Project Manager

Project Manager

On behalf of our client in the Financial Services Sector, PROCOM is looking for a Project Manager.

Project Manager Job Description

Establish best practices and approved PPM procedures at organization PMO level

Lead a team of PM’s & PMOs to ensure delivery of projects in accordance with SDLC procedures which include many regulatory and compliance mandates.

Manage release cycles, write project documentation and other project admin related tasks

Project coordination for several areas within the Rates program / project portfolio

Assist technology leads and project managers in managing a large portfolio of programs and projects

Managing several project metrics Gantt / burn charts and associated KPIs periodically

Enforce a culture of SDLC best practices across the technology group

Maintain existing departmental and Project Office policies and procedures

Continue to update and improve project methodologies, provide mentoring and training to other PM’s and act as an SME

Organize and facilitate closure of project and complete benefit analysis at the end of the project

Liaise with a range of teams from COO, Technology Central Business Office, Technology Leads, and Management Office team, providing insightful financial and business analyses and developing senior management reports, to define and track key operational / program metrics and to help drive business decisions to achieve goals

Utilize proficient Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills to provide effective reporting and documentation including dashboards and scorecards

Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary to effectively communicate issues, risks and progress on complex processes to multiple stakeholders

Self-initiate, work productively when unsupervised and multitask across multiple concurrent projects

Has the confidence and ability to convincingly structure, summaries, defend and present recommendation

Project Manager Mandatory Skills

Educated to bachelor’s degree level or equivalent (technical / STEM subjects preferred)

5+ Years relevant experience with PMP or similar certification, 7+ years of relevant experience without certification

Expert level experience with SDLC processes Agile / Waterfall methodology

Expert level experience with managing projects, tasks, workflow and reporting in Jira

Comfortable in using PPM tools such as Planview, Clarity etc.

Strong analytical

Strong skills in data mining & analytics platforms like Qlikview, Knime etc.

Strong listening, presentation, communication, and influencing skills. Articulates with confidence to senior management

Strong team building and management skills

Strong attention to detail in supporting management reporting with clear and concise data analysis and presentation

Highly motivated and self-directed; exhibits thought leadership and strong critical thinking skills

Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

Project Manager - Nice to Have Skills

PMP or similar project management certification preferred

Project Manager - Assignment Start Date

ASAP 12 months to start

Project Manager - Assignment Location

Mississauga, ON Work Hybrid