Our client, is seeking an experienced, highly collaborative Project Manager - IT III (Senior Agile Project Manager) to lead the technology implementation of a major enterprise replatforming initiative.

In this strategic delivery role, you will coordinate end-to-end technology execution across cross-functional teams spanning business operations, product management, architecture, engineering, and specialized third-party vendors. You will establish and maintain robust project structures, milestones, dependencies, and delivery governance while actively facilitating Scrum ceremonies and partnering with Product Owners on backlog prioritization. Operating within a fast-paced, highly regulated environment, you will manage project risks and vendor commitments, monitor burndown metrics, and provide executive-level transparency into overall program health to ensure predictable, timely deployment.

Contract Duration: 12-Month Full-Year Contract (Target Dates: January 1, 2027 – December 31, 2027)

Advantages

- Enterprise Transformation Mandate: Lead delivery for a flagship enterprise replatforming initiative within a globally recognized financial institution.
- Full-Year Contract Stability: Secure a 12-month foundational contract covering the full 2027 calendar year with high visibility across business and technical leadership.
- Hybrid Agile Leadership Scope: Combine disciplined project governance, risk mitigation, and milestone tracking with hands‑on Scrum ceremony facilitation.
- Multi‑Vendor & Stakeholder Orchestration: Direct diverse internal engineering squads, business operations, architecture leads, and external delivery partners within a collaborative workplace.

Responsibilities

- End-to-End Delivery Coordination:



Translate replatforming strategic goals into executable delivery plans, sprint backlogs, critical-path milestones, and measurable outcomes.
- Agile Ceremony Facilitation: Organize and facilitate core Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Retrospectives.
- Product Owner & Architecture Partnership: Collaborate closely with Product Owners, systems architects, and engineering leads to align on priority sequencing, technical enablers, and delivery scope.
- Scope, Schedule & Governance Management: Actively manage project scope, schedules, resources, assumptions, and deliverables; maintain RAID logs to proactively surface and resolve delivery impediments.
- Vendor & Partner Governance: Monitor vendor deliverables, statement of work (SOW) commitments, and external dependencies against agreed service levels and project timelines.
- Reporting & Metrics Dashboards: Maintain Jira dashboards, burndown charts, status reports, and project tracking artifacts in Confluence to provide transparent health updates to executive steering committees.
- Readiness & Transition: Oversee operational readiness, UAT alignment, cutover coordination, knowledge transfer, and post‑implementation reviews.

Qualifications

- Project Management Experience:



7+ years of progressive experience managing and delivering large-scale technology or platform modernization initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
- Agile & Scrum Mastery: Demonstrated experience leading delivery using Agile/Scrum frameworks, including sprint planning, backlog coordination, burndown tracking, and velocity optimization.
- Regulated Domain Expertise: Prior experience delivering technology projects within financial services, banking, insurance, or an equivalent heavily regulated enterprise sector.
- Vendor & SOW Management: Proven background coordinating third-party implementation partners, commercial deliverables, and contractual dependencies.
- Tooling Proficiency: Advanced hands‑on experience utilizing Jira and Confluence for Agile delivery tracking; familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Project, Planner, or Power BI is an asset.
- Education & Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or equivalent practical experience. Active certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMP, PMI-ACP, or SAFe are strongly preferred.
- Communication & Influencing: Exceptional verbal, written, and facilitation skills, with a track record of aligning cross-functional teams and managing executive stakeholder expectations.

Summary

If you are a tech‑savvy Project Manager - IT III who pairs enterprise technology transformation experience with hands‑on Scrum facilitation, financial services acumen, vendor governance discipline, and a passion for delivery excellence, this 1‑year contract opportunity is an ideal next step. Bring your project management precision, risk mitigation rigor, and collaborative leadership to our client's replatfor

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