Project Manager – Banking

Apptoza Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptoza Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to plan, execute, and close projects on time and within scope and budget. You will coordinate crossfunctional teams, manage stakeholders, and mitigate risks to ensure alignment with business goals.

Responsibilities include defining scope, developing plans and budgets, tracking progress, handling changes, and reporting results to leadership. Strong communication and experience with Agile/ Scrum/ Waterfall methods are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong project planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Problem solving and decision making skills.
• Experience with project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid).
• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Asana, Smartsheet).

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Lead and coordinate crossfunctional project teams.
• Track project progress and adjust plans as needed.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communication.
• Ensure quality standards and governance processes are followed.
• Report project status, milestones, and financials to leadership.
• Manage change requests and scope creep.
• Ensure timely project closure and postimplementation reviews.

Skills

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Prioritization

Problem solving

PM methodologies

PM tools

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Asana

Smartsheet

Job description

The Project Manager is responsible for planning| executing| and closing projects on time| within scope| and within budget.

This role involves coordinating crossfunctional teams| managing stakeholders| mitigating risks| and ensuring project objectives align with business goals.

Key ResponsibilitiesDefine project scope| goals| deliverables| and success criteriaDevelop detailed project plans| schedules| and budgetsLead and coordinate crossfunctional project teamsTrack project progress and adjust plans as neededIdentify| assess| and mitigate project risks and issuesManage stakeholder expectations and communicationEnsure quality standards and governance processes are followedReport project status| milestones| and financials to leadershipManage change requests and scope creepEnsure timely project closure and postimplementation reviews

Required Skills CompetenciesStrong project planning and organizational skillsExcellent communication and stakeholder management abilitiesProven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneouslyProblemsolving and decisionmaking skillsExperience with project management methodologies (Agile| Scrum| Waterfall| or Hybrid)Proficiency with project management tools (e.g.| MS Project| Jira| Asana| Smartsheet)