Location: Hybrid(Downtown, Toronto)

Duration: 12 months

Our client, a leading financial institution in Downtown Toronto, is looking for an IT Project Manager - Hardware Currency to develop and maintain detailed project plans and schedules.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.

Typical Day in role:

Project Planning & Execution

- Manage on-premises infrastructure refresh and migration activities
- Coordinate implementation timelines, cutovers, maintenance windows, and deployment activities
- Ensure project deliverables meet established timelines and quality standards
- Drive completion of all project milestones and dependencies

Governance & Reporting

- Manage projects through the Enterprise Delivery Framework (EDF) lifecycle and approval gates
- Prepare and present project status updates to leadership and executive stakeholders
- Provide ongoing reporting within CA-PPM
- Track project health, milestones, key deliverables, and performance indicators
- Maintain accurate project documentation throughout delivery

Stakeholder Management

- Partner closely with engineering, network, infrastructure, and technology delivery teams
- Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders at multiple organizational levels, including executive leadership
- Coordinate with business and technology partners to ensure alignment and readiness for project milestones
- Facilitate decision-making and issue resolution across multiple stakeholder groups

Risk & Change Management

- Own and maintain project RAID logs
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies
- Lead project change management and baselining activities




- Escalate critical issues and support timely resolution

Vendor Management & Financial Oversight

- Work closely with delivery partners including Kyndryl, CA-Tech, and other technology vendors
- Coordinate vendor deliverables and implementation activities
- Support procurement-related activities where required
- Collaborate with Program Controls and finance partners to manage project financials
- Coordinate Requests for Service (RFS) and resource requirements throughout the project lifecycle

Deployment & Operational Readiness

- Coordinate approvals through governance forums including:
- ERB (Enterprise Review Board)
- EARB (Enterprise Architecture Review Board)
- OR (Operational Readiness)
- Ensure all approvals and requirements are met before progressing through delivery gates
- Plan and coordinate production change windows
- Facilitate go-live, migration, and cutover activities
- Support post-deployment stabilization and hypercare activities as required

This is primarily a project coordination and delivery leadership role. Technical implementation activities will be executed by engineering and contractor teams, while the Project Manager will drive planning, governance, communication, and execution.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

- 10+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager,



with a proven record delivering complex enterprise technology initiatives within large organizations
- Migration and infrastructure refresh project experience with hands-on experience planning and coordinating implementation windows and production cutovers

Nice-To-Have Skills:

- Experience supporting projects involving one or more of the following technologies::
- F5 networking and application delivery platforms
- InfoBlox technologies
- Fortinet solutions
- Audio Visual (AV) infrastructure environments
- Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft 365 infrastructure upgrade initiatives
- Comparable enterprise networking or infrastructure platforms
- Experience from FI/banking

Soft Skills Required:

- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Exceptional organization and planning abilities
- Excellent attention to detail
- Proactive problem-solving capabilities
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Confidence working with senior leaders and technical teams
- Ability to identify risks early and elevate concerns appropriately
- Collaborative mindset with a willingness to seek support and engage broader project teams when required

Education:

- PMI/PMP

FP Inc. is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all team members and clients feel like they belong.

In accordance with the requirements set out in the Employment Standards Act, FP Inc. hereby declares that AI is utilized in the screening process for this position.

The hourly compensation range for this role is C$90 - C$107.

We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.

📌 IT Project Manager - Hardware Currency (Toronto)
🏢 Finance Professionals
📍 Toronto