Digital Banking Project Manager

Job summary

The Project Manager will plan and manage diverse project activities, ensuring scope, timeline, and budget are maintained within agreed tolerances. They are also responsible for identifying and mitigating project risks while providing direction to the project team and ensuring successful project handovers.

Job details

Pay: 50-65 Contract Duration: 6 MO - extensions Work Arrangement: Remote - some travel We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position. Vacancy: This posting is for a currently vacant role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an existing open position. Primary Accountabilities: ● Plans and manages project activities for a variety of diverse and complex projects utilizing project management principles, methodologies, tools and techniques. ● Manages project scope, timeline and budget within agreed tolerances throughout the lifecycle of the project, and adjusts project plan in consultation with all stakeholders as required in order to meet objectives. ● Develops a project risk management plan to identify, assess and mitigate project risks. ● Assigns work and provides instructions, advice and direction to the project team. ● Ensures project deliverables are delivered to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost. ● Ensures project transition and handover activities upon project completion are planned and implemented as agreed with customers, operational support and other relevant stakeholders. Qualifications: ● A university degree in computer science, business administration, or other related discipline with an IT focus. ● Minimum of 3-5 years progressively more responsible relevant IT experience including experience managing projects according to standard project management methodologies and best practices. ● Financial Services background is an asset, especially in digital, online banking platforms and technology services. ● Certificate in one of the main project management methodologies is an asset (e.g. PMI Certificate, PMP, Prince 2, CSM). ● Advanced hands-on knowledge and understanding of project management principles, methodologies, tools and techniques. ● Ability to think conceptually and analytically, conduct effective, thorough reviews of customer project requirements and deliverables, and manage projects and team resources of considerable size and complexity through to successful completion. ● Strong analytical, problem solving, organizational and time management skills. ● Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with customers, business and technical teams and other co-workers; and adapt easily to changing priorities and business needs. ● Excellent customer management skills, ability to manage multiple projects with conflicting deadlines in a fast paced environment. ● Strong business acumen is required.

What you’ll do

The Project Manager will plan and manage diverse project activities, ensuring scope, timeline, and budget are maintained within agreed tolerances. They are also responsible for identifying and mitigating project risks while providing direction to the project team and ensuring successful project handovers.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a university degree in computer science, business administration, or a related IT-focused discipline. A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant IT project management experience is required, with preference given to those with a background in financial services and professional certifications.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Budget Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Digital Banking
• Analytical Skills
• Problem Solving
• Organizational Skills
• Time Management
• Communication
• Business Acumen
• Customer Management
• IT Project Management

Job areas

• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting