Project Manager/PMO

Global Financial Firm located in Mississauga, ON has an immediate contract opportunity for an experienced Project Manager/PMO.

Work Mode: Hybrid 

Pay Rate Range: $ 74.00 - $ 78.00 Negotiable based upon years of experience

Responsibilities:

• Establish best practices in alignment with the company’s Technology Program and Project Manual.
• Educate and support a team of PMs to ensure delivery of projects in accordance with the company’s SDLC procedures, including regulatory and compliance mandates.
• Oversee project/program coordination for several areas within the Finance and Risk Technology portfolio.
• Assist technology leads and project managers in managing a portfolio of programs and projects.
• Manage several project metrics and associated KPIs periodically.
• Enforce a culture of SDLC best practices across the group.
• Maintain existing departmental and Project Office policies and procedures.
• Update and improve project methodologies, provide mentoring and training to other PMs, and act as an SME.
• Organize and facilitate closure of projects and complete benefit analysis at the end of the project.
• Manage release cycles, write/review project documentation, and ensure project/program administration tasks are completed.
• Liaise with a range of teams from Technology Business Enablement, Technology Leads, and Management Office team, providing insightful financial and business analyses and developing management reports.

Requirements:

• 5 years of overall experience, with at least years in a large enterprise IT PMO environment in a people/team management role.
• Banking/Financial services experience preferred.
• Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience, preferably in STEM subjects.
• PMP certified or equivalent certification (e.g., SAFe Agilist Certification).

Preferred Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for effective reporting and documentation, including dashboards, scorecards, and analysis of KPIs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate issues, risks, and progress on complex processes to multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to self-initiate, work productively unsupervised, and multitask across multiple concurrent projects.
• Confidence and ability to convincingly structure, summarize, defend, and present recommendations.