Senior Project Manager, Development - CONTRACT

Our client is a boutique consulting firm of top-notch Financial Services technology professionals. They have expert knowledge in the Capital Markets, Wealth & Investment Management, and Retail Banking sectors, offering their clients a winning combination of business and technical expertise. Their hands-on approach combines the rigor of business-driven frameworks and methodologies with the flexibility of a senior team, giving clients a superior level of customization. They have engaged ROSS (www.getROSS.com) to search for a Senior Project Manager, Development.

ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth. We provide remote or onsite HR and Recruitment solutions such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), complemented by leading edge open-source HRIS software.

The Senior Project Manager, Development will be responsible for leading and managing the development of a Wealth Management project.

Requirements:

1. Solid Project Management leadership experience (5+ years)
2. Project planning and project management expertise
3. Expert in standard project management methodologies including PMP, PRINCE, Agile or similar is strongly preferred
4. Experience in progress reporting, issue resolution, action tracking, and ability to identify risks and create risk mitigation plans
5. Experience in resource planning, defining skill set requirements, and people management
6. Ability to execute against project plan timelines to deliver agreed upon deliverables within approved budget
7. 5+ years experience in development; implementations, design, documentation etc.
8. Demonstrated people and communication skills, including client management and written and verbal communications.
9. Must understand the vendor environment
10. Canadian Securities Course is a nice to have
11. Wide understanding of Wealth Management (potentially including retail and commercial banking, risk, treasury, capital markets, wealth management, support functions)
12. Demonstrated ability to lead combined with a calm professional demeanor and ability to work with all levels of the organization from analysts to executives
13. Self-motivated independent thinker with experience on larger projects (6-12 month requirements phase)
14. Creative problem-solving and strong diagnostic and analytical skills
15. Strong organizational, follow-up and priority-setting skills
16. Quick learner – e.g., able to quickly understand an application’s high-level functionality
17. Ability to work independently to accomplish tasks assigned
18. Experience following structured methodologies and frameworks
19. French speaking is a strong asset

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