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Job Title: IT Project Manager
Duration: 24 Months
Location: Montreal, QC
Job Description:
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.
In detail
The team members are responsible of the following activities:
Project Management
- Manage and lead assigned projects to completion with delivery of agreed objectives
- Ensure that all projects follow Group Policies and Procedure â 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
Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:
o Able to influence peers and team
o Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact
o Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work
o Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department
- Leadership and Collaboration
o Create trust with colleagues.
o Acts in leadership capacity for assigned projects
- Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus
o Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients
o Interacts regularly with management and department leaders
o Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level
- Compliance Culture and Conduct
o Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts
o Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- 10 yearsâ experience as Project Manager
- Experience in Cash Management, SWIFT payments, & Banking
- 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 â 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
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelorâs degree from accredited university with focus on IT, Business Administration, or other relevant fields of study.
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience in Banking.
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