Project Manager

Fidelity Canada; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Canada is seeking a Project Manager to join the Corporate Development & Business Initiatives team. You will manage medium-to-large, cross-functional initiatives, tailoring the management and delivery approach to best suit each project, with governance, budgets, and schedules in place.

You will collaborate closely with project teams across Fidelity, contributing to the development of project management best practices and thought leadership.

Qualifications

• University degree (bachelor’s degree) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience managing projects, preferably in financial services or another regulated environment.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management experience/certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project charter and develop detailed project plans including detailed scope statements, schedule and budget estimates and baselines, resource plans, quality plans and success criteria.
• Establish project communications, monitoring and control mechanisms.
• Manage day-to-day project activities ensuring deliverables are met.
• Proactively identify, assess, mitigate, and elevate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Lead project team(s) in a matrix environment, clarifying roles & responsibilities, providing individual direction and feedback and ensuring required communication support is in place.
• Implement and utilize reporting and control mechanisms, and in particular project change management approaches, to ensure the project’s triple constraints (time, cost, performance: scope and quality) are well managed and status and issues are reported to sponsors, executive sponsors and senior management on a timely basis.
• Support or coordinate vendor selection and vendor deliverable management in partnership with the accountable business/procurement teams.
• Effectively manage relationships with executive sponsors (usually senior management team members)
• Manage stakeholder expectations and influence decisions by aligning project outcomes with Fidelity’s strategic priorities.

Skills

Project management

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

You will be working on a flexible hybrid schedule as part of Fidelity’s dynamic working arrangement.

Current work authorization for Canada is required for all openings.

The work location for this role is 483 Bay Street in Toronto until approximately late 2026, when the work location will change to the new Mississauga office at 3 Robert Speck Parkway.

Who We Are

At Fidelity, we’ve been helping Canadian investors build better financial futures for over 35 years. We offer individuals and institutions a range of trusted investment portfolios and services - and we’re constantly seeking to find new and better ways to help our clients. As a privately owned company, we boldly embrace innovation in all areas as we continue to grow our business into the future.

Working with us means you’ll be part of a diverse and dedicated group of people who make a real difference for our clients and communities every day. You’ll have a wide range of opportunities to grow and develop your career in an inclusive environment where you’ll feel valued and supported to be your best - both personally and professionally.

The Opportunity

You will be joining a team of high-performing project managers who work across the enterprise to support high-priority initiatives and strategic efforts. In this role, you will contribute to the development of project management best practices and thought leadership, while collaborating closely with project teams across Fidelity. You will be part of the Corporate Development & Business Initiatives department, which supports business units across Fidelity Canada and reports to the CFO.

The Project Manager (PM) manages medium-to-large, cross-functional, strategic, or enterprise-wide initiatives tailoring the management and delivery approach to best to suit the needs of each project.

The PM is accountable for planning and executing projects by:

• Determining project delivery approach, including predictive, adaptive, or hybrid methods where appropriate
• Establishing project governance
• Identifying resources required
• Assembling the team and assigning duties to team members
• Developing the project plan
• Composing and tracking the project budget
• Directing and managing day-to-day assigned tasks
• Managing vendor and client relationships as required
• Adhering to Fidelity project management best practices

Depending on business priorities and project complexity PM may be expected to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

What You Will Do

• Prepare project charter and develop detailed project plans including detailed scope statements, schedule and budget estimates and baselines, resource plans, quality plans and success criteria.
• Establish project communications, monitoring and control mechanisms.
• Manage day-to-day project activities ensuring deliverables are met.
• Proactively identify, assess, mitigate, and elevate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Lead project team(s) in a matrix environment, clarifying roles & responsibilities, providing individual direction and feedback and ensuring required communication support is in place.
• Implement and utilize reporting and control mechanisms, and in particular project change management approaches, to ensure the project’s triple constraints (time, cost, performance: scope and quality) are well managed and status and issues are reported to sponsors, executive sponsors and senior management on a timely basis.
• Support or coordinate vendor selection and vendor deliverable management in partnership with the accountable business/procurement teams.
• Effectively manage relationships with executive sponsors (usually senior management team members)
• Manage stakeholder expectations and influence decisions by aligning project outcomes with Fidelity’s strategic priorities.

What We’re Looking For

• University degree (bachelor’s degree) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience managing projects, preferably in financial services or another regulated environment.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management experience/certification

The Expertise You Bring