Project Delivery Manager - Montréal, Canada - Dawn InfoTek Inc.

Dawn InfoTek Inc.

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Dawn InfoTek Inc. is a professional IT consulting team that partners with major financial institutions, investment firms and government sectors. We have been dedicated to delivering cutting-edge consulting services and recruiting all levels of IT positions for our clients.

We are currently seeking competent individuals to fulfill the role of Project Delivery Manager to join our dynamic team for our client, one of the major banks.

Contract Duration:
ASAP to Oct 31, approx. 5 months
Possibility of extension & conversion to FTE

Typical Day in Role

Running all the Scrum Ceremonies for the Agile team
Managing multiple Projects for the Agile team
Maintaining status reports for the projects for the Agile team and attending required status meeting
Handle Stakeholder communications and escalations when required
Help team remove any impediments
Handle release prep and releases for the team
Accountable for delivery of the Projects being handled
Provide consulting and guidance on project initiatives. The focus is to be kept on overall business solutions, not on specific packages or technologies.
Identify and confirm required stakeholders to ensure responsibilities and deliverables are understood by each.
Define project governance, identify senior stakeholders & sponsors to form a steering committee (should it be necessary). Work with Project Sponsor to prepare appropriate information for dissemination to the Steering Committee.
Manage project participants and relationships ensuring project teams are cohesive ad operating to common objectives and priorities.
Work with Project Sponsor to establish the scope of the project and than managed to the established scope. Ensure Project Change Notifications are raised where necessary and approved. If the scope changes identify impacts to the Sponsor. And/or Steering Committee.
Hold meetings and work sessions as necessary to ensure that project management deliverables are met i.e. project planning, risk management, issue management, status meetings
Provide support in developing creative/alternative approaches to problem resolution. The focus is to be kept on overall business solutions, not on specific packages or technologies.
Motivating the Project Team and maintaining the momentum of the Project against background of changing and occasionally conflicting priorities
Ongoing communication of project status, completing the monthly Project Status Reports and escalating issues to the Operations Sponsor, the SVP and the EVP, as required.
Ensure the documentation and archiving of project activities, deliverables, tools and findings and for use in future projects.

The
Delivery Lead is expected to have decent knowledge of the finance domain and requires expert understanding of project management and life cycle development methodologies and Agile theories.

1) 7+ years' experience as a Delivery Lead, preferably in the financial industry
2) 7+ years demonstrated experience working in an Agile environment - with a demonstrated understanding of Scrum / Kanban theories and a practical experience in these areas to show expertise in handling day to day scenarios
3) 5+ years' recent experience working on complex technical projects
4) 3+ years' experience with JIRA, Confluence

Nice-To-Have Skills:
1) Experience in authentication and digital identity space an asset
2) Digital Banking experience
3) Agile certification
4) PMP Certification

Soft Skills Required:

Culture:

Needs to maintain healthy relationship with the team and have a keen eye for improvements
Always be ready to adapt
Always challenge the status quo for the betterment of the team. Be the change driver
Strong communication skills to be able to navigate discussions with multiple stakeholders.
Management and leadership skills sufficient to lead and motivate the team and excellent skills in relationship and general business management.
Expert team building skills to create and sustain highly motivated groups within diverse and multifunctional reporting units that are most often not within the incumbent's direct supervision.
Strong problemsolving and analytical skills to rapidly assess problem situations and creatively develop alternate solutions and approaches necessary to resolve highlevel, complex problems.
Expert facilitation and interviewing skills are required to produce objective and highly developed Benefit Maps.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in technology preferred
PMP designation an asset
Agile certification an asset

Job Type:
Fixed term contract

Salary:
$60.00-$70.00 per hour

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Montréal, QC H3A 3M3