Int. IT Project Manager to manage projects with technical development and third-party vendors for our financial services client

3 Days a week in office

Downtown Toronto

Summary

• The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, scheduling, tracking and implementing projects. This includes acquiring resource and coordinating team members’ effort. Some projects may involve vendor and/or third-party contractors. The Project Manager, in conjunction with all IT team members and business stakeholders, will define project’s business and technical requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of project management experience in the financial services industry
• Experience leading a variety of projects involving large cross-functional teams, across multiple disciplines and lines of business
• Experience managing projects with technical development and third-party vendors
• Experience in waterfall and agile development methodology
• Experience with Scrum practices, principles and values
• University Degree or Certificate/Diploma in Computer Sciences from a university or community college, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Strong leadership, organization, project management, interpersonal, communication, influencing, and negotiation skills
• Able to multi-task, work in fast-paced environment under pressure
• Working knowledge of MS Office suite, MS Project, JIRA/Confluence
• Understanding of AWS or other cloud technologies

Job Description

• Plan, direct and coordinate activities of assigned project(s) to ensure project objectives are accomplished within approved timeframe, scope and budget in accordance with IT Governance standards
• Define project scope and deliverables to achieve business objectives. Plan, schedule and track project tasks to ensure milestones are met.
• Acquire and manage the IT project team and resources; Assign accountability and responsibility clearly and unambiguously
• Establish, develop and maintain strong relationships with business partners/sponsors, internal and external partners
• Create stakeholder communication plan; Monitor project status and report to key stakeholders as per plan
• Working closely with the delivery team, identify technical issues and risks and define mitigation approach
• Work with all stakeholders, IT and business, to accomplish project objectives
• Manage project timelines, risks, and cost; Assess and control project change requests
• Manage and coordinate scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, Daily Scrum, sprint review and sprint retrospective
• Remain current with technology, trends, and techniques and share expertise with other team members
• May be asked to help with various project related activities