual with camera on