Project Manager for a COOL software developer
Our client, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, is the leader in enterprise wealth management systems for the Canadian financial services marketplace with over 20 financial firms using the their Enterprise Wealth Management Systems platform, representing over 17,000 Canadian financial advisors and over $62 billion CDN in assets under administration.
They are committed to providing their team members with the ideal place to learn, out-perform and become the best they can be. As a member of this team you will be challenged to find creative solutions through collaboration with encouraging peers and expert customers.
Our client has engaged ROSS (www.getROSS.com) to find them a Project Manager. ROSS is an innovative leader in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), HR Technology, Recruitment and HR Professional Services. We’re a company of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their Business Growth.
The Project Manager is primarily responsible for leading projects through to successful conclusion, on-time and on-budget to the client’s satisfaction. Utilizing industry-leading and project-appropriate iterative methodologies (Rational Unified Process), the Delivery Manager will lead various types of projects such as product development, customer conversions, internal process and/or systems implementations, and strategic corporate initiatives following our client’s project performance standards.
Responsibilities include: software development planning; definition of project organization and staffing; staff and infrastructure sourcing; planning of phases and iterations; development of iteration plans; iteration assessment; risk identification and assessment; work scheduling and assignment; status reporting.
Major Responsibilities:
Project Planning
- Manages the initiation, planning, execution and delivery of approved and prioritized initiatives to ensure that the business objectives and stakeholder needs and expectations are met
- Plans, monitors and leads projects using industry recognized project management standards and leads in the implementation and execution of software lifecycle management standards and methodologies.
Project Execution & Delivery
- Performs deliverables based management, focusing on the delivery of customer value, in the form of executing software that meets (or exceeds) the customer's needs.
- Manages project scope & handles scope change requests using appropriate documentation.
- Manages scope enhancements from clients and gather estimates from development team for pricing and preparing change orders
- Must ensure that all necessary risk assessments and risk assessment processes are carried out at the appropriate time (Architecture, Governance, Security Threat Risk Assessment, and Operational review and compliance).
Project Reporting
- Delivers detailed reporting to all stakeholders on progress, achievement of milestones, detailed and accurate estimates, and project status as required.
- Provides timely updates to the project on assigned responsibilities
Relationship Management
- Manages team relationships. Provide performance feedback and coaching to project and program team members.
Resource Management
- Coordinates the appropriate use of resources (Architects, BA’s, QA’s and Developers).
- Reviews training deliverables and provides direction and feedback to project team and clients
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience/Qualifications
- Possesses a university degree/college diploma and 3 to 5 years experience in related industry.
- Demonstrated practice of managing projects following the RUP iterative software development process.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is preferred
- Have successfully managed software development projects in or for financial services organizations (banking, finance, insurance)
- Familiarity with MFDA and IIROC requirements
- Exhibits a working knowledge of core Enterprise competencies including knowledge of the Enterprise's business environment and products
- Understanding of end to end business processing flows of those areas and associated detailed attributes and key requirements for the processes involved
- Knowledge of various types of investment products, including mutual funds, fixed income products, securities and insurance
- Knowledge of retail back office processes such as order management, clearing and settlement, trade reconciliation, commissioning, trust accounting
- Knowledge of an Advisor’s business, specifically related to their practice and activities
- Able to understand EWMS Architecture Topology, Infrastructure stack and EWMS configuration options
- In depth knowledge of financial services distribution industry, particularly retail business represented by Wealth Management Dealers and Brokers
This role would be suited for a result-oriented professional with sound problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
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