Sr Project Manager with Creditor Insurance Products, Mortgage Products or Third Party-First Party product integration to work on the Bank Creditor Insurance Portfolio for a large financial organization- 31101

Job Type: Contract
Positions to fill: 1
Start Date: Aug 21, 2023
Job End Date: Oct 31, 2023
Pay Rate: Hourly: Negotiable
Job ID: 131738
Location: Toronto
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Sr Project Manager with Creditor Insurance Products, Mortgage Products or Third Party-First Party product integration to work on the Bank Creditor Insurance Portfolio for a large financial organization- 31101

Location Address
: Hybrid (1-2x a week)
Contract Duration: ASAP to 10/31/2023
Extension: Highly likely for an additional year
FTE: Possible
Number of Positions: 1


Story Behind the Need
  • Business group: Project Delivery & Support
  • Project: Creditor Insurance Portfolio
  • Reason for request: Need Sr. PM to deliver Project aligning to Bank Creditor Insurance Portfolio
Candidate Value Proposition
  • The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a high visibility to project. The bank is adding new functionality and products to the Creditor Insurance Portfolio  .

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

Must Have Skills:
  • 10+ years experience in a Project Manager role, working closely with business partners and Senior Executives
  • Prior experience with a Creditor Insurance Products, Mortgage Products or Third Party-First Party product integration
  • Prior PM experience managing a project upwards of $2 Million Dollars
  • People Management Project Scope of at least 30 people.
  • Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions

Nice-To-Have Skills:
  • Previous TOP 5 banking Experience an asset


Soft Skills:
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities
• Great communication skills are required, as they will regularly be communicating internally and externally

Best vs Average: The ideal candidate would have experience with one of the top 5 banks or a large insurance company and prior experience with executive management

Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a related field required (Technical fields preferred, although experience is more important)

Candidate Review & Selection
• Structure and Format: Two rounds (screening interview with HM + interview with project sponsors)