Project Manager

**Job Overview**

The Project Manager is responsible for providing leadership and support to internal stakeholders in relation to the coordination and management of corporate projects. They are a champion of project delivery and governance across the organization.

**Role**
- Work closely with your manager, project sponsors, and delivery partners (internal and external) to implement a variety of projects, on-time, on-budget, and to quality standards.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for any project management queries.
- Organize and facilitate collaborative discussions with key partners as required.
- Develop relationships with your key partners and support them through any challenges during the full project management life cycle.
- Proactively identify and manage project risks and issues.
- Work proactively with delivery partner leads tohelp them manage resource allocation in order to ensure sufficient capacity to achieve project milestones.
- Actively contribute to portfolio planning to help identify and prioritize corporate projects.
- Assist when required with the development of comprehensive business requirements and assist in project scoping with key partners.
- While working in collaboration with key partners, ensure there is a mitigation plan in place for all enterprise risk factors.
- Ensure all key partners are in compliance with applicable regulations, legislation and FirstOntario policies and procedures.
- Deliver end-to-end project support to internal and external stakeholders through the full project management lifecycle with timely and clear communication throughout.
- Meticulously maintain up-to-date status reports, financial records, RAID logs, change orders and any other required artifacts, and present as requested to your manager, Steering Committee and other governance bodies.
- Thoroughly conduct project post-implementation reviews and create recommendations in order to identify successful elements and share learning opportunities with stakeholders at all levels to inspire continuous improvement of project management processes and standards.
- With your team, select, develop, implement and manage Project Management methodologies (policies, system monitors and controls etc.) that fit the requirements and culture of FirstOntario and help meet FirstOntario's strategic goals.
- Support and provide counsel to stakeholders to assist in achieving successful project outcomes.
- Collaborate with your peers and stakeholders to add to the collective innovative thinking that can drive new business ideas for FirstOntario.
- Adapt to new and exciting ways of delivering business services.
- Consider health & safety as a primary concern to ensure the overall well-being of yourself and others.
- Perform other duties as required.

**Required Skills**:

- Have two (2) to five (5) years of hands-on Project Management experience.
- Have two (2) to five (5) years of experience working with Agile methodology would be considered an asset.
- Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business or a related field.
- Hold the Project Management Professional certification or be actively pursuing the designation.
- Experience in the Information Technology or Financial industry is considered an asset.
- Highly proficient using MS Project, Service Now, SharePoint, and PowerPoint; advanced Excel skills an asset.
- Work independently with a high degree of autonomy and within the constructs of a structured team environment.
- Stay current with the latest trends and developments in Project Management tools and practices.
- Have a genuine customer-service skills (e.g., be quick to respond to client requests; adapt to changing priorities)
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Be open to flexible work hours including evening and weekends as the job demands and travel as required.