- Manage the delivery of a project through the full project lifecycle, from initiation through to implementation.
- Ensure the project delivers in-line with the Software Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC) and associated quality gates. Tracking that these are actively followed and managed on each project.
- Lead, manage and motivate a virtual team in multiple geographic locations, communicating project progress, and ensuring all team members take accountability for delivery.
- Motivate, mentor and encourage project team members to utilise themselves to their full potential and take accountability for their assigned work.
- Create and maintain an end-to-end project plan that delivers the agreed scope of the project to time, budget and quality criteria.
- Ensure the project team understands all build scope through approved designs and specifications in accordance with the SDLC, collaborate with them to create a build and test plan that delivers against project milestones.
- Be actively involved in the delivery of each project by coordinating the day to day running of the project to ensure it achieves its expected milestones.
- Have strong relationships and take accountability for working with all FNZ stakeholders to agree scope, timelines and artefacts in order to ensure delivery of the project in line with overall agreed plan.
- Take accountability for the overall estimating process for a project, and work collaboratively with the Lead Solution Consultant, Delivery Manager, and the Test Manager to estimate the work effort required to deliver the project scope within the agreed timescales and budgets.
- Financial Services experience preferably investment/wealth/life and/or pensions products and the markets in which FNZ and our customers operate in.
- An understanding of the regulatory environment FNZ operate within.
- Significant experience in leading the delivery of business-critical projects, preferably Software implementations within Financial Services.
- Experience of managing stakeholders to executive levels.
- At least 10 years of experience in managing complex development and implementation projects involving package software solutions, ideally within an Agile project delivery framework.
- Tertiary level qualifications in Computer Science, Business or an associated discipline
- Confident, and able to take initiative given client and delivery focused environment;
- Independent, self-directing and delivery focused working style;
- Commercially aware;
- Excellent organisational, administration and time management skills;
- Good team communication skills, confident in dealing with internal and external clients;
- Highly developed written and oral communication skills;
- We are mission led - work at the heart of a purpose-led organization, where you can be proud of the impact you make, every day. Where you'll transform the way over 20 million people invest, making wealth management more accessible, sustainable and transparent to more people.
- Rapid career growth - encouraged to take on responsibility, play a part in the evolution of the company and rapidly drive your career development working on real projects that directly impact our clients and their customers.
- Market leading technology - Build, create and evolve innovative solutions for the world's most trusted brands using the latest technologies to help change the face of investing for the future
- Learning & development – Placing emphasis on a willingness to learn, to think differently, to be creative and to help drive innovation.
- A competitive base salary, discretionary bonus, and paid time off.
- FNZ will match pension plan contributions at 150%, up to 4% total Employee Contribution.
- Contributions to medical, dental and vision insurance, and more.
- 26 weeks of primary and secondary parental caregiver leave at full salary.
- Fulfilling mentor and leadership opportunities.
- A positive work environment with a sense of purpose to share knowledge and skills amongst other colleagues.
- Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world's largest companies.
- FNZ is a place where we celebrate achievements, support new challenges, and provide opportunities to fulfil ambitions.
Project Manager - Toronto, Canada - FNZ Group
Description
Who we are:
FNZ Group is an established and rapidly growing company in the financial technology sector. We partner with the entire industry to make wealth management accessible to more people. Today, we partner with over 650 financial institutions and 8,000 wealth management firms, enabling over 20 million people across all wealth segments to invest in the things they care the most about, on their own terms. We have over 20+ offices globally with over 5,000 employees.
To learn more about us and our journey, check out the .
What our Project Managers do:
As a Project Manager you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of projects to contracted time, quality, and budget requirements. This will involve leadership of a distributed project team in multiple locations, and the proactive identification, management and resolution of risks and issues throughout the full project lifecycle.
The role requires a background in technology or management consulting with experienced in leading large projects within the financial services industry.
As a Project Manager at FNZ you may be involved in the delivery of a single large-scale project or multiple smaller projects. This is a heavily client facing role and requires the ability to build strong relationships with customers, often at a senior level.
Other key responsibilities include:
Who we are looking for:
What we offer:
Sounds like you? Join the FNZ journey and apply today
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