Senior Program /Project Manager

Job Title : Senior Program / Project Manager

Location : Montreal, QC

Duration : Long term

Responsibilities and Skills required

• The ideal candidate for this position will have at least 8 years of program and project management experience with an ability to think tactically as well as strategically while coordinating cross functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated capabilities in successfully leading enterprise wide programs and projects.
• Experience Scrum Master with successful delivery experience.
• High degree of business acumen and technical competency; ability to balance and bridge technology and business needs; project and program management
• Management of core functions including business requirements elaboration, systems and process flow analysis, meeting critical milestones and deliverables that are time and scope bound.
• Collaboration across technology organization, providing sound business analysis, process and change leadership within a maturing, Agile PDLC framework.
• Develop and continually revise (in partnership with other teams where necessary) suitable processes and guidelines to ensure appropriate application development standards are available to guide all the participant teams.
• Provide thought leadership and recommendations to management based on best practices and experience working in a global and diverse environment.
• Build program and project status reporting aligned with enterprise project portfolios.
• Provide transparency to Senior Management with respect to Portfolio issues, risks and recommend / implement strategies for effective and efficient operations.
• Conduct project or program audits to ensure standards and scopes are being met and achieved.
• Responsible for maintaining and growing a body of knowledge that is accessible to all team members. Ensure information regarding any program and project related activities or issues are available and easily accessible.
• Communicate effectively and proactively with management ideas and recommendations for optimizing business operations, resources and fixed capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to resolve scheduling and other conflicts in order to meet all deadlines.
• Experience in working with agile lifecycle and / or tracking and process management tools, . JIRA
• Identify and analyze opportunities and make tactical / strategic recommendations
• Deep skills in program management tools, including Microsoft Project, Access, Word, Excel, Visio, and SharePoint.
• Hands on project management approach that includes a proven track record of project / program execution
• Plan and conduct relevant meetings with key stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with exceptional oral and written communication skills, ability to communicate clearly and concisely

Desired Skills

• Experience in working on Technology projects related to Financial Services domain.
• Knowledge of Wealth Management, Banking technology & related applications
• Familiarity with Agile scrum methodology preferred. Kanban is also a plus.
Il y a plus de 30 jours