Job Offer: Project Manager Niche

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 Project Manager Niche ready to take on new challenges.

Your Responsibilities

As Project Manager Niche, you will be responsible for:

• Indirectly manage a project team consisting of Business Analysts, Business SMEs and technology resources (where applicable)
• Engage appropriate stakeholders to identify and manage required outcomes of projects for the business.
• Establish effective project oversight and other governance bodies, and engage the correct levels to support the direction for the project.
• Provide on-going communication to key stakeholders, including the Project Sponsor, Business Project Owner, Program Manager and Portfolio Manager to ensure they are aware of significant changes to the project status in a timely manner.
• Respond to inquiries and escalate concerns from stakeholders at all levels in the organization (technical, business, Senior and Executive Management).
• Provide advice and guidance to business partners and project team as required regarding best practices in project management.
• Collaborate with appropriate partners to ensure required resources are assigned to the project for successful delivery.
• Deliver and own project outcomes that are aligned to established cost, timing, deliverable and scope objectives.
• Generate cost estimates and provides general financial management, incorporating risk, by leveraging appropriate tools, templates.
• Proactively identify and track project risk and develop mitigation plans to manage risk.
• Accurately forecast and manage assigned budget to provide monthly financial reporting for projects in alignment with Finance standards.
• Plan, coordinate and supervise complex informatics assignments.
• Coordinate systems development for major applications define project requirements including information and data needs, business analsyi8s and programming.
• Develop, plan, analyze, evaluate and assign priorities to deliverables and requirements.
• Define project phases, set deadlines and manage staff. Develop project plans with milestones.
• Coordinate all meeting and interface with business units, staff and service providers. The successful candidate will be responsible for the oversight and execution of multiple projects and project managers. Accountable for managing broad and highly complex teams and projects involving significant scope and complexity.
• Sets direction at an operational level, works autonomously in the management of the unit and collaborates with other business heads to establish and execute on common goals.
• Direct or manages large-scale applications, programs or projects across multiple product lines, involving significant scope and complexity.
• Ensures delivery of projects to the business partner, meeting the approved scope/cost/schedule/quality for the project.
• Perform a governing role for, ensuring that the proposal, execution, control, deployment, training and hand off, warranty support, and closure meet promised schedules.
• Performs risk identification and mitigation activities, escalating unresolved issues to the Executive and / or Steering Committee where appropriate to secure their timely decisions/support.
• Manages the acquisition and deployment of resources, including budget, by working with the Project Managers to secure the resources required for the project.
• Ensures client satisfaction with the project process and project team by effective and timely communication including status reporting, continual risk/issue assessment/management and escalation, and resolution of issues as they arise.
• Manage a team that consists of 50 -100 people.

Your Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• Experience managing large and complex IT projects. Full life cycle development experience.
• 8-10 years of experience with project methodology tools. PMI or ITIL certification. Expertise in MS Project, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.
• 8 years of experience in FI / Banking industry.
• 8 years of experience in Complex project management.
• Executive Stakeholder Management experience.
• Treasury Experience.

Key Skills:

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.