Project Manager - It - Expert

Duration: 12 months
Daily Responsibilities:
Define and implement project and/or program governance, RACI frameworks, and operating cadences for multi-workstream initiatives, both in early stages of execution and in flight with mature agile teams, primarily in a data domain/department.Coordinate and prioritize multiple agile squad workstreams and/or projects running concurrently with staggered timelines, ensuring dependencies, risks, and issues are identified and managed proactively. This includes participation in quarterly program increment planning.Develop comprehensive roadmaps and project schedules, clearly articulating key milestones and dependencies.Book sessions, drive decision-making forums, and align geographically diverse stakeholders across internal teams and, where applicable, external vendors.Partner with workstream and/or project sponsors to establish success metrics, KPIs, and benefit realization tracking for each.Keep team members accountable to deliverables, timelines, and commitments through structured follow-up and status reporting.Act as a connector between business-driven initiatives and technology teams where required, ensuring alignment and clarity.Demonstrate exceptional practical Change Management capabilities, including impact analysis, as well as creation and execution of change and communication plans.Work effectively in a dynamic environment with evolving requirements, limited resources, and cross-border coordination challenges.Provide governance, oversight, and clear, concise reporting to senior leadership on project and/or program health, risks, and progress.Impact and influence senior leadership team members individually and collectively to drive large-scale change management and projects/programs.Must-Have Skills:
PMP, PgMP, CSM, PSM and/or SAFe certification.8+ years of program/project management experience in both waterfall and agile projects, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives in matrixed organizations with a wide range of geographically diverse stakeholders and skill sets. Preference to experience with agile projects in a technology delivery role within a data platform domain/team.Demonstrated ability to build structure in ambiguous environments, establish project governance from the ground up, and develop a path forward aligning and influencing stakeholders around common goals and project outcomes.Strong experience developing comprehensive roadmaps and project schedules, as well as managing multiple concurrent agile squads and/or projects with competing priorities and dependencies, supported by excellent organizational skills.Proven ability to define and track KPIs and success metrics that drive data-driven decision-making and business valueNice-to-Have Skills:
Previous experience at an asset management firm – someone who has an understanding of front/middle/back-office processes at these firms, and delivering data platform projects.The ability and desire to get into the details and roll up sleeves along with the team (would be as needed, but goes a little deeper than just project management)Soft Skills:
Strong relationship and stakeholder management (with demanding stakeholders), ability to bring clarity to ambiguity, ability to gain consensus across stakeholder groups, strong attention to detail, ability to multitask effectively, ability, skill, and composure to be hands as required.FP Inc. is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. In accordance with the requirements set out in the Employment Standards Act, FP Inc. hereby declares that AI is utilized in the screening process for this position. The hourly compensation range for this role is $90/hr -$102/hr. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities, and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.
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