Senior Project Manager (10+ years) to lead the automation of IPV activities within the IRIS capital markets project using JIRA/Confluence- 40836

Our financial services client is seeking a Senior Project Manager (10+ years) to lead the automation of IPV activities within the IRIS capital markets project using JIRA/Confluence- 40836

Location Address: 40 King Street W 8th floor - Hybrid - onsite 3x/week

Contract Duration: 6 months (Possibility of extension & conversion to FTE)

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

Story Behind the Need

Business group: Business Solutions & Initiatives

Project: IRIS (integrated revaluation IPV solution) project

Project scope includes the automation of IPV activities for Product Control. Successful incumbent will run daily SCRUMs, RAID logs, delivery dates, and Steering Committees.

Candidate Value Proposition:

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work directly with Capital Markets businesses and modern ledger tools. This project is highly visible within the bank and the PM will be managing this project end-to-end.

Typical Day in Role:

•Writing of the business case alongside with BAs on the team

• Coordinate projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.

• Present and explain proposals, reports and findings to clients.

• Building up technology cost estimates and finance cost estimates

•May delegate duties and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.

•Analyze technology, resource needs and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects

•Communicating with different stakeholders to build out business case

•Working on steering committee (executives) and operating committee

•Running daily Scrum meetings

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

1) 10+ years of experience working as a PM

2) 3+ years of experience with Capital Markets

3) Experience with Microsoft Suite apps (Excel, Visio, PPT)

4) Experience with JIRA/Confluence

Nice-To-Have Skills:

1) Experience with Clarity

2) MS Project

3) PMP Certification

4) CSM (Certified Scrum Master) certification

5) CPA/MBA/CFA

Soft Skills Required:

• Strong Communication skills

• Stakeholder Management

• Time Management Skills

-Conflict Resolution

Education: Post-Secondary Degree in Business Management or related fields

Best VS. Average Candidate: The ideal candidate would have strong experience with Capital Markets.

Candidate Review & Selection

2 rounds

1st - Senior Manager + Director - 1 hr - in-person or MS Teams Video

2nd - Director + Head of BSI - 1 hr - MS Teams Video

-situational and behavioral questions about past experience