Project Coordinator

We are looking for a Project Coordinator for a 1 year contract with high possibility of extension. Role is hybrid with 1 day a week on site in Downtown Toronto.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with downstream stakeholders to confirm project testing activities and obtain required sign-offs once functional testing has been completed.
• Monitor environment and resource availability across projects and the broader book of work (BOW).
• Act as a central point of coordination by maintaining visibility into project timelines, dependencies, risks, and blockers across Apex, Impact, and CMDA initiatives.
• Consolidate project updates and provide clear status information to relevant stakeholders.
• Partner with the internal Project Management/PMO team to obtain updates on high-level initiatives and ensure project information remains current.
• Coordinate with Production Support through regular weekly touchpoints to intake, document, and track newly raised issues.
• Follow up on outstanding issues, action items, dependencies, and stakeholder commitments to ensure timely resolution.
• Work closely with the Trade Control team to identify and help minimize issues related to the trade booking process.
• Maintain project documentation, status trackers, action logs, and other project control materials.
• Support project reporting and provide timely escalation of risks, blockers, and issues to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective communication across Business, Technology, Project Management, Production Support, and Capital Markets teams.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 1–3 years of PCO, Project Coordinator, PMO, or Project Control experience within Financial Services.
• Experience working in a banking, capital markets, investment banking, or financial services environment.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Experience tracking project timelines, dependencies, issues, risks, and action items.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both business and technology teams.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to consolidate information from multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and project/status tracking tools.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and proactively follow up on outstanding items.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience supporting Capital Markets projects.
• Knowledge of trade booking processes or Trade Control functions.
• Experience working with Production Support or application support teams.
• Exposure to Apex, Impact, or CMDA environments.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or other project management/tracking tools.
• Understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC), testing, UAT, and production release processes.
• Previous experience working within a large Canadian bank or financial institution.

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