Senior Project Manager

Finance Professionals Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Downtown Toronto is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee end-to-end projects. The successful candidate will manage complex programs, ensuring delivery commitments are met while fostering relationships with stakeholders at all levels. This role offers the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada, emphasizing leadership and strategic project management skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a PMP Certified Project Manager.
• Strong experience with stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Expert in managing large-scale projects with complexity and high value.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for end-to-end project management and delivery.
• Directs strategic projects and manages stakeholder relationships.
• Ensures project commitments are achieved within scope, time, and quality.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Communication

Education

PMP Certification

University Degree in Related Field

Tools

MS Project

Clarity

SharePoint

Job description

Our client a leading financial institution inDowntown Torontois looking for aSenior Project Manager to be accountable for the end-to-end projects assigned (including related sub-projects). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.

Typical Day in role:

• Ensures program/project milestones and schedule accurately reflect the delivery commitments of subsidiary projects. Ensures an overall integrated delivery plan is developed, maintained, and communicated.
• Directs strategic projects within the lines of business and provides integrated management of subsidiary projects and internal or external stakeholders.
• Accountable for the end-to-end projects assigned (including related sub-projects).
• Ensures programs are staffed with the right mix of people who exhibit the required perspectives, skills, and behaviours.
• Accountable party for planning and delivering assigned strategic projects/programs, including all business, operational and IT deliverables. Ensures cross-program coordination of activities, deliverables, and benefits.
• Directly leads all aspects of the program/project lifecycle and works with matrix business, line of business and technology partners to oversee all phases of the program/project.
• Within the context of the assigned programs/projects, responsible for providing regular communications (including project briefings) with business partners at various levels of the organization, including SVP, VP level, as well as other internal and external resources. Sustains and manages the relationship with the program/project Accountable Executive throughout the duration of the initiative by providing sound advice, counsel, and support.
• Ensures end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit(s).
• Provides leadership, motivation, coaching and mentoring for the program leadership team in order to ensure subsidiary projects are coordinated to achieve the business vision and scope and meet any regulatory deadlines.
• Chairs regular program and key forums (e.g., Steering Committees) to review progress with key team members and executives.
• Provides program/project level change leadership to ensure the vision and objectives of the large-scale transformation are driven properly and ensures change management (the mechanisms of change) are in place to deliver the anticipated program benefits.
• Provides visibility to program/project level issues and risks and ensures they are identified, quantified, managed and tracked. Ensures management of those issues and risks abide by the Transformation Office (TMO) standards and framework and the respective escalations occur as needed. Monitors project level issues and risks and ensures relevant sub-project issues are exposed at the program level. Facilitates resolution of core issues between multiple executive stakeholders where required.
• Ensures program/project commitments are achieved within agreed on scope, time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Manages overall program/project budget and ensures supporting budgets are tracking financial budget and actuals.
• Ensures development of required project artifacts including project charter(s), and management plans (resource, risk management, quality management, communications management, etc.), and related PM artifacts, while complying with applicable enterprise delivery framework standards.
• Negotiates complex contracts with external vendors (in consultation with Strategic Sourcing) to ensure receipt of specific resources and materials, as well as best value for the Enterprise. Ensures day-to-day vendor relationship management occurs (including monitoring performance, reviewing, and approving vendor invoices)

Must-Have Skills:

• 10+ years of experience as a PMP Certified Project manager with strong experience working with Big 5 Canadian banks as a seasoned contractor.
• 10+ years of expert experience with stakeholder management and influencing skills, capable of balancing multiple perspectives, effective at all levels up to senior executive.
• 10+ years of experience with exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities, enabling the recognition and comprehensive analysis of complex issues.
• 10+ years of Expertise in the use of program/project tools (e.g., Clarity, MS Project, SharePoint repositories, Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC))
• Strong experience managing large-scale projects or programs of significant complexity and value (? $20MM) with high risk

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Previous exp with AML/Compliance/Risk management
• Sound business and technical acumen, with demonstrated agility in learning and ability to quickly become comfortable with unfamiliar business areas or of technologies. Ability to connect programs/projects to broader organizational goals and grasp the key performance drivers of business partners.

Soft Skills Required:

• Solves complex project issues which may require facilitation of multiple senior resources
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, capable of balancing multiple perspectives, effective at all levels up to senior executive
• Expert presentation, written and verbal communication skills at all levels of organization
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to recognize and comprehend complex issues

Education:

• Holding a valid PMP designation from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or other valid program management certification (e.g. Prince 2) is preferable
• University degree in related field

Finance professional is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.