Project Manager - Regulatory and Risk - Hybrid - Mississauga

Randstad Canada; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Canada in Mississauga seeks a Project Manager to lead a multi-year enterprise digital transformation focused on compliance, risk mitigation, and regulatory reporting. You will plan and execute cross-functional initiatives delivering secure solutions within governance frameworks.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years PM experience in financial services, hands-on Agile (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe), and PMP or equivalent; a meticulous, proactive professional who can align stakeholders and manage risk.

Qualifications

• Completed Post-secondary Degree (University/College) or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of Project Management experience in financial services.
• Experience leading process transformations tied to regulatory mandates (OSFI, CIRO/IIROC).
• Experience in Agile delivery with Scrum, Kanban, SAFe and Lean.
• PMP certification or equivalent; Agile/SAFe/Scrum Master or PMI-RMP is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute cross-functional initiatives within strict regulatory timelines.
• Coordinate with business, legal, compliance and leadership for governance milestones.
• Perform day-to-day Scrum Master activities for distributed Agile teams, ensuring compliance by design.
• Identify, log and manage project and compliance risks throughout the lifecycle.
• Present risk assessments and regulatory progress to senior management and executives.
• Manage project resources, progress tracking, and reporting on financials and risk metrics.

Skills

Project Planning

Risk Management

Governed lifecycle

Stakeholder communication

Vendor management

Education

Post-secondary Degree

Job description

What You Will Do The Project Manager will support a multi-year enterprise digital transformation initiative driven by compliance, risk mitigation, and regulatory reporting requirements. They will be responsible for the successful planning and execution of cross-functional initiatives that define and deliver secure solutions to meet complex compliance needs, tackle regulatory problems, and develop secure service offerings. Our clients’ Clearing initiatives drive secure scalability, governed innovation, and continuous risk improvement of our services in the Canadian Marketplace. The ideal candidate is a meticulous professional with a high degree of initiative; comfortable navigating strict governance frameworks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Advantages

Advantages The Project Manager will be accountable for planning and executing regulatory and risk-focused projects by:

• Strategizing on delivery approaches with business stakeholders, legal, compliance officers, and leadership
• Developing and executing on a plan with key governance achievements, audit-ready deliverables, and strict regulatory timelines
• Performing day-to-day Scrum Master responsibilities to distributed Agile teams, ensuring compliance by design
• Championing Agile values while maintaining robust risk controls across the organization
• Managing project resources, tracking work progress, and reporting on project financials and risk mitigation metrics
• Leading Business Readiness Planning, secure deployment, and compliant transition to operations
• Rigorously identifying, logging, and managing project and compliance risk throughout the lifecycle
• Working and presenting risk assessments and regulatory progress to senior management, audit committees, and C-level executives

Responsibilities

What We Are Looking For

• Completed Post-secondary Degree (University/College) or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of Project Management experience in the financial industry, specifically within Capital Markets compliance, risk, or regulatory reporting
• Experience managing process transformations tied to regulatory mandates (e.g., OSFI, CIRO/IIROC guidelines)
• Working experience within an Agile delivery environment and knowledge of frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean
• PMP Certification or equivalent; Agile/SAFe/Scrum Master Certification or Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) is an asset

Qualifications

The Skills You Bring

• Experience in Project Planning, Risk Management, and highly governed lifecycle methodologies
• Excellent grasp of Agile values and practices, ensuring auditability and compliance within Sprint Planning and reviews
• Experience in managing multiple strict priorities and regulatory deadlines in a matrix environment
• Demonstrated domain experience with book of record, operations, and financial risk controls is a strong asset
• Able to build relationships and manage multiple external vendors with a strict focus on data security, privacy, and compliance integration
• Possesses strong communication and influencing skills to ensure adherence to risk frameworks without stifling innovation

Summary

The Skills You Bring

• Experience in Project Planning, Risk Management, and highly governed lifecycle methodologies
• Excellent grasp of Agile values and practices, ensuring auditability and compliance within Sprint Planning and reviews
• Experience in managing multiple strict priorities and regulatory deadlines in a matrix environment
• Demonstrated domain experience with book of record, operations, and financial risk controls is a strong asset
• Able to build relationships and manage multiple external vendors with a strict focus on data security, privacy, and compliance integration
• Possesses strong communication and influencing skills to ensure adherence to risk frameworks without stifling innovation

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [e-mail] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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