Project Manager - Capital Markets

Kelly; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly seeks a Project Manager for a 12‑month assignment with a leading global bank in Mississauga, ON. You will drive cross‑functional Capital Markets and Front Office projects and report to senior stakeholders while working onsite 3 days per week.

Join a global bank with potential extension or conversion to full-time, and leverage your capital markets experience and disciplined, organized approach to deliver regulatory and business deliverables.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capital markets experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a proactive, organised approach.
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Bachelor’s/University degree minimum; STEM and/or Advanced/Master’s degree a plus.
• Project Management certifications, e.g. PMP or equivalent a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the Markets Transformation Initiative lead(s) to drive execution of regulatory and business deliverables.
• Support PM related tasks for working groups, workshops and other ad hoc sessions with senior business stakeholders (Front Office, Risk, Finance, Operations, Technology, etc)
• Coordinate with stakeholders at various levels to track deliverable progress, ensure actions are moving forward, and clearly report statuses and next steps
• Strong documentation and organizational skills including meeting minutes, action logs, trackers, logs, etc. to ensure clarity across stakeholders and the maintenance of a project audit trail
• Manage internal and external dependencies across initiatives, including working closely with multiple Technology teams and Business stakeholders.
• Gather business requirements, draft relevant project documentation (BRDs, process flows, project plans, etc.) with business and technology partners as appropriate
• Assist in ensuring that all target state tools, processes and controls are socialized effectively and are approved at or by the appropriate governance forum or level
• Demonstrated analytical skills with follow-up and problem solving capability including analysis of large data sets to identify patterns, issues, conclusions, etc.

Skills

Project management

Capital markets knowledge

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Regulatory/compliance understanding

Agile/Waterfall

Education

Bachelor’s degree

STEM/Advanced/Master’s degree

PM certification (PMP)

Job description

Grow your career as a Project Manager with an innovative global bank in Mississauga, ON with strong possibility of extension or conversion to full-time employment. Will require working onsite 3 days per week.

Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Duration - 12 Months

Top Skills

• 2. Demonstrated capital markets experience
• 3. Strong written and verbal communication skills with a proactive, organised approach

Role Overview

• Program and project management delivery; ideal candidate is an adaptable selfstarter able to identify and prioritize project tasks and drive next steps while ensuring project goals are met in a timely fashion
• Role is delivering cross functional projects in Capital Markets and Trading and related Front Office functions
• The role will be supporting the lead Program Management team charged with ensuring the timely delivery and cross functional execution of Capital Markets projects and drive the assigned work to completion. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate project management experience and impact beyond Technology or Operations.
• Trading, market risk, credit risk, XVA, liquidity, collateral exposure helpful

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the Markets Transformation Initiative lead(s) to drive execution of regulatory and business deliverables
• Support PM related tasks for working groups, workshops and other ad hoc sessions with senior business stakeholders (Front Office, Risk, Finance, Operations, Technology, etc)
• Coordinate with stakeholders at various levels to track deliverable progress, ensure actions are moving forward, and clearly report statuses and next steps
• Strong documentation and organizational skills including meeting minutes, action logs, trackers, logs, etc. to ensure clarity across stakeholders and the maintenance of a project audit trail
• Manage internal and external dependencies across initiatives, including working closely with multiple Technology teams and Business stakeholders.
• Gather business requirements, draft relevant project documentation (BRDs, process flows, project plans, etc.) with business and technology partners as appropriate
• Assist in ensuring that all target state tools, processes and controls are socialized effectively and are approved at or by the appropriate governance forum or level
• Demonstrated analytical skills with follow-up and problem solving capability including analysis of large data sets to identify patterns, issues, conclusions, etc.

Skills Required

• Demonstrated track record of project management experience whether at the work stream, project, or program level in major/complex institutions (Tier 1 banks or Big 4 consulting firms)
• Strong knowledge of Capital Markets structures, products, technology, and environments
• Strong knowledge of the trade lifecycle across products and asset classes
• Strong knowledge of the software delivery lifecycle, both waterfall and agile
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Slide creation and presentation, spreadsheet, and data analysis skills
• Demonstrated analytical skills with follow-up and problem solving capability
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience working with Front Office / Trading / Sales teams
• Strong understanding of applicable regulations and compliance requirements
• Other Preferred Criteria
• Not looking for market risk or operations managers
• Bachelor’s/University degree minimum; STEM and/or Advanced/Master’s degree a plus
• Project Management certifications, e.g. PMP or equivalent a plus