IT Project Manager with AI experience

Synechron; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid policy

RRSP with employer contributions up to

Paid time off: 15 days + 10 personal

Udemy for Business access

Career coaching

Job summary

Synechron in Toronto is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a strategic Mythos / Application Security initiative, coordinating delivery across Cybersecurity, AppSec, Engineering and Technology teams. You will govern timelines, risks, and stakeholder updates for AI-driven vulnerability discovery and remediation programs.

The role requires 8+ years in PM, strong Agile and hybrid delivery, and excellent communication with senior tech and security leaders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Project/Program Management experience in Financial Services or Capital Markets.
• Experience managing technology, cybersecurity, AppSec, DevSecOps, or engineering transformation initiatives.
• Strong ability to work with senior technology and security stakeholders.
• Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional technical programs with dependencies.
• Strong understanding of Agile / Scrum and hybrid delivery models.
• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with delivery tools: JIRA, Confluence, MS Project or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project planning and delivery across Mythos workstreams.
• Coordinate with AppSec, Offensive Security, Engineering, Development, Infrastructure, and Enterprise Security teams.
• Establish and maintain project plans, milestones, RAID logs, dependencies, and status reporting.
• Drive governance cadence and provide updates to senior stakeholders.
• Track delivery across PoCs, platform enhancements, integrations, testing, and production readiness.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and identify risks, blockers, and delivery issues.
• Coordinate demos, stakeholder reviews, technical sessions, and feedback incorporation.
• Translate technical requirements and security priorities into actionable plans.
• Support vulnerability detection, remediation automation, sandbox validation, testing and deployment workflows.
• Maintain alignment between RBC stakeholders and Synechron teams.

Skills

Project Management

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Risk Management

Executive Reporting

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Project

Job description

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17000+, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to support a strategic Mythos / Application Security initiative with client's Capital Markets. The role will sit at the intersection of Cybersecurity, Application Security, Engineering, and Technology, coordinating delivery across multiple technical workstreams and senior stakeholders.

The PM will be responsible for bringing structure, governance, and execution discipline to an initiative focused on AI-driven vulnerability discovery, remediation, validation, and security automation.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Toronto, ON is CAD $120K - CAD $130K/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end project planning and delivery across the Mythos workstreams.
• Coordinate closely with AppSec, Offensive Security, Engineering, Development, Infrastructure, and Enterprise Security teams.
• Establish and maintain project plans, milestones, RAID logs, dependencies, action trackers, and status reporting.
• Drive governance cadence and provide clear updates to senior stakeholders.
• Track delivery across PoCs, platform enhancements, integrations, testing, validation, and production-readiness activities.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and proactively identify risks, blockers, and delivery issues.
• Coordinate demos, stakeholder reviews, technical working sessions, and feedback incorporation.
• Help translate technical requirements and security priorities into actionable delivery plans.
• Support planning around vulnerability detection, remediation automation, sandbox validation, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Maintain strong alignment between RBC stakeholders and the Synechron engineering/product teams.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of Project/Program Management experience, preferably within Financial Services or Capital Markets.
• Experience managing technology, cybersecurity, AppSec, DevSecOps, or engineering transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience working with senior technology and security stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional technical programs with multiple dependencies.
• Strong understanding of Agile / Scrum and hybrid delivery models.
• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, or similar delivery tools.
• Strong risk, issue, dependency, and executive reporting capabilities.

Preferred skills:

• Experience within a large investment bank or Capital Markets environment.
• Exposure to Application Security, Vulnerability Management, SAST/DAST, DevSecOps, penetration testing, or security remediation.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and CI/CD.
• Experience managing AI/ML or automation-led technology initiatives.
• Familiarity with cloud, APIs, Git repositories, security tooling, and modern engineering environments.

We offer:

• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 15 days (3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave (floating days and sick days).
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability.
• Flexible hybrid policy.
• RRSP with employer’s contribution up to 4%.
• A higher education certification policy.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture.

S YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.