Sr. Project Manager - Direct Lending

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Support the intake, prioritization, and tracking of key Direct Lending initiatives
• Maintain a consolidated view of the initiative portfolio, including status, risks, and dependencies
• Establish and manage governance routines (status reporting, executive updates, decision forums)
• Ensure alignment and integration across parallel initiatives to avoid duplication, conflicting priorities, or delivery gaps

• Lead end-to-end delivery of select high-priority initiatives
• Ensure coordination and sequencing across multiple workstreams, vendors, and internal teams
• Drive execution of initiatives including:
  • Vendor-driven implementations or partnerships
  • Regulatory or compliance initiatives
  • Audit findings and remediation programs
  • Cross-functional transformation efforts
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and deliverables
• Drive clear ownership, milestones, and accountability across stakeholders

• Identify, track, and actively manage risks, issues, and interdependencies across initiatives
• Drive audit and regulatory remediation efforts into structured, executable plans with clear ownership and timelines
• Ensure mitigation plans are defined, tracked, and executed through to closure

• Act as a central point of coordination across multiple stakeholders
• Facilitate working sessions, steering committees, and executive updates
• Drive alignment and decision-making across stakeholders in complex or evolving situations
• Translate complex information into clear, actionable updates for leadership

• Drive execution discipline across scope, timelines, and governance structures
• Implement consistent project management practices across initiatives
• Maintain a clear, integrated view of progress across initiatives
• Ensure strong documentation (charters, status reports, RAID logs)
• Drive focus on outcomes, including business impact and adoption, not just activity

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of experience in project management, program management, or portfolio management
• Strong experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Experience in financial services, lending, or regulated environments preferred
• Proven track record working on:
  • Vendor-led implementations
  • Regulatory or compliance-driven initiatives
  • Audit remediation or risk-driven programs
• Experience working in environments with high regulatory, audit, and operational risk complexity
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in parallel
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and bringing structure to evolving work

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class otherwise protected under applicable human rights legislation. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled and all other qualified applicants

The Successful Applicant

• Clear visibility of the Direct Lending initiative portfolio and priorities
• Strong integration and coordination across initiatives, with minimal duplication or conflicting efforts
• Improved execution discipline across key initiatives
• Risks and dependencies actively managed and addressed proactively
• Strong alignment across Product, Operations, and supporting functions
• Priority initiatives delivered with measurable business impact

What's on Offer

• Lead a high-profile portfolio of strategic lending initiatives.
• Gain executive exposure across business, risk, and compliance leaders.
• Drive enterprise-wide transformation in a regulated financial environment.
• Influence priorities and decision-making at the portfolio level.
• Work on complex programs spanning operations, technology, and governance.
• Opportunity to extend beyond the initial contract term.