THE OPPORTUNITY

We have an opportunity for a Project Manager to join our award-winning firm in the Vancouver office.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Reporting to the Manager, Business Solutions, the Project Manager will be responsible for leading and executing high-impact projects that drive growth and provide value to our internal and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate is a dynamic strategic thinker with a talent for turning complex initiatives into successful outcomes. In this role, you will collaborate with senior leaders, cross-functional teams and eternal partners to deliver projects on time, within scope, and aligned with delivery standards. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where precision, accountability and innovation matter, we’d love to hear from you.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management

- Lead projects in partnership with business and technical leaders
- Develop and manage project plans, budgets, schedules, and resources
- Communicate regularly with stakeholders and leadership regarding status, risks and issues
- Adhere to the firm’s project governance model with accountability for creating and maintaining standard project management artifacts (including charters, schedules and resource plans)
- Own the release management cycle: schedule and coordinate releases across environments (UAT and Production) for assigned products/platforms
- Manage deliverables including sprint plans, updates on work items, overall sprint status and release notes

Vendor Management

- Coordinate with vendors and implementation teams through all project phases to ensure that the configured solution meets the business and user needs

Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing





- Participate actively and lead QA/UAT planning and test execution, including issue/bug documentation, follow-up and re-testing

Go-Live and Project-to-Operations

- Serve as the point person to train the trainers and maximize adoption through active engagement and support of users
- Provide initial operation support during the go-live phase; serve as Tier 2 escalation point and respond to team and user questions, and propose systems and training recommendations to leadership
- Transition Tier 2 support to other Business and Technology Solutions/Operations team members, including training and documentation

COMPETENCIES

- Analysis – Assess quantitative and qualitative data, information, or situations to understand the most important details, identify patterns or meaning, and translate it into useful recommendations, decisions, or actions
- Change Management – Create strategies, plans and solutions that guide people and teams through change to ensure smooth transitions, buy-in, and sustained outcomes
- Consulting – Conduct discovery, plan and design solutions, implement strategies, and provide advice to stakeholders within the firm to solve challenges, achieve target state and/or improve performance
- Process Improvement and Documentation – Uncover, understand, document,



optimize and communicate processes to make them more efficient, effective, and consistent
- Project Management – Plan, coordinate, execute, and oversee projects, balancing time, resources, and scope to achieve objectives, support stakeholders, and meet deadlines
- Requirements Gathering – Discover, identify, document, and validate business needs to inform system or vendor selection, solution development, and/or project planning
- Systems Implementation – Deploy and integrate systems to ensure smooth adoption and alignment with business needs

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

- 3+ years’ experience as a Project Manager is required
- Experience in investment management, wealth management, brokerage, or related financial services setting
- Experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or a technical background is a plus
- Solid grasp and application of standard project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile and Scrum)
- Proven success working with internal stakeholders and vendors to deliver commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions
- Demonstrated capacity to work within teams in a cross-functional environment, as well as self-motivated to deliver on individual contributions
- A keen eye for detail and focus on quality assurance testing
- Articulate and confident communicator, both written and verbal
- Effective presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization through clear, informed and logical discussions

WHAT WE OFFER

A culture of openness, collaboration and respect is foundational to our firm. We are a diverse, driven group o

📌 Project Manager (Vancouver)
🏢 Odlum Brown
📍 Vancouver