Sr Project Manager

Our client, the Bank of Canada has a 18 month hybrid remote contract opportunity for a Senior Project Manager with a minimum of 10 years experience with IT infrastructure and network security. Provide project management expertise for all project activities by working with stakeholders, project team members and groups across the Bank using proven project management best practices and methodologies • Oversee the project throughout all phases by ensuring resources are adequately utilized and the project is completed and fully operational within previously agreed upon timelines, and performance parameters • Develop project plans and prioritize work to achieve project objectives, working with project resources and ensuring collaboration with other teams, as required • Oversee project risks, issues, and interdependencies while delivering defined scope and work plans within defined quality and timeframes • Prepare and present proposals, plans, charts, status reports and risk logs to assist in analyzing, displaying and socializing progress, challenges, issues and problems by using a variety of project management tools • Assist team with change requests and risk mitigation plans • Align success measures to track adoption and transformation progress • Coordinate the input, support and communication with all functional areas that affect requirements related to project scope, business value, risk, • Develop and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with stakeholders and business partners to ensure understanding of client needs and support effective resolution of client inquiries and concerns • Collaborate proactively with other Bank’s teams to coordinate interdependencies and optimize flow for delivery and operational teams • Act as a central point of contact for all project resources and subject matter experts • Facilitate daily scrum, sprint planning retrospective meetings and backlog management to provide guidance to the delivery team to identify and prioritize deliverables • Provide regular updates on progress and value delivery to senior management and/or the sponsor/client • Ensure all project deliverables are completed including all related documentations and processes • Other activities and deliverable, as required Required Qualifications & Skills • University degree or college diploma in information technology, project management, business administration or a related field • A minimum of ten (10) years of recent demonstrated experience in the field of IT infrastructure and network security • A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience as a Senior Project Management Specialist in overseeing medium-to-large infrastructure modernization projects in a complex environment • Strong demonstrated business acumen, including the ability to identify and communicate value and translate business needs into project objectives • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound decisions and judgments, especially in identifying and mitigating infrastructure risks • Demonstrated experience leading multiple initiatives concurrently and effectively managing interdependencies • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve objectives Additional Qualifications • Demonstrated experience managing infrastructure lifecycle programs, including hardware evergreening, and integration of cloud-native technologies across hybrid environments • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale network security projects, including firewall architecture modernization, cloud-based segmentation, and Zero Trust implementations • Demonstrated knowledge of the Bank’s functions and core business processes • PMP Certification • SCRUM Master Certification