Project Manager

On behalf of our client, Affinity is seeking an accomplished Project Manager with expertise in the financial services sector. As a Project Manager, you will bring a minimum of 8 years of experience leading technology projects, showcasing a proven track record of successfully delivering projects on time, within budget, and meeting defined scope, including Change Management. The ideal candidate will possess a high level of detail orientation, with the ability to plan and execute prioritized technology and strategic initiatives, delivering top-notch service that shapes our client's technology future.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

· Lead cross-functional teams through the end-to-end project delivery lifecycle to achieve business objectives.

· Negotiate and collaborate with vendors and system implementors at all levels while managing vendor financial and operational performance against contractual requirements.

· Plan and deliver complex projects within scope, budget, time, and expected benefits, adhering to the appropriate Project Delivery methodology and guidelines.

· Foster relationships with Sponsor(s) and senior stakeholders to ensure business needs and initiative deliverables/outcomes are in alignment.

· Present at the Steering Committee/to Senior Leadership and address expectations and concerns through clear communication and pro-active follow-ups.

· Appropriately select an implementation methodology based on the nature of the work and other organizational factors.

· Identify and work to resolve delivery dependencies within the assigned project, the broader Strategic/Technology Initiatives portfolio, and Operational priorities.

· Capture and monitor delivery metrics and work to continuously improve quality, velocity, and time to market.

· Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project team resources, influencing them and their teams to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.

· Contribute to the improvement of project management best practices across the enterprise and help drive consistency, transparency, and execution on projects.

· Provide clear, timely, and accurate communications to the project team members on all aspects of the project, including decisions made by the Steering Committee; manage project integration and coordination.

You Are:

· Customer-centric, defining and measuring success through the eyes of internal customers.

· Results-oriented, engaging stakeholders to conduct diagnosis, analyze findings, and generate appropriate options.

· An exceptional communicator with heightened interpersonal skills, comfortable communicating with stakeholders at different levels.

· An organized planner, collaborating with and organizing multiple stakeholders in the development and delivery of specialized project activities.

· A natural problem solver and decision-maker, leading diagnosis of project challenges, finding innovative business solutions, and making timely decisions.

· Innovative, applying original thinking to improve processes, methods, systems, or services.

· Reliable, demonstrating a high level of dependability in all aspects of the job.

· Technology-savvy, constantly seeking to gain knowledge relevant to your role and applying it effectively.

Top Skills Necessary

• Project Management experience - 8+ years of Project Management experience including liaising with business and IT stakeholders to lead the planning and implementation of projects, creating project charters, project scope, budgets, schedules, managing C level stakeholder relationships and conducting change management initiatives such as training & communication.
• Enterprise application implementation project – Have acted as a Project Manager on at least 1 Enterprise application implementation/upgrade or enhancement project requiring integration of multiple streams of business that touch upon financial and/or numerical data (payments, accounting, supply chain)
• Digital Transformation experience - Have completed at least 1 Digital Transformation project (legacy to SaaS / cloud system) that included Business Process Changes that affected multiple business units.
• Certifications – Have achieved PMP, PgMP or ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) or Prosci certifications
• Banking or Financial Institution experience - 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager at Financial Services or Financial institutions; having successfully Project Managed at least one cloud application upgrade, implementation or consolidation project or leading regulatory or compliance change management projects to internal policies, processes or systems.
  
  

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About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca

Job Number: 11221