Senior Project Manager

Banque Nationale du Canada; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank in Montreal seeks a Senior Project Manager to coordinate delivery of technology projects within the Commercial and 1859 Technology and Innovation teams. You’ll lead with strong organization, drive project delivery in an AI-driven, Agile/Safe context, and impact the organization through stakeholder engagement and executive-level reporting.

You’ll champion change, ensure cross-team alignment, and promote values while maintaining a flexible, hybrid work environment that supports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of project management experience or a Master’s degree with 8 years’ experience.
• Experience leading large-scale, high-visibility technology projects in Digital/Online contexts.
• Strong workshops, coaching and AI driven development exposure; Familiarity with Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate delivery of large-scale technology projects and optimize resources.
• Diagnose problems, implement solutions, and proactively manage risks and issues.
• Produce progress reports and communicate with executives and stakeholders.
• Ensure IT and business teams align on interdependencies and drive change across stakeholders.

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Change Management

Driving Results

Emotional Intelligence

Negotiation

Organizational Learning

Problem Solving

Project Governance

Project Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Mobilization

Resiliency

Team Alignment

Managerial Courage

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experience

Master’s degree with 8 years of experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Area(s) of interest: Project management and agile methodology

Location(s): Montreal

As a Senior Project Manager within the Commercial and 1859 Technology and Innovation team at National Bank, you’ll coordinate the delivery of our technology projects and provide value. In this role, you’ll have a positive impact on our organization with your leadership, your outstanding organization skills and your project delivery experience in an AI driven and Agile/Safe context.

Your role

• Manage and implement large-scale, complex and high visibility technology projects prioritized by the sector by creating a motivating environment


• Continuously optimize the use of project resources to achieve the sector’s objectives


• Diagnose problem situations, take action and help resolve complex problems by implementing solutions


• Identify and manage the risks and issues inherent to the project in a consistent, proactive manner


• Produce various reports to track the progress of the project and provide progress reports while adapting your communications to your audience, in particular for executives


• Ensure that the various IT and business teams are aligned on the various interdependencies related to your project


• Be an agent for change, promoting our values and ensuring constant communication with all internal and external stakeholders

Your team

The IT team is made up of more than 2,300 proactive, collaborative experts who work with agility to seize opportunities, stay on the cutting edge of technology, and continuously improve our processes.

As part of the Technology and Innovation, you’ll be part of a large team of colleagues and you’ll report to director of Innovations. We want to contribute to your quality of life by offering you as much flexibility as possible. For example, we offer a hybrid work environment along with a flexible schedule that you can adapt to your needs.

The Bank values ongoing development and internal mobility. Our personalized training programs with on-the-job learning help you to master your role and develop new fields of expertise. Tools such as Udemy, the Data Academy, language training, Harvard Manage Mentor, coaching and mentoring support are always available.

Prerequisites

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience or a master’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience


• At least 10 years of experience as a project manager, working on large-scale projects and in large companies (Digital and Online experiences)


• Experience leading workshops and coaching


• Experience in AI driven development (Spec driven) and day-to-day usage of AI


• Familiarity with Agile delivery mode


• Knowledge of Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)

Languages:

Reason to require this language: you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

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Agile Methodologies Change Management Driving Results Emotional Intelligence Negotiation Organizational Learning Problem Solving Project Governance Project Management Risk Management Stress Management Mobilization Resiliency Team Alignment Managerial Courage

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

• * Health and wellness program, including many options


• * Employee Share Ownership Plan


• * Employee and family assistance program


• * Preferential banking services


• * Involvement in community initiatives


• * Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during your initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Why work at National Bank?

For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?