Program Manager - Senior

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About the Job

Our client has a requirement for a Program Manager for a 12 Month Contract opportunity. The position is located in Scarborough, ON.

What makes this Special

Our client is one of the largest Banks in North America. With exponential growth and millions of customers and clients who are served through our various businesses: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, and Wholesale Banking. Being part of this company is being part of a better Canadian service.

Role

This Program manager will be running point on a large, Enterprise-level project that involves heavy project integration --needs strong Executive/Stake holder Relationship building experience -- requires IT / Infrastructure background.
The role is responsible for using best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/sponsor’s needs and deliver on desired outcomes.

Major Responsibilities

• Develop integrated baseline project plans applying estimating models, identify resources and skills required, document estimating assumptions, refine plans and manage performance against them.
• Recommend best solutions based on understanding of business issues.
• Provide task-based schedule and cost forecasts and assist in assessing risk-based provisions.
• Capture and track program metrics and perform analysis.
• Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk.
• Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them.
• Clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required.
• Manage project closure initiatives, such as client satisfaction survey and closure analysis.
• Document and archive project activities, deliverables, tools and findings for future projects

Requirements or Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in an IT-related discipline.
• Good experience with integrating plans.
• Process experience an asset
• PMP certification preferred.
• Financial industry experience a strong asset
• 5 to 7 years experience managing projects Skills and Competencies.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals.
• Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics.
• Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
• Advanced proficiency with all MS Office applications, MS Project and/or Visio.
• Highly organized with good time management skills.
• Customer service orientation, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Analytical thinker with creative problem solving skills and attention to detail

Keywords: Program Manager, PMP, Integration, Financial, PMO

How to Apply

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