Typical Day in Role
• Develop, track and manage project budget, project plans, timelines and scope
• Manage project resources including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching and advising
• Partner closely with other members of functional teams to define business requirements
• Lead teams of developers in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs
• Define test plans and ensure that products are defect free before User Acceptance Testing
• Facilitate the User Acceptance Testing process, developing rollout plans and procedures
• Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses
• Ensure appropriate systems development and project management processes are being utilized
• Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors
• Communicating with project team and vendors
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
• 10+ years experience in a Program Manager role, working closely with business partners
• Prior experience with Cloud Migration projects (GCP,AWS, Azure)
• People Management Project Scope of at least 30 people.
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Previous Financial Institution Experience an asset
• Jira experience is an asset
• Experience with Risk is an asset
Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a related field required (Technical fields preferred, although experience is more important)