Director, Information Technology Project Management

CIBC Mellon


Date: 1 day ago
City: Toronto, ON
Contract type: Full time
Responsibilities

  • Establish the strategy and operating model for IT Project Management including goals and objectives.
  • Refine implementation management roles, responsibilities and accountabilities.
  • Collaborate with Business Units, IT Procurement, IT Finance, Enterprise Architecture, and other IT teams as well as IT vendors regarding Project Management operational processes.
  • Partner with IT Leadership to implement agile principles for delivery.
  • Collaborate with CIBC Mellon’s Change Consulting & Delivery team on the development and implementation of standard project and program management methodologies and tools to improve the probability of successful project delivery.
  • Monitor program status across the portfolio and effectively communicate status to all stakeholders via project data repositories, status reports, project planning tools, presentations, etc.
  • Facilitate the annual capital planning process for Information Technology and ensure adherence to financial control processes.
  • Define and implement governance processes/structures in accordance with waterfall and agile delivery processes that enable appropriate planning, scheduling, executing, monitoring and control across the technology portfolio.
  • Continuously improve the toolset used to facilitate our core Project Management processes, including project scheduling, resource management, financial management, status reporting, project lifecycle workflow, time tracking, and document management.
  • Guide and educate on the importance of IT organizational change management principles
  • Coordinate the IT project portfolio prioritization and participate in ongoing demand management and capacity management.
  • Own capacity management and resource forecasting processes and tools, partner with other IT functions and shared service providers to address gaps.
  • Fulfill Product Owner role for the Planview portfolio management tool.
  • Facilitate tracking of benefits realization across the IT project portfolio.
  • Establish and maintain effective risk management and dependency management discipline across IT initiatives.
  • Champion adherence to audit and control requirements.
  • Oversee interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of permanent and contractor Project Managers, Implementation Managers and Business Analysts.
  • Responsible for people management and ongoing training, mentoring, and coaching to Project Managers and Implementation Managers and Business Analysts so that a Center of Excellence around delivery is established.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business administration or related field
  • 7-10+ years experience in IT and financial services with a focus on Fund Accounting, Record Keeping and Custody systems delivery would be an asset
  • Project Manager PMI/PMP and CSM certification desirable
  • 5+ years’ experience managing large programs and projects or a PMO function and leading diverse teams
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum teams integrated with traditional waterfall management methods
  • Experience with one or more project management methodologies (e.g., PMI PMBOK) and integration of agile/rapid learning cycle environments
  • Aptitude with project portfolio management (PPM) applications (e.g., Planview)
  • Significant knowledge of project planning tools with evidence of practical application
  • Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate the PMO vision, and inspire and motivate PMO staff
  • A distinctive blend of business, IT, financial and communication skills
  • Effective influencing and negotiation skills in an environment where resources may not be in direct control of this role
  • Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning and execution skills
  • Strong business acumen, including industry, domain-specific knowledge of the enterprise
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a strategic resource plan
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Collaborative, appreciative style of management and engagement with others
  • Ability to facilitate and drive continuous process improvements on the job and partner with other functions/individuals

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