Spanish Project Manager

IFG International Financial Group Ltd; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 141,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the banking sector is seeking a Spanish Project Manager for a contract role in Toronto. This hybrid position requires a strong background in banking and financial services, fluent bilingualism, and extensive project management experience. The selected candidate will lead project governance and collaborate with senior stakeholders while utilizing advanced project management tools and methodologies.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in banking and financial services.
• Experience in product development methodologies and project management tools.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is required.

Responsibilities

• Define project governance and manage project scope.
• Hold meetings to ensure project management deliverables are met.
• Develop creative approaches to problem resolution.

Skills

Project management tools

Banking knowledge

Data processing

English fluency

Spanish fluency

Agile methodologies

Technical architecture understanding

Emerging technologies (GCP, Azure)

Education

Scrum Master Certification

PMP designation

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Pay Rate: $68 Location: Toronto ON Job Type: Contract Our client, a top banking client in Canada is looking to hire a Spanish Project Manager for their team with a contract for 6 months is renewable. This role is Hybrid i.e. 1 - 3 days/per week ( Tuesdays and any other days) in the office for their Toronto office.

Typical Day in Role:
o Define project governance, identify senior stakeholders and sponsors to form a steering committee if necessary, and work with the Project Sponsor to prepare appropriate information for dissemination.
o Hold meetings and work sessions to ensure project management deliverables are met, provide support to clients, motivate the project team, and maintain project momentum against changing priorities
o Develop creative approaches to problem resolution, with a focus on overall business solutions rather than specific packages or technologies.
o Identify and confirm project leads from all required stakeholders to ensure responsibilities and deliveries are understood
o Work with the Project Sponsor to establish and manage the project scope, ensuring Project Change Notifications are raised and approved as necessary.

Candidate Requirements/Must-Have skills:
o 8-10 years of experience in banking and financial services
o 3-5 years of experience in product development methodologies (Banking products, analytics models, or any other) and good understanding of technical architecture.
o Fluent in Spanish and English.
o 8-10 years of experience in project management tools (Microsoft Office 365, Confluence and Jira) and Agile methodologies.
o 3-5 years of emerging technologies such as GCP and/or Azure,
o Knowledge of banking, data processing, planning techniques, budget management, organizational management, , the Bank's Systems Development Methodology, and security awareness principles are necessary.

Nice-To-Have Skills:
o Scrum Master Certification is an asset
o A PMP designation is an asset.

If you are interested in hearing more about this role, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to Sakshi at [e-mail] and mention the "Spanish Project Manager role" in the subject line.
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