Manager, Projects & Initiatives Jobs

We are hiring for Manager, Projects & Initiatives.This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional to join one of the Top 5 banks in downtown Toronto.

Describe your department – size, structure, team culture

The contractor would be the only person in the team who will be reporting directly to me. The department is mainly focused on projects and initiatives

Daily Responsibilities:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

•Overall project lead including end to end delivery. Work within a larger team construct to deliver projects in the most effective manner. Examples of such projects include managing the enhancements process on behalf of GCO or Migration of activi

ties and processes among teams and locations.

•Creating new processes/systems in response to business requirements, develop, implement and roll-out.

•Management and provision of timely Initiative communications including status reports to executives, stakeholders, business units, vendors, Initiative team. Representing Management or team members on internal calls, planning and organizing various team activities

•Ad hoc requests, as needed, create and deliver high quality, accurate & frequent management information relating to the Business activities, to ensure that Senior Executives are aware of progress and issues within the business portfolio.

•Planning and overseeing of projects to ensure completion within budget/timeline. Plan and designate project resources, prepare budgets, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed. Rolling out new processes Client Ops wide via training, documentation & follow up.

•Formulating and monitoring a Governance process around Change areas. Ensuring the benefits are captured and working on marketing to clearly articulate what has been delivered and achieved.

•Contributing to process re-engineering ideas for location and working with regional leads to track and monitor progress and benefits.

•Partnering with key stakeholders across Operations, Product, Client Experience and IT and senior management to develop long term relationships and ensure effective engagement with function and strategy.

•Identifying, sizing and prioritizing business opportunities for improvement through analytics.

•Assessing the scope and resources required of various analytics projects and working with manager to define necessary resources.

•Monitoring and communicating key performance metrics and operational challenges.

•Applying process excellence and framework to deliver standardized consistent required reports and deliverables on time with quality output. Liaising with operational teams to ensure delivery of metrics required for oversight reporting.

What program/technology/software knowledge is essential for this role? Describe in what capacity the selected candidate will be using it?

Microsoft office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Visio).

The candidate will be using these applications for produce reports, capture process flow, Org charts, project plan and other necessary management and project tracking and reporting

Must-have Skills/Experiences and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designations:

•Collaboration

•Strong Planning Skills

•Change management

•Continuous Improvement

•Decision Making

•Autonomy

•Project Management

•Strategy orientation.

•Experience running projects/initiatives and governance, process management and analysis, facilitation skills.

Nice-to-have Skills/Experience and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designations:

Project management qualification or similar or exposure to tools.

Soft Skills:

•Building Partnership with Stakeholders and Peers

•Strong Communication Skills

•Strong communication and presentation skills.

Thank you for applying with us.

*Please note: due to a high volume of applicants, only those chosen who best match the skills and experience will be contacted.