Project /Program Manager – Banking & Financial Services- CANADA

Remote

Contractual

Description

We are looking for an experienced Project / Program Manager with strong experience in the Banking & Financial Services domain to manage end-to-end delivery of technology and business transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects/programs from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Define scope, timelines, milestones, deliverables, resources, and budgets.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, changes, and overall delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Business, Technology, QA, Operations, and Vendors.
• Manage stakeholder communication, governance meetings, and executive status reporting.
• Ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards.
• Drive Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Manage UAT, implementation, production rollout, and post-production activities.
• Ensure compliance with banking, security, risk, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage third-party vendors and ensure timely delivery of agreed commitments.

Banking Domain Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Core Banking / Digital Banking
• Payments / Cards
• Lending / Loan Origination
• Banking APIs / Integrations
• Data Migration / Regulatory Reporting

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of overall project/program management experience, preferably within Banking/Financial Services.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and Agile/Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience managing large, cross-functional technology programs.
• Strong stakeholder, communication, leadership, and negotiation skills.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project , or similar.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, vendors, risks, and dependencies.

Preferred Certifications

PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe or relevant banking certifications.