Commercial Banking Project Manager

12 month contract + extension

Hybrid 2-3x per week in Toronto

Pay: $75-$85/hr incorp

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience leading complex business and technology investment projects, preferably within Corporate/Commercial Card, Payments, Treasury Management, or Commercial Banking.
• Demonstrated project management experience across business, product, technology, operations, and control functions.
• Demonstrated experience handling projects within the Corporate/Commercial Card or Commercial Banking space
• Strong command of project planning, financial management, risk/issue management, governance, and executive reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple interconnected workstreams in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.
• Experience with technology modernization and business transformation strongly preferred.
• PMP or comparable project/program management experience or certification preferred.

Job Description

We are seeking a Project Manager who leads investments that change and improve the Corporate Card business itself, including the technology, processes, operating model, product capabilities, and controls that enable the business to operate and grow.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead strategic investment and transformation initiatives supporting the Corporate Card business. This is not a client implementation or onboarding role. The position is responsible for managing internally focused investment projects that improve and transform the people, processes, technology, products, controls, and operating capabilities supporting Corporate Card.

The successful candidate will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from planning through delivery, partnering with Product, Technology, Operations, Risk/Compliance, Finance, and Change Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex Corporate Card investment and transformation projects.

• Develop and manage integrated plans covering scope, schedule, resources, financials, dependencies, risks, issues, and milestones.

• Coordinate delivery across Product, Technology, Operations, Risk/Compliance, Finance, and business teams.

• Lead initiatives involving technology modernization, product capabilities, process redesign, operating-model changes, controls, automation, and organizational readiness.

• Drive project governance, executive reporting, issue resolution, and timely decision-making.

• Manage project budgets, forecasts, financial variances, and investment commitments.

• Identify cross-functional dependencies and proactively manage delivery risks and mitigation plans.

• Ensure business readiness and adoption of new capabilities, processes, and technology.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading complex business and technology investment projects, preferably within Corporate/Commercial Card, Payments, Treasury Management, or Commercial Banking.

• Demonstrated project management experience across business, product, technology, operations, and control functions.

• Strong command of project planning, financial management, risk/issue management, governance, and executive reporting.

• Ability to manage multiple interconnected workstreams in a matrixed environment.

• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.

• Experience with technology modernization and business transformation strongly preferred.

• PMP or comparable project/program management experience or certification preferred.

Artificial intelligence tools are used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position.

Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position.