Project Manager – Expert
- Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid (4 days per week)
- Pay Rate: $92.37/hr – $109.06/hr
- Contract Length: 12 Months
We at Raise are hiring a Project Manager – Expert 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:
- This is not a standard program manager role—it requires:
- Developing deep relationships across multiple, separate business units and their leadership teams
- Experience with transformation projects and delivery of technical and AI capabilities
- A bias to action and the ability to operate independently and in ambiguous situations
- Commercial Banking and Credit Expertise
- Manage alignment and decision-making across multiple, separate Client's business, technology and AI groups, ensuring interoperability and consistent architecture
- Own overarching program governance, status reporting, milestone tracking, and stakeholder communications across all three entities
- Track program metrics, milestones, and performance—essential for visibility to senior leadership and external stakeholders
- Develop executive-level presentations and maintain critical visibility with leadership and stakeholders across all three entities- essential to program credibility and stakeholder confidence.
Must have skills:
- 10+ years of experience in banking or financial services industry with understanding of project business management.
- Program Management experience on the Business side.
- Hands-on experience implementing End-to-End project
- Guiding teams and stakeholders to make informed, consensus-driven decisions.
- Aligning program and portfolio-level objectives to maintain alignment and achieve strategic outcomes.
- Effective storytelling skills – written and verbal skills and attention to detail in preparing reporting and summaries that is provided to product teams and senior / executive leadership.
- A ‘Growth Mindset’ – remain current with emerging consumer / industry trends, embraces new data to generate impactful insights. Proactive and inquisitive mindset, continuously seeking opportunities and the “why” behind data trends to improve existing processes and streamline activities.
Nice-to-have Skills:
- PMP Designation.
- Commercial Banking Experience.
- Trade Experience.
Looking for meaningful work? We can help!
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.
We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/
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