Business Project Manager

Job summary

The project manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of cross-functional business projects, including planning, budgeting, and reporting to steering committees. They act as the central point of contact for sponsors, internal teams, and external vendors to ensure project objectives are met.

Job details

The client is looking for two senior, versatile project managers focused on business projects in the financial domain, even though the role sits within CLIENT technology entity. The person is the central point for all contributors (sponsor, managers, integrator) and is solely accountable for the project plan, deliverables and reporting to the sponsor and steering committee. The role covers one or several cross-functional projects in parallel, which puts planning and coordinating multiple deliveries on the same level as leading a single project. Experience in a financial institution or a risk management context is required, and knowledge of financing approval risk is listed among the competencies. The pool is narrowed by the combined thresholds: over 10 years, bilingualism and two days per week on site in Lévis; certification differentiates candidates without excluding them. Target candidate: a bilingual project manager with over 10 years of large-scale business project management, who has owned the plan, budget, schedule and closure of cross-functional projects involving business, IT and external vendor teams. Their background is in a financial institution or a risk management context, ideally with exposure to credit or financing approval, and a PMP, MGP or ACP certification is a plus. Key Requirements Management of medium to very large cross-functional projects, from plan to closure Planning and coordinating multiple large-scale deliveries Role responsibilities: single project plan, deliverables, functional supervision of internal and external contributors, change and quality control, risk analysis, reporting to sponsor and steering committee Experience in a risk management context and/or a financial institution Requirements DESIRED Knowledge of financing approval risk PMP, MGP or ACP certification Communication, political acumen, mobilizing business, vendor and IT teams, leadership and initiative, working in complex contexts ASSET Master's degree or graduate diploma in project management Profiles to Exclude ▸ Profile whose projects are exclusively technical (infrastructure, application development), with no business sponsor or business objective mentioned. ▸ Profile mentioning project coordination without demonstrated ownership of plan, budget and schedule. ▸ PCO, coordinator or Scrum Master profile presented as a project manager, without delivery carried through to closure. ▸ Profile whose projects involve a single team, with no external contributors or cross-functional scope. ▸ Profile with no demonstrated reporting to a steering committee or decision-making body. ▸ Profile with no experience in a financial institution or a risk management context.

What you’ll do

The project manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of cross-functional business projects, including planning, budgeting, and reporting to steering committees. They act as the central point of contact for sponsors, internal teams, and external vendors to ensure project objectives are met.

Requirements

Candidates must have over 10 years of experience in large-scale business project management within a financial or risk management context. Proficiency in financing approval risk and bilingualism are required, with professional certifications like PMP, MGP, or ACP considered an asset.

Listed skills

• Leadership · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Quality Control · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Management
• Financial Domain
• Risk Management
• Financing Approval Risk
• Cross-functional Project Management
• Budget Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Change Control
• Quality Control
• Reporting
• Leadership
• Political Acumen
• Vendor Management
• Strategic Planning
• Communication
• Planning
• Coordinating
• Decision Making
• Scrum (Software Development)
• Risk Analysis
• Business Objectives
• Project Coordination
• Project Planning
• Multilingualism
• Project Management Professional Certification
• Application Development
• Requirements Management

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Finance & Accounting
• Technology
• Consulting
• Business Project Manager
• Project Manager (General)
• Management and Organization Analysts
• Project Management Specialists

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