Program Manager

TekStaff's Client has a current vacancy for "Program Manager"

Job Description

Role Responsibilities / Typical Day in Role:

• Vendor management: management of the deliverables and the outcomes of the vendor
• Project Leadership: Provide strategic direction and leadership to cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with Scotia Tech’s strategic goals and business objectives.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including business leaders, technology teams, and external partners, to ensure alignment and transparency throughout project lifecycles.
• Risk Management: Implement robust project management methodologies and processes to identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, ensuring successful project delivery. Escalate critical issues and drive decision-making and accountability by supporting cross-functional executive and senior management forums to align opportunities, challenges and required actions.
• Effective Communication: Consistently interact professionally with clients both in business and technology to manage project expectations and deliverables within allocated timelines and budget.
• Quality Assurance: Monitor and ensure the quality of project deliverables, adhering to industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Manage Priorities: Effectively manage changing priorities, project risks and issues along with impact and mitigation plans. Facilitate change requests for major impact on scope, schedule, resourcing, and budget.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

• 10 + years’ project management experience
• Hands-on experience with Murex and experience in Treasury and Capital market required
• 10+ years of experience with demonstrated executive presence and proven delivery leadership
• Experience managing projects with budgets of $10 million or more (smaller budget programs may not be a fit)

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Experience in other Top 5 banks / FIs - mutual funds, insurance companies, etc.
• Previous Scotiabank experience
• ION experience is preferred, not required

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Highly motivated, detailed and result oriented
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to recognize and comprehend complex issues

Educational Requirements:

• Post-secondary education is nice-to-have, hands-on experience preferred
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred

Interview Process:

• 1st Round: 30 minutes | Teams / Virtual | Interview with HM
• 2nd Round: 60 minutes | In-Person | Hiring Manager & Director (44 King St)
• Focused discussion on delivery leadership experience, exposure to Murex, Treasury, and Capital Markets, and experience managing complex programs. This round will also assess cultural fit and stakeholder management capabilities
• 3rd Round: 60 minutes | In-Person | VP

TekStaff may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the applicant screening process. However, applications will also be reviewed by a member of our Recruitment team to ensure a fair and thorough assessment.