Project Manager – IT – Expert

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Hybrid | Downtown, Toronto

Duration: 12 months

Our client a leading financial institution in Downtown Toronto, is looking for a Project Manager – IT – Expert to lead the integrated project deliverables and integrated timeline for a project across multiple components within Digital and beyond. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.

Typical Day in role:

  • Participate in the solution design sessions with Product Owners, Solution Architects, UX Designers and Tech. Leads
  • Identify as the SME for the end-to-end solution, understanding each integration point, and understand work involved in delivering each component of the solution.
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with our business and technology partners, collaborating on delivery
  • Offering guidance during all phases of the delivery lifecycle (discovery, definition, development, testing, implementation, and post implementation)
  • Provide viable options to the project team when issues are encountered
  • Establish strong working relationships across business units and channels to build influence and impact with key business partners.
  • Contribute to ongoing administrative program/project activities as required.
  • Build E2E Integration schedules with stakeholders as applicable

Must-Have Skills:

  • B.S. in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of technical project leadership/development management
  • Excellent understanding of Architectural concepts
  • Strong Project Management skills
  • Understanding of Microservices (Java/Spring Boot)
  • Strong mobile OS understanding (iOS/Android)
  • 7+ years of tech industry experience Communication, organization, management, and people skills
  • Be able to work cross functionally with multiple partners in different time zones
  • Experience working with external technology vendors and partners as applicable
  • Iterative and Agile Delivery experience
  • Someone who can work with ambiguity, has a strong technical background (services/mobile (iOS/Android)), has experience working in a senior technology manager/lead capacity at a Financial Institution (including delivering a customer facing application from conception-live-warranty)
  • Analytical person, self-starter, somebody who takes pride in their work
  • Results-oriented; able to meet consistently high-quality standards while managing a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously

Nice-To-Have Skills:

  • Previous experience on integrations utilizing cloud technologies (OCP4, Azure, Oracle DB )
  • Delivery experience on APIs development both for internal and external
  • Previous delivery experience on product integrations leveraging mobile SDKs and web SDKs
  • Previous experience with Online and Mobile Banking Development and Delivery of projects
  • Understanding of security and information security aspects
  • Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses

Education:

  • Highest Education

Finance professional is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.