Project Coordinator

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We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Project Coordinator, you’ll be responsible for ensuring project control procedures and policies are executed across a wide range of medium and large-scale projects. You’ll leverage your experience as a project coordinator to ensure all work is appropriate and functioning according to our PMO Governance standards. You’ll work closely with various team members to coordinate a portfolio of projects from end-to-end, providing information for resourcing, budgeting, planning, compliance, tracking financials, and project status.

How You’ll Succeed

• Project Coordination – Support the Project Managers and Directors throughout all phases of the project management lifecycle. Develop, manage, and control schedules by making continuous updates and mitigation decisions, escalating issues when necessary.
• Tracking & Reporting – Track progress and make recommendations on response plans for risks, resolution plans, and results on action items.
• Project Financials – Track and reconcile financials ensuring resolution of anomalies. Update and reconcile ongoing estimates, make recommendations, and escalate when necessary.
• Project Reporting – Assist with maintaining accurate project reporting. Generate and distribute project status updates. Facilitate timely updates and accurate data entry.
• Portfolio Governance – Ensure adherence to project risk and governance processes. Partner with Risk & Control Governance groups. Provide regular risk management status reports. Contribute to a lessons-learned database.
• Operational Support – Manage the PMO SharePoint site, including access control and conduct Privileged Access Reviews. Support onboarding and offboarding processes. Share onboarding documents and ensure smooth transitions. Develop and maintain PMO-specific guidelines and training materials. Track PMO training and manage access permissions. Lead PMO team meetings and schedule meetings with Subject Matter Experts, Stakeholders, and Consultants as required. Participate in various project-related meetings to record action items or decisions for key stakeholders. Maintain project documentation and artifacts in an organized manner.

• You can demonstrate 3+ years of experience in managing all facets of a project as an IT Project Coordinator or similar role, hands-on experience creating project artifacts and supporting Project Managers. It’s an asset if you have experience with Waterfall/Agile methodology and Enterprise Delivery Framework standards within the Financial Services industry.
• You have advanced level experience with MS Project, MS SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, and MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• You have a degree/diploma in Computer Science. It is an asset if you’re a certified professional. You have current accreditation and good standing in PMP.
• You have excellent communication skills. You can effectively articulate, negotiate, and present information.
• You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.
• You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision-making.
• You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to create a shared vision.
• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.
• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.
• Subject to plan and program terms and conditions.

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com.
• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.
• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Toronto-81 Bay, 17th Floor

Regular

37.5

Deliverables Management, Financial Information, Process Simplification, Progress Monitoring, Project Controls, Project Performance Management (PM)

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Banking