L&D Project Manager

L&D Project Manager

Alternate/Related Job Titles:

• Learning & Development Project Manager
• Training Program Project Manager
• Learning Solutions Delivery Manager

Location:
Toronto, ON

Onsite Flexibility:
Hybrid - Onsite 4 days per week (non-negotiable)

Contract Details

• Position Type:
  Contract
• Contract Duration:
  12 months
• Start:
  As Soon As Possible
• Pay Rate:
  C$60/hr
• Schedule:
  Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• OT:
  As needed
• Extension Possible:
  Yes
• Conversion Possible:
  Yes

Job Summary

The
L&D Project Manager
leads medium-to-high complexity learning and development initiatives across the enterprise, ensuring projects remain on time, within scope, and on budget. This role drives end-to-end implementation of training solutions across multiple delivery formats, maintains governance discipline, manages stakeholders, and supports alignment between business priorities and L&D strategy. The ideal candidate brings strong project management expertise within learning environments and experience in financial services or insurance.

Key Responsibilities

Project Execution & Delivery

• Lead the planning and execution of L&D projects, ensuring timelines, scope, and budgets are met.
• Conduct status calls, manage stakeholder expectations, and track risks and issues.
• Maintain consistency and quality across project documentation, including schedules, charters, and dashboards.
• Represent the program in Steering Committee meetings and synthesize updates for L&D leadership.

Learning Solution Implementation

• Drive implementation of learning solutions including ILT, virtual ILT, eLearning, webinars, learner pathways, and workshops.
• Support vendor selection, onboarding, and coordination for third-party learning solutions.
• Partner with L&D teams and business leaders to support delivery strategies, communications, and change readiness.

Governance, Quality & Stakeholder Coordination

• Ensure tight governance control and actively manage project risks and issues.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support seamless delivery.
• Develop effective stakeholder engagement strategies and maintain regular communications.
• Support operational excellence through process improvement, retrospectives, and best practice adoption.

Program-Level Leadership

• Lead overarching program coordination and manage the full lifecycle of assigned L&D projects.
• Maintain centralized dashboards and reporting to track progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Align assigned projects with long-term business priorities and the overall L&D portfolio strategy.

Required Experience

• 5-7+ years
  of project management experience (preferably in learning or adult training environments).
• Experience in
  banking, financial services, or insurance
  .
• Proven ability to manage medium-to-high complexity projects.
• Strong experience with
  MS Project
  and
  MS Office
  .
• Experience as an L&D Project Manager (minimum 5 years preferred).

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Agile and/or SCRUM experience.
• Experience in performance consulting, instructional design, facilitation, or learning technology.
• Adult education certification.
• Experience with LMS, LXP, eLearning tools (SCORM, xAPI, HTML5, Articulate Storyline/Rise).
• Prior program management experience.

Required Skills

• Strong project management capability
• MS Project / MS Office proficiency
• Stakeholder management
• Attention to detail
• Financial industry familiarity

Preferred Skills

• Agile/SCRUM
• Change & launch communications support
• Requirements translation for learning solutions
• Relationship building and negotiation
• Cross-functional collaboration

Additional Skills

• Governance and risk management
• Steering Committee reporting
• Dashboard and reporting ownership
• Multi-project coordination
• Learning delivery strategy alignment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments
• Strong communication and facilitation skills

About the Client

A top 10 bank in Canada and North America offering retail, commercial, wealth management, and wholesale banking services, providing comprehensive financial solutions across a dynamic and evolving market.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. As a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients include major Fortune 500 organizations across banking, insurance, technology, utilities, life sciences, biotech, and retail throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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