Our client financial services company headquartered in Toronto is actively seeking to hire a contract Bilingual Senior Project Manager - Spanish / English . This is a hybrid role that is 3 days remote and 2 days / onsite. They are open to considering a fulltime resource
What you will do
- Work closely with project sponsors, program managers, third-party vendors, application owners and other project managers to translate business case, strategy and objectives into approved project plans.
- Manage project financials. Create resource plans consisting of BAs, Solution Designers, Development, QA and Operations to support project delivery and execution.
- Proactively manage issues that will take projects off schedule by identifying solution and getting stakeholder buy-in. Manage key risks and dependencies by implementing mitigation strategies; escalate issues and risks as appropriate.
- Communicate project status and progress to help internal and external partners make informed decisions.
- Lead teams of internal & external stakeholders and technology partners in early seed phase to perform analysis and research to determine viability of the initiative before completing a full business case.
- Define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities and ensuring all project team members are working towards established milestones.
- Familiarity with the complexity of Banking IT ecosystems and architecture. A strong curiosity and desire to learn about new technology in the financial and retail banking space.
- Prepare and chair steering committees, providing regular status updates. Report to senior management on status, financials, risks and issues of projects, gaining consensus on direction to successfully deliver projects
- Ensure that appropriate communication is enabled with technology and business partners as well as external organizations to continually review, monitor and proactively manage project progress
What you will bring
You can demonstrate experience through 6-8+ years progressive experience in Technical Project Management ideally within the banking industry.You have experience managing complex technical projects in a matrix environment and completed projects through full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Requirements and Design, Quality Assurance, Implementation and Release ManagementYou have a degree / diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, and / or a related field of study. PMP Certification is a nice-to-have.You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.Strong stakeholder management and ability to work with competing prioritiesStakeholders can be difficult sometimes, candidate has to manage their expectationsAbility to understand product and business priorities and translate them to the technology delivery teamAbility to represent Business in Technology discussions and represent Technology in discussions with BusinessStrong understanding of agile deliveryExperience in transforming a team from waterfall / quasi- agile to agile deliveryStrong financial management track project finances month to month, reconcile actuals each month and re-baseline forecasts after actuals come inStrong delivery expertise understand SDLC and ability to build a realistic project timelines and deliver accurately against it