Over 6 years of project management experience in large-scale contexts
PMP, MGP, or ACP certification required
Experience in risk management or financial institutions
Basic knowledge of finance including derivatives and financial risk
Proven experience in software integration and platform change projects
Strong management skills in complex environments
Ability to communicate effectively with finance teams without being a domain specialist
Responsibilities
Own the entire project delivery including planning, budget, and schedule
Manage risks and ensure deliverable approval
Coordinate with sponsors, managers, and external integrators
Report directly to the sponsor and steering committee
Lead resource change requests and maintain project authority
Foster a collaborative culture among cross-functional teams
Utilize political acumen to navigate project challenges
Benefits
Opportunity to lead high-impact projects in a financial context
Direct reporting to senior stakeholders, enhancing visibility
Engagement in a dynamic and collaborative work environment
Development of financial acumen through project involvement
Potential for career advancement in project management within finance
Full Job Description
Job Description Mandate Overview:
The client is looking for a project manager who owns the entire delivery: project plan, deliverables, budget, schedule, risks and deliverable approval. The role places the person at the centre of a broad ecosystem (sponsor, managers, contribution leads, external integrator) and gives them authority over resource change requests. Reporting goes directly to the sponsor and the steering committee, which requires a level of political acumen explicitly named in the mandate. What sets this mandate apart from a generic project manager role is the note on financial knowledge: derivatives, accounting and financial risk, at a basic level, combined with a software integration and platform change project. PMP, MGP or ACP certification is listed among the required knowledge, with no mention of it being an asset.
Target candidate: a certified project manager with more than 6 years of large-scale cross-functional projects, who has already led a platform replacement or integration in a financial institution or risk context. The person must be able to speak the language of finance (derivatives, accounting, risk) with business teams, without being a domain specialist.
Requirements
Required:
More than 6 years in project management in large-scale contexts
PMP / MGP / ACP certifications
Experience in a risk management context and/or in a financial institution
Experience in the financial sector
Basic knowledge of finance: financial derivatives, accounting, financial risk management
Experience in a software integration and platform change project
Management skills: complex contexts, communication, political acumen, collaborative culture, planning and coordinating, leadership and initiative
Asset:
Master's or graduate degree in project management
Profiles to Exclude:
Profile mentioning project management without demonstrated accountability for budget, schedule and steering committee reporting.
Profile whose projects described in the resume are small-scale or limited to a single team, with no cross-functional, multi-department project.
Profile with no software integration, platform replacement or platform change project listed in the resume.
Profile with no demonstrated exposure in the resume to derivatives, accounting or financial risk.
PCO, project office advisor or Scrum Master profile presented as a project manager.
Profile with no PMP, MGP or PMI-ACP certification listed in the resume (pending the client's answer).
