Senior Migration Lead (SaaS banking platforms, cloud)

Contract Term: 6 months, renewable
Work Location: downtown Toronto, ON. Hybrid, onsite 3 days a week

Our client, a global leading IT company, is looking for a Senior Migration Lead.

Senior Migration Lead to drive the successful migration of legacy banking applications to a modern SaaS platform.
This role requires deep expertise in application migration strategies, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and a solid background in the banking or financial services industry.

Key Responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end migration strategy, planning, and execution for legacy applications transitioning to a SaaS environment.
Collaborate with business, technology, and vendor teams to assess current systems, identify dependencies, and define migration roadmaps.
Act as a central point of contact for migration efforts, coordinating cross-functional teams including application owners, infrastructure, data, security, and compliance.
Manage migration timelines, risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and change management plans.
Ensure data integrity, regulatory compliance, and security requirements are met throughout the migration lifecycle.
Oversee testing, cutover planning, and post-migration validation activities.
Provide leadership in resolving issues, making decisions, and adapting plans, as necessary.

Requirements:
10+ years of IT experience, with at least 5 years in migration leadership roles.
Demonstrated experience migrating complex legacy systems to SaaS or cloud-native platforms.
Strong understanding of banking processes, regulatory standards, and legacy technologies common in financial institutions.
Expertise in data migration, application transformation, and system integration.
Experience with major SaaS banking platforms (e.g., Finastra, Temenos, nCino, or similar).

Contact Information: Lam Guan