Title: IT Project Manager

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract

Primary Skills:

• Around 5+ years of IT Project Management experience
• Must have experience in the core skills of Planning, Status Reporting, Financials
• Must have experience in Essential core Project Management skills
• Essential core Project Management skills
• Hand on experience in MS Project tool
• Implement project management best practices, methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall), and tools to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Working exposure with key technology teams
• Knowledge on best practices and architectures
• Must possess good client facing experience
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including data analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders, to ensure alignment and successful project execution
• Continually work to move projects to a successful completion in line with the agreed timescales, at desired quality and within budget
• Coordinate all project related activities, ensure optimum utilization of resources and ensure all project phases are documented appropriately
• Work towards continual improvement by implementing corrective action plans based on performance analysis, lessons learned, project archives etc
• Represent the project at meetings and in group discussion as requested
• Provide weekly / regular project updates to the key stake holders
• Proven expertise in project management, with certifications like PMP, Agile, or Scrum being a plus

Secondary Skills:

• Working with Agile methodology, multidisciplinary team
• Experience working with onsite-offshore model
• Leadership skills to mentor and direct onshore/offshore resources.
• Excellent communications skills
• Possesses excellent collaboration skills, and leverages relationships across the business to drive outcomes
• Knowledge in Wealth Management Domain is desirable