Senior Business & Technology Project Manager
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Senior Business & Technology Project Manager. Join a dynamic Wealth Management Technology Delivery Office supporting critical programs in a large, versatile banking environment. The successful candidate will manage complex, high-visibility projects within a portfolio exceeding $130M in 2026, overseeing initiatives in data modernization, digital transformation, and regulatory compliance. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior professional to drive meaningful impact and grow within a fast-paced, strategic organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead large, complex banking projects with minimal supervision, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery
- Manage project scopes, schedules, resources, and budgets, including forecast updates and financial risk mitigation
- Communicate effectively with senior executives, business stakeholders, and technical teams
- Oversee vendor engagement, coordinating deliverables and ensuring contractual commitments are met
- Understand and challenge technical architectures, infrastructure, and integration points
- Drive project delivery in hybrid, Agile, and traditional models, adapting as project needs evolve
- Manage data modernization initiatives involving pipelines, source systems, and enterprise data platforms
- Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating as necessary
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, particularly in Canadian banking regulations
- Foster collaboration across teams, setting clear expectations and driving accountability
- Extensive experience managing large, high-profile banking projects
- Proven financial management skills, owning project budgets from $300K to $40M
- Strong stakeholder management, with ability to engage and influence at all levels
- Excellent communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts for business audiences
- Deep understanding of SDLC, governance frameworks, and delivery methodologies
- Knowledge of data architecture including ingestion, pipelines, and enterprise data management
- Ability to manage ambiguity and changing project priorities effectively
- Vendor management experience within complex enterprise environments
- Experience with regulatory initiatives specific to Canadian banking is an asset
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, CSM, or equivalents are beneficial but not mandatory
- Prior banking environment experience
- Wealth Management or Capital Markets project delivery background
- Exposure to AI and data-driven projects
- Familiarity with Clarity or other project management tools
- Experience working with vendors like Salesforce or Broadridge
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Responsibilities
Lead complex banking technology projects from planning through delivery, managing scope, schedules, resources, budgets, vendors, risks, and dependencies. Coordinate business and technical stakeholders while delivering data modernization, digital transformation, and regulatory initiatives in adaptable delivery models.
Requirements
Extensive experience managing large, high-profile banking projects and budgets ranging from $300K to $40M is sought, along with strong stakeholder, communication, and vendor management skills. Candidates should understand SDLC, governance, delivery methodologies, and data architecture; Canadian banking regulatory experience and PMP, CSM, or equivalent certifications are beneficial.
Skills
- Project Management
- Banking Projects
- Financial Management
- Budget Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Executive Communication
- Vendor Management
- SDLC
- Project Governance
- Agile Delivery
- Data Architecture
- Data Modernization
- Risk Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Wealth Management
- Capital Markets
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Technology
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Banking
- Wealth Management
- Capital Markets
- Project Management
- Project Portfolio
- Data Modernization
- Digital Transformation
- Regulatory Compliance
- Canadian Banking Regulations
- Project Budgets
- Financial Forecasting
- Financial Risk Mitigation
- Stakeholder Management
- Vendor Management
- SDLC
- Governance Frameworks
- Agile
- Hybrid Delivery
- Traditional Project Delivery
- Data Architecture
- Data Ingestion
- Data Pipelines
- Enterprise Data Platforms
- PMP
- CSM
- Clarity
- Salesforce
- Broadridge
- Artificial Intelligence