Technical Project Manager

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

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an IT Project Sr Tech Lead to drive technology programs focused on regulatory compliance. The role involves strategic project direction, team leadership, and ensuring audit readiness. Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential for influencing stakeholders and managing resources effectively.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills required for internal negotiations.
• Advanced understanding of IT principles and project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic direction for IT projects and develops detailed work plans.
• Evaluates complex business and system processes impacting the business.
• Manages resource allocation and guides junior analysts.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Job description

Job Description

This role is critical to driving the successful execution of technology programs associated with regulatory-focused data programs. It will be responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and audit readiness to meet regulatory commitments on time and in full.

The IT Project Sr Tech Lead is a strategic professional who stays updated with the latest trends in their field and applies them within their role and the business. Typically, this involves a small team of experts providing similar levels of expertise. Excellent communication skills are essential for internal negotiations, often at a senior level. Developed diplomacy and communication skills are required to guide, influence, and persuade colleagues and external stakeholders. The role is accountable for significant business results or providing authoritative advice on business operations, with responsibilities over technical strategy. It primarily affects a sub-function and involves managing staff issues, including resource management and work allocation within the team or project.

Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic direction for IT projects, including developing detailed work plans, schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Influences team budgets, policy formulation, and planning.
• Evaluates complex business and system processes, impacting the business significantly.
• Offers expertise in IT project leadership and demonstrates an advanced understanding of IT principles.
• Understands core business functions of clients.
• Contributes to technical direction and strategic decisions affecting IT project leadership.
• Negotiates and influences senior leaders across functions; may communicate with external parties.
• Applies comprehensive knowledge across multiple technology areas to achieve objectives.
• Manages resource allocation and provides guidance or coaching to junior analysts.
• Performs in-depth analysis to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Assesses risks appropriately in business decisions, ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and policies, safeguarding the firm's reputation and assets, and escalating issues transparently.