Hybrid Project Manager

at Aviso Wealth

• Job title: Project Manager
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: CA$125,000 - CA$130,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Project Manager managing strategic integration projects in the wealth management sector for Aviso. Collaborating with senior management and project sponsors to ensure project success.

Responsibilities

• Manage project plans and budgets, including accurate tracking of financials and resourcing
• Ensure project alignment and compliance with standards and policies
• Assist with integration management of strategic and departmental projects
• Coordinate with other project managers to ensure timely and complete delivery of projects, maintaining awareness of interdependencies and communicating to stakeholders
• Manage issue resolution, risk mitigation, and escalations
• Provide accurate and timely project performance reporting to the program manager, executives, project sponsors, and relevant stakeholders
• Manage the change management process as it relates to project scope, schedule, cost, and expectations

Requirements

• Degree in Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field preferred or equivalent work-related experience
• Project Management Certification in Prince 2, PMI, or OPM3 or equivalent preferred
• 7+ years of work experience with a minimum of 5+ years of recent project management experience in complex, matrix organizations is required
• Proven experience in managing Capital Markets projects and/or delivering regulatory compliance initiatives, with a strong understanding of financial regulations and industry standards is required
• Excellent understanding of project management best practices and project life cycle disciplines is required
• Experience with integrated systems lifecycle development utilizing multiple development models e.g., agile, waterfall, hybrid is required
• Experience with critical path analysis, project planning, and remediation is required
• Functional knowledge of project accounting, budget planning, cost control, capital/expense approval and management procedures required for project tracking is required
• Understanding of services agreements as related to commercial contracts and information/technology systems is required
• Strong prioritization, delegation, and administrative skills with ability to manage multiple projects involving cross-departmental teams is required
• Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills are required
• Experience working for organizations in transformation and the ability to manage change and ambiguity is required
• Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
• Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
• Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
• Matching contributions to our retirement program
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
• Regular social events to foster teamwork