Technical Project Coordinator Jobs

Company Information

Canaccede Financial Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries are Canadian industry leaders in specialized investment and financial services products. Through our acquisition entities and our managing and servicing entity, Canaccede International Management Ltd., we have been working with a broad cross-section of lenders and financial institutions in the acquisition and servicing of insolvent and distressed receivables since 2008, and we are the largest multi-asset acquirer in the Canadian market.

We operate with an analytically driven philosophy that is always responsive to our client’s individual needs and circumstances. Our business proposition is to maximize value of acquired receivables in a cost-effective manner and provide integrated consumer finance solutions through our operating, servicing, and technology platforms.

Adding to the momentum that Canaccede has built, in March 2020, Jefferson Capital, a leading purchaser and servicer of consumer charged-off and bankruptcy receivables in the United States and United Kingdom completed the strategic acquisition of Canaccede Financial Group Ltd. Canaccede’s corporate culture is an open, forward-looking, and growth-oriented one, where motivated employees learn and grow. We have offices in Toronto and London, Ontario.

The successful candidate will initially work from home and there is potential for the position to be a permanent work from home opportunity. Our ideal candidate is located in Ontario, with ability to travel to either of our locations to work in office, if and when necessary.

Summary

As a member of the Technology Services Team, the Technical Project Coordinator is the primary point-person responsible for communicating and supporting activities associated with project life cycles for operational and corporate level projects from a technical delivery standpoint. This includes leading and supporting the project intake process; project initiation; project planning; project communication and coordination; and project execution including requirements definition, issue resolution, risk assessment, and project closure. They partner with Canaccede’s internal teams to ensure efficient delivery of project deliverables, effective quality control, clear communication of expectations to stakeholders, and upward reporting to senior management throughout each project’s lifecycle. Technical Project Coordinator takes the lead role driving competitive advantage for Canaccede in ensuring all projects are prioritized and delivered within scope, timeline and budget. These projects are critical to advancing capabilities supportive of organizational growth, efficiency and client satisfaction.

What does a typical day look like?

• Deliver project communication plans report ongoing status updates to VP Technology and other key stakeholders
• Work with other operational leaders in the organization to monitor and manage overall spectrum of commitments and deliverables to ensure seamless production delivery of new features within the organization’s suite of solutions, including evaluating workload capacity, developing and managing project schedules, defining inter-dependencies, assessing risks, tracking/reporting status of projects including ROI
• Actively identify roadblocks and recommend solutions within project teams and relevant functional areas including business units, information technology and outside vendors
• Facilitate the development of technical requirements from business requirements
• Implement effective reporting and process check mechanisms to ensure adherence to methodologies and processes
• Identify and assist in the development of training requirements for the delivery of system projects
• Set up files to ensure all project information is appropriately documented and secured
• Help ensure project deliverables are on time, within budget, and at the required level of quality
• Work with development teams to plan time and resource estimates for project delivery
• Other duties as required
• Take an active role in working with third-party and customers stakeholders to drive integration of data, systems, and services with Canaccede products and services
• Work closely with the Marketing Team to support their delivery of new product capabilities and features to market
• Maintain professional development through attendance at meetings, professional seminars, and conferences
• Provide clarification to project teams including assignment of individual responsibilities, tasks, technical functions, and monitor progress all individuals to ensure deadlines are met
• Support our offshore development teams to drive execution of development and QA activities from the feature backlog
• Work with the VP Technology to define and report on the portfolio of projects in progress, as well as defining the upcoming pipeline of projects.
• Communicate project status and issues to all stakeholders; facilitate creation of contingency plans to mitigate risk
• Work with business stakeholders on defining individual project scope and objectives, and obtaining business user sign-off on requirements
• Directly engage and encourage stakeholders to produce results, and foster a work environment conducive to process improvement

What qualifications are required for this position?

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in project management, working on many projects simultaneously; ideally managing software development or integration projects
• Experience in financial services or related industries is a strong asset, including knowledge of relevant Canadian industry concepts and regulations such as FINTRAC, AML / KYC policies, etc.
• Good understanding of data architecture principals
• Good knowledge of Salesforce Sales & Marketing Cloud, Force.com, and related Salesforce platforms
• Collaborative leadership experience, with emphasis on a customer centric approach in effective communication
• Experience leading development projects on the Salesforce platform is a strong asset
• Experience managing offshore development teams is also an asset
• Accuracy and attention to detail while working under tight deadlines
• Ability to interpret and implement company policies and procedures
• Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills
• Ability to foster teamwork amongst diverse groups to enhance organizational effectiveness
• Experience leading technical development and QA teams
• Ability to build and maintain constructive relationships with corporate departments and key business partners
• Project Management designation or equivalent experience ideal, but not required
• Experience in preparing and delivering presentations to senior level stakeholders would be helpful
• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or similar discipline or equivalent relevant experience

What type of scheduling does Canaccede Financial Group offer?

This full-time role requires availability during core hours of operation (Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM).

What’s great about working for Canaccede Financial Group?

Competitive total compensation structure, which includes competitive base salary, bonus/incentive program, deferred profit-sharing plan, group RRSP, 3 weeks’ paid vacation, paid sick days, company paid health, dental, vision, paramedical, life and travel insurance benefits, employee assistance program, and tuition reimbursement program.

While working from home we are sure to provide our employees with the systems necessary for long term success, which includes your performance and communication tools. We have also modified our onboarding process to help integrate you into the company even before your first day, and we will help connect you with all our current employees. Our Social Committee hosts virtual monthly activities, and we continue to find unique and fun ways to celebrate our successes while remote.

Employees working from our London office enjoy our open concept work environment, which is ideal for collaboration and team building. Enjoy your lunch with your colleagues in our expansive lunchroom filled with windows, booths, and social tables. Our Social Committee coordinates fun events on a regular basis – both inside and outside of the office. These include holiday lunches, pub nights, contests, and a weekly lottery, just to name a few. We happily spend time celebrating our employees’ personal and work-related accomplishments with awards, company-wide recognition, and of course, cake.

We care about giving back to the community. Each employee is provided with 1 paid day per year to volunteer at any registered charity of their choice. We also provide monthly donations to charities that are meaningful to our staff. To date, we have donated over $40,000 to local and national charities combined, all of which were selected by our employees.

Sound like a perfect fit for you? We think so too.

A culture of diversity and inclusion at Canaccede Financial Group Ltd. is imperative. We invite and encourage applications from women, Aboriginal peoples and persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. Canaccede will provide accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation. Additional accessibility information and contact information can be found on the company website at www.canaccede.com/accessibility-statement/

For more information about Canaccede Financial Group Ltd., please visit our company website at www.canaccede.com

Candidates are encouraged to submit their resume and cover letter to Alma Gutierrez, Human Resources & Office Administrator via e-mail at [email protected].

We thank all candidates for their submission and will be in contact with candidates deemed to meet the above qualifications.