Job Offer: Change Manager

Location: Toronto

Contract Duration: 18 months

Work Mode: Hybrid

Start Date: ASAP

Why Join Us?

Astek is a global leader in technology consulting. With 9,600 experts worldwide, we guide our clients through digital transformation by developing innovative solutions.

In Canada, we excel in IT and engineering. We collaborate with leading companies to tackle major technological challenges, putting innovation, collaboration, and excellence at the heart of our actions.

Join a passionate and committed team ready to bring your ideas to life.

About the Role

On behalf of our client in the Banking industry, Astek Canada is seeking a motivated Change Manager ready to take on new challenges.

Your Responsibilities

As a Change Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Manages projects with moderate to high regulatory oversight.
• Work in close partnership with all project stakeholders to align plans, timelines, expectations and deliverables to meet project's objectives.
• Use negotiation and influencing skills to build consensus amongst diverse stakeholder groups to ensure project deliverables are met.
• Ensure projects are delivered based on agreed scope, agreed timeline and approved budget.
• Manage resolution of issues and risks effectively and if required ensures timely escalation of the issues and risks.
• Communicates effectively project status communication to stakeholders.
• Manage project financials, including monthly variance analysis, program benefits and on-going costs.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project management artifacts in compliance with Change Delivery methodologies, in alignment with waterfall, rapid and Agile delivery practices.
• Considered as a subject matter expert on practices, procedures and principles of project management.
• Manage initiatives through to completion including Planning, Execution, Control and Closure of initiatives.
• Exercise discretion in managing correspondence and information, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Program Delivery Leadership team, impacted stakeholders and Control Partners
• Coordinates with the respective enterprise control partners (e.g., EPDE, Strategic Sourcing Group, Legal, TRMIS, OCDO. etc.) to appropriately select, engage and manage external service providers as required
• Leads a large diverse business team to effectively deliver scope and quality in an initiative
• Manage initiatives through to completion including Planning, Execution, Control and Closure
• Part of a team working primarily on global change projects in the financial industry.

Your Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• 5-7 years' experience in a change delivery role as a Project Manager / Scrum Master.
• Experience and strong subject matter expertise in Capital Markets and Large Regulatory Change/AML/Sanctions ideally with experience managing change projects in this space.

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of end-to-end dealer functions (trade booking, regulatory reporting, risk, pnl, confirmations, settlements, cash reconciliation, etc) is preferred.
• Experience with Middle office or Back Office functions (trade booking, confirmations, settlements, reference data.
• String understanding of Security, Client, Account and SSI reference data.
• Team player with ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Outstanding record of project delivery success, preferably in Capital Markets and Regulatory related initiatives.
• US Treasury experience.
• Project experience.
• Data analysis experience.
• Requirements gathering experience.
• Nice to have : Jira, Scrum, Testing UAT, SQL.

Personal Qualities:

• Analytical and solution-oriented mindset.
• Team collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Autonomy and rigor in managing priorities.

The Astek Advantages

• Personalized CARE plan for our employees.
• Diversity & Inclusion Charter.

Ready to Take on the Challenge?

Apply now by sending your CV and discover a rewarding career at Astek Canada.