Project Manager

Project Manager On behalf of our client in the Financial Services Sector, PROCOM is looking for a Project Manager. Project Manager – Job Description Establish best practices and approved PPM procedures at organization PMO level Lead a team of PM’s & PMOs to ensure delivery of projects in accordance with SDLC procedures which include many regulatory and compliance mandates. Manage release cycles, write project documentation and other project admin related tasks Project coordination for several areas within the Rates program/project portfolio Assist technology leads and project managers in managing a large portfolio of programs and projects Managing several project metrics – Gantt / burn charts and associated KPIs periodically Enforce a culture of SDLC best practices across the technology group Maintain existing departmental and Project Office policies and procedures Continue to update and improve project methodologies, provide mentoring and training to other PM’s and act as an SME Organize and facilitate closure of project and complete benefit analysis at the end of the project Liaise with a range of teams from COO, Technology Central Business Office, Technology Leads, and Management Office team, providing insightful financial and business analyses and developing senior management reports, to define and track key operational/program metrics and to help drive business decisions to achieve goals Utilize proficient Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills to provide effective reporting and documentation including dashboards and scorecards Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary to effectively communicate issues, risks and progress on complex processes to multiple stakeholders Self-initiate, work productively when unsupervised and multitask across multiple concurrent projects Has the confidence and ability to convincingly structure, summaries, defend and present recommendation Project Manager – Mandatory Skills Educated to bachelor’s degree level or equivalent (technical/STEM subjects preferred) 5+ Years relevant experience with PMP or similar certification, 7+ years of relevant experience without certification Expert level experience with SDLC processes –Agile/Waterfall methodology Expert level experience with managing projects, tasks, workflow and reporting in Jira Comfortable in using PPM tools such as Planview, Clarity etc. Strong analytical Strong skills in data mining & analytics platforms like Qlikview, Knime etc. Strong listening, presentation, communication, and influencing skills. Articulates with confidence to senior management Strong team building and management skills Strong attention to detail in supporting management reporting with clear and concise data analysis and presentation Highly motivated and self-directed; exhibits thought leadership and strong critical thinking skills Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills Project Manager – Nice to Have Skills PMP or similar project management certification preferred Project Manager – Assignment Start Date ASAP – 12 months to start Project Manager – Assignment Location Mississauga, ON – Work Hybrid