Sr. IT Project Manager/Scrum Master - 56029

Start Date: 3 separate start dates - 2 mid September (ASAP) and 1 late September

Duration: 6 months

Extension possible: Yes

Conversion Possible: Possibility

Business Unit: Network Services

Location: Hybrid - 2 days currently, 4 days on site starting Nov 3rd

Scope of Project: Supporting day to day infrastructure deployment for business - first role: insurance (API, batch), second role: Wealth Management (Client Servicing) third role: Client Advice (Investment Advice)

Team Size/Culture: 10-12 people - collaborative work environment

CANDIDATE PROFILE DETAILS:

Degree/Certifications Required: Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other technology fields. Certifications: Safe 6, Scale or Agile (asset)

Years of Overall Experience: 8+ years

Ideal Candidate Background: Ideally prior TD experience, banking or financial institution, infrastructure deployment projects

How will performance be measured: hitting deliverables and timelines and creating strong relationships

Selling Points of Position (CVP): long-term opportunity, very positive working culture and environment, working with multiple cloud technologies and opportunities working with AI in the future

SUMMARY OF DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are looking for someone to build and maintain strong business relationships with our Wealth & Insurance technology partners, providing project management on technology solutions/services initiatives to meet business needs. The position acts as IT Project Manager and SCRUM Master, leverages resources across functional or specialized technology areas to ensure end-to-end delivery of agreed upon solutions or services within planned forecasts and cost estimates.

This role will plan, coordinate and supervise complex informatics assignments. Design and apply new methods and procedures. Coordinate systems development for major applications, define project requirements including information and data needs, business analysis and programming. Develop, plan, analyze, evaluate, and assign priorities to deliverables and requirements. Define project phases, set deadlines, and manage staff. Develop project plans with milestones. Coordinate all meeting and interface with business units, staff and service providers. The successful candidate will be responsible for the oversight and execution of multiple projects and project managers. Accountable for managing broad and highly complex teams and projects involving significant scope and complexity. Key accountabilities include:

• Lead and manage a team of IT professionals who are responsible for end-to-end infrastructure technology delivery supporting our Wealth and Insurance technology business partners, with a clear focus on project planning, schedule management, scope, change and issues management, client communication and overall resourcing and financial costs on a longer-term basis.
• Responsible for project delivery for application sets within their scope, commissioning projects to be executed by technology partners.
• Act as a solutions integrator; provide a flexible approach by offering and negotiating options with clients that balance service levels, cost and risk.
• Develop impact assessments, manage delivery schedules, perform risk assessments to consistently manage project deliveries.

MUST-HAVE Hard Skills:

1.) 8+ years of experience as a Scrum Master

2.) Expertise in MS Project, Excel, Visio and Powerpoint

3.) Very strong communication skills, relationship building skills (giving timely updates, working with stakeholders etc.)

NICE-TO-HAVE

1.) PMI or ITIL certification, Safe6, scale, agile certs

2.) Technical experience with infrastructure projects - including cloud technology deployments

3. knowledge of insurance industry or wealth management