Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company who is a provider of banking and financial services. The company operates through two divisions, Retail Banking and Services, and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

Position: Banking IT Project Manager

Location: Montreal, QC, H3A 2A6

Duration: 24 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

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Project Management

- Manage and lead assigned projects to completion with delivery of agreed objectives

- Ensure that all projects follow Group Policies and Procedure – including proper Project Governance & Software Development Lifecycle

- Identify and obtain the buy-in from the Primary Project Stakeholders and Sponsors

- Leverage expertise and problem-solving skills to propose solutions during each phase of the project

- Drive the delivery effort by maintaining project lists, organizing follow up meetings, creating and distributing meeting minutes

- Ensure clear communication of goals, budget, risks, efforts involved, & project status

- Work closely with all functions - Front office, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Risk etc. to ensure successful delivery of project objectives

- Manage situations of conflict and constraints to ensure the success of the project

- Provide project plans, status reports, track issues and risks, budget/actuals tracking, testing co-ordination, implementation plan preparation and oversight

- Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

Results and Impact

- Able to influence peers and team

- Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact

- Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work

- Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department





Leadership and Collaboration

- Create trust with colleagues.

- Acts in leadership capacity for assigned projects

- Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus

- Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients

- Interacts regularly with management and department leaders

- Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level

Compliance Culture and Conduct

- Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts

- Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards

Minimum Required Qualifications:

- 10 years' experience as Project Manager

- Experience in Cash Management, SWIFT payments, & Banking

- Consulting experience

- Expertise in functional & operational knowledge of Global Banking activities

- Deep knowledge of &

experience executing all project management concepts

- Project planning, documentation experience, & stakeholder management

- Excellent level of knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

The candidate :

- Must have an in-depth understanding of project life cycle and what each phase implies

- Must have excellent communication skills – Both written and oral

- Must be able to manage situations of conflict and work professionally and efficiently with collaborators to arrive at a solution

- Needs to demonstrate the ability to adapt and learn recent processes quickly

- Needs to show ability to multi-task and shift gears for assorted topics during the project life cycle

- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to delve into complicated situations (issues, people, processes etc.), sort information and propose the solution/next steps

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree from accredited university with focus on IT, Business Administration, or other relevant fields of study.

- 10+ years of relevant industry experience in Banking.

Languages:

- English & French

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

📌 Banking IT Project Manager (Montreal)
🏢 Tekwissen
📍 Montreal