Banking IT Project Manager

TekWissen ®; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen Group is seeking a Banking IT Project Manager for a 24-month onsite assignment in Montreal, QC. The role requires deep project management expertise, strong banking knowledge, and extensive stakeholder engagement to deliver complex IT initiatives.

You will drive governance, SDLC adherence, and cross-functional collaboration across Front Office, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Legal and Risk to ensure objectives are met on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• 10 years experience as Project Manager.
• Experience in Cash Management, SWIFT payments, & Banking.
• Consulting experience.
• Knowledge of Global Banking activities and processes.
• Deep knowledge of project management concepts and their application.
• Project planning, documentation experience, & stakeholder management.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects to completion with delivery of agreed objectives.
• Ensure that all projects follow Group Policies and Procedure including proper Project Governance & Software Development Lifecycle.
• Identify and obtain the buy-in from Primary Project Stakeholders and Sponsors.
• Leverage expertise to propose solutions during each phase of the project.
• Drive delivery by maintaining project lists, organizing follow-up meetings, and distributing meeting minutes.
• Ensure clear communication of goals, budget, risks, and status.
• Coordinate with Front Office, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Legal, and Risk to ensure successful delivery.
• Manage conflicts and constraints to ensure project success.
• Provide project plans, status reports, track issues and risks, budget/actuals, testing coordination, and implementation oversight.

Skills

Project management

Cash management

SWIFT payments

Banking domain knowledge

Consulting experience

Stakeholder management

MS Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Business Administration

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company who is a provider of banking and financial services. The company operates through two divisions, Retail Banking and Services, and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

Position

Banking IT Project Manager

Location

Montreal, QC, H3A 2A6

Duration

24 Months

Job Type

Temporary Assignment

Work Type

Onsite

Job Description

Project Management

• Manage and lead assigned projects to completion with delivery of agreed objectives
• Ensure that all projects follow Group Policies and Procedure including proper Project Governance & Software Development Lifecycle
• Identify and obtain the buy-in from the Primary Project Stakeholders and Sponsors
• Leverage expertise and problem-solving skills to propose solutions during each phase of the project
• Drive the delivery effort by maintaining project lists, organizing follow up meetings, creating and distributing meeting minutes
• Ensure clear communication of goals, budget, risks, efforts involved, & project status
• Work closely with all functions - Front office, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Risk etc. to ensure successful delivery of project objectives
• Manage situations of conflict and constraints to ensure the success of the project
• Provide project plans, status reports, track issues and risks, budget/actuals tracking, testing co-ordination, implementation plan preparation and oversight
• Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

Results and Impact

• Able to influence peers and team
• Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact
• Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work
• Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department

Leadership and Collaboration

• Create trust with colleagues.
• Acts in leadership capacity for assigned projects
• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus
• Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients
• Interacts regularly with management and department leaders
• Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level

Compliance Culture and Conduct

• Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts
• Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards

Minimum Required Qualifications

• 10 years experience as Project Manager
• Experience in Cash Management, SWIFT payments, & Banking
• Consulting experience
• Expertise in functional & operational knowledge of Global Banking activities
• Deep knowledge of & experience executing all project management concepts
• Project planning, documentation experience, & stakeholder management
• Excellent level of knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

The Candidate

• Must have an in-depth understanding of project life cycle and what each phase implies
• Must have excellent communication skills Both written and oral
• Must be able to manage situations of conflict and work professionally and efficiently with collaborators to arrive at a solution
• Needs to demonstrate the ability to adapt and learn new processes quickly
• Needs to show ability to multi-task and shift gears for assorted topics during the project life cycle
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to delve into complicated situations (issues, people, processes etc.), sort information and propose the solution/next steps

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree from accredited university with focus on IT, Business Administration, or other relevant fields of study.
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in Banking.

Languages

• English & French

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.

Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.

TekWissen is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.