IT Project Control Coordinator – Intermediate
- Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid (1 Tuesday mandatory day in office and then every second Friday)
- Pay Rate: $36.21/hr – $42.72/hr
- Contract Length: 6 Months with a possibility of extension
We at Raise are hiring an IT Project Control Coordinator—Intermediate for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand. We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities:
- Project Coordination—Plan, organize, and manage the implementation of technology projects from initiation to completion.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and stakeholders, to ensure smooth execution.
- Consolidate and integrate work breakdown structure data into a comprehensive schedule.
- Develop, manage, and control schedules by updating and making mitigation decisions and escalating as appropriate to the project manager.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements and align project goals.
- Communicate progress, challenges, and solutions effectively to all parties involved.
- Process Optimization, Governance, and Compliance Adhesion:
- Develop and refine implementation methodologies to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies and industry standards.
- Ensure thorough documentation of implementation processes and deliverables.
- Quality Assurance: Oversee testing and validation of systems to ensure functionality, reliability, and performance meet organizational and client expectations.
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions.
- Monitor progress and proactively address roadblocks or challenges.
- Budget Management: Create PMLEs for the projects/programs
- Monitor progress actuals vs estimates and address any variances.
Must Have Requirement:
- 2–4 years of experience in technology project coordination within the banking or financial industry, supporting system integrations or deployments. Banking experience is required.
- Strong experience coordinating meetings, taking detailed notes, tracking action items, and following up with cross-functional teams
- Ability to proactively monitor project progress, identify issues, and take initiative or escalate as needed
- Hands-on experience with ServiceNow, including creating and managing change tickets and coordinating task assignments
- Experience working with multiple project managers and business stakeholders; strong communication and collaboration skills
- Proficiency with project management tools (Microsoft Project, JIRA, or similar)
- Solid understanding of project financials, including creating PMLEs/PMLs and tracking actuals vs estimates
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills for financial tracking and PowerPoint for project reporting
- Familiarity with SDLC and project delivery frameworks (Agile, Scrum)
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience working within the security space, particularly cybersecurity
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Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
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