Banking Project Manager

Job Description:

Job Title: Global Banking IT Project Manager

Location: Montreal, QC

Duration: 2 Year contract

Business Overview:

The Banking IT Project Management team has as a core expertise to manage IT transformation projects across all Banking Business Lines. Project Managers will have strong functional & business knowledge, as well as an comprehensive understanding of Banking, Payments, & Cash Management.

Languages:

• English & French

Project Management

• Manage and lead assigned projects to completion with delivery of agreed objectives

• Ensure that all projects follow Group Policies and Procedure – including proper Project Governance & Software Development Lifecycle

• Identify and obtain the buy-in from the Primary Project Stakeholders and Sponsors

• Leverage expertise and problem-solving skills to propose solutions during each phase of the project

• Drive the delivery effort by maintaining project lists, organizing follow up meetings, creating and distributing meeting minutes

• Ensure clear communication of goals, budget, risks, efforts involved, & project status

• Work closely with all functions - Front office, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Risk etc. to ensure successful delivery of project objectives

• Manage situations of conflict and constraints to ensure the success of the project

• Provide project plans, status reports, track issues and risks, budget/actuals tracking, testing co-ordination, implementation plan preparation and oversight

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• 10 years’ experience as Project Manager in Global Banking.

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university with focus on IT, Business Administration, or other relevant fields of study.

• Experience in Cash Management, SWIFT payments, & Banking

• Consulting experience

• Expertise in functional & operational knowledge of Global Banking activities

• Deep knowledge of & experience executing all project management concepts

• Project planning, documentation experience, & stakeholder management

• Excellent level of knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

The candidate :

• Must have an in-depth understanding of project life cycle and what each phase implies

• Must have excellent communication skills – Both written and oral

• Must be able to manage situations of conflict and work professionally and efficiently with collaborators to arrive at a solution

• Needs to demonstrate the ability to adapt and learn new processes quickly

• Needs to show ability to multi-task and shift gears for assorted topics during the project life cycle

• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to delve into complicated situations (issues, people, processes etc.), sort information and propose the solution/next steps