Senior Project Manager,Retail Services - CONTRACT

ROSS; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique consulting firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Retail Services in Montreal. This role involves managing and leading retail banking projects, necessitating over 5 years of project management experience and fluency in French. Ideal candidates will have expertise in project methodologies and a strong ability to manage stakeholders at all levels. The position offers a chance to work with top-notch professionals in the financial services sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of solid Project Management experience in retail banking or e-banking.
• Expertise in project management methodologies like PMP, PRINCE, Agile.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage retail banking / e-banking projects.
• Execute against project plan timelines to deliver agreed deliverables.
• Report progress, resolve issues, and manage action tracking.

Skills

Project Management leadership experience

Project planning and management expertise

Standard project management methodologies

Resource planning and people management

Risk identification and mitigation

Strong organizational skills

French speaking

Job description

Our client is a boutique consulting firm of top‑notch Financial Services technology professionals. They have expert knowledge in the Capital Markets, Wealth & Investment Management, and Retail Banking sectors, offering their clients a winning combination of business and technical expertise. Their hands‑on approach combines the rigor of business‑driven frameworks and methodologies with the flexibility of a senior team, giving clients a superior level of customization. They have engaged ROSS to search for a Senior Project Manager, Retail Services.

ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth. We provide remote or onsite HR and Recruitment solutions such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), complemented by leading‑edge open‑source HRIS software.

The Senior Project Manager, Retail Services will be responsible for leading and managing retail banking / e‑banking projects.

Requirements

• Solid Project Management leadership experience (5+ years)
• Project planning and project management expertise
• Expert in standard project management methodologies including PMP, PRINCE, Agile or similar (strongly preferred)
• Experience in progress reporting, issue resolution, action tracking, and ability to identify risks and create risk mitigation plans
• Experience in resource planning, defining skill set requirements, and people management
• Ability to execute against project plan timelines to deliver agreed upon deliverables within approved budget
• 5+ years experience implementing retail banking or e‑banking systems (e.g., card services, web services)
• Canadian Securities Course is a nice to have
• Wide understanding of securities and bank functions (potentially including retail and commercial banking, risk, treasury, capital markets, wealth management, support functions)
• Demonstrated ability to lead combined with a calm professional demeanor and ability to work with all levels of the organization from analysts to executives
• Self‑motivated independent thinker with experience on larger projects (6‑12 month requirements phase)
• Creative problem‑solving and strong diagnostic and analytical skills
• Strong organizational, follow‑up and priority‑setting skills
• Quick learner – e.g., able to quickly understand an application’s high‑level functionality
• Ability to work independently to accomplish tasks assigned
• Experience following structured methodologies and frameworks
• French speaking is required

If you're not interested, but know someone who is, please help a current or former colleague in their career development by referring them; there is no referral fee for this role.

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