Project Manager - Intermediate

Why join the CanDeal Team?

CanDeal Group is a leading provider of electronic marketplaces and data services for Canadian dollar fixed income securities and derivatives.

CanDeal’s Markets Division, provides access to a deep pool of liquidity for Canadian government, agency, provincial and corporate bonds, as well as money market instruments and interest rate swaps.

CanDeal Data & Analytics (DNA)delivers data and analytics products and other services that support business, trading and technology needs for participants in the Canadian capital markets.

CanDeal Group is a growing and entrepreneurial organization with a solid foundation in the Canadian fixed income markets and an ownership group which includes : BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.

CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc. and TMX Group.

This is an exciting time to join a growing organization led by visionary leaders who are helping to shape their industry’s future.

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Head of PMO, the Project Manager is responsible for managing the full end to end project lifecycle of projects / programs, including managing multiple projects simultaneously.

The role may also include performing the duties of a Scrum Master, depending on the project.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the overall delivery of assigned projects; ensuring projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget, while adhering to the company’s processes and standards
• Facilitate project planning, create detailed project plans, or release plans and manage the timeline and deliverables according to the plans
• Help identify, monitor, and resolve project risks, issues, assumptions, constraints, and dependencies
• Effectively communicate and report on project progress as required, at the appropriate levels
• Own the change control process ensuring the change process is followed, change requests are completed to a satisfactory level, approvals are received, and a change log is maintained.
• Chair project meetings with key executives, project team members and external parties if applicable, including producing the required meeting materials
• Facilitate scrum activities such as stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives
• Develop strong working relationships with team members, sponsors, key executives, including external vendor relationships
• Ensure project documentation is produced and project repository is effectively maintained
• Recommend and implement new processes to improve quality and efficiency in projects

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience

• Post-Secondary degree, preferably in an IT related field
• Relevant Project Management Certifications : PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM, etc.
• Minimum 5 years experience a Project Manager using the Waterfall methodology / best practices and minimum 2 years experience as a Scrum Master
• Proven experience running medium to large size projects or large work packages, preferably information technology projects and within the financial services industry
• Solid experience with MS Project and Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, etc.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of both the waterfall and agile methodology and associated best practices
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, PPT, Word, Visio, Project, SharePoint / Teams) and tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentations skills
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Strong leadership skills
• Advanced ability to identify issues and risks and generate solutions
• Ability to facilitate meetings and discussions at all levels and drive a successful outcome
• Ability to adapt your project management style to the needs of the project assigned
• Conceptual thinker, creative thinker and analytical thinker
• Ability to work successfully under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Key Qualities for Success

• Self-motivated and deadline-driven
• Highly attentive to detail and committed to quality
• Enthusiastic, service oriented

DECISION MAKING

• Formulate project plans for projects.
• Prioritize own workload to deliver quality results and meet timelines.
• Make recommendations to Head of PMO for process improvements / efficiencies.
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