Role Summary:
The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for planning, delivery and execution of projects for the entire delivery life cycle, applying established TMX standards and best practices. The PM plays a leadership role to ensure projects are successfully delivered on time, on budget, with good quality while making certain clients are put first and the goals of the program are met.
Key Accountabilities:
The Project Manager plans, controls and executes upon approved projects by carrying out the following activities using TMX standard processes and toolsets
- Define the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management and identify the key drivers and measurements which will be used to evaluate the project upon completion
- Determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project
- Create a coordinated plan that details how scope, schedule, costs, communications, resources, dependencies, risks/issues, quality, change vendors (where applicable) and other key aspects of the project will be managed
- Develop a detailed schedule for the project that identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project and effectively allocates the resources to the work
- Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as the need arises
- Execute the project according to the integrated plan
- Closely monitor approved project budget, scope and timelines, actioning variances on a timely basis, leveraging standard project change request processes
- Ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and approved and are stored centrally
- Monitor the progress of the project and adjust course where required to ensure successful delivery, escalating where appropriate
- Provide regular project status and steering committee reporting as per established TMX standards
- Lead the project team in re-estimating project effort and costs at the appropriate gates, acquiring approval on any revisions
Skills and Experience:
Must Have(s):
- Minimum 5 years' experience within an Information Technology environment delivering on business driven initiatives for Financial Institutions
- University/undergraduate degree in related discipline or equivalent PM work experience within the financial services industry
- Ability to successfully navigate and deliver within a fully matrixed environment that is complex and somewhat ambiguous.
- Demonstrated leadership, with the ability to empower and effectively manage teams
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communications
- Background delivering projects using SDLC, Iterative and Agile methodologies
- Experience with end to end project delivery (includes managing both the business and IT phases of a project) of projects in excess of $2M
- Positive relationship building abilities and understanding that partnership is key to successful delivery
- Prior experience working with regulators and external clients
Nice to Have(s):
- Google Cloud Experience
- Mergers and Aquisitions experience
- Prior experience using Workday as a PPM
- Experience with projects involving various solutions including in-house development, third party applications, on premise and cloud platforms