Robert Half Looking for Project Manager at Toronto, Ontario Full Time

This is a 8-9 months contract working in a hybrid work model. Our client in Financial Services is looking for a Project Manager who will be responsible for providing Project Management Services to a Major Project.
– Develop and implement consistent project plans, documentation, governance and feed individual as well as consolidated reporting structures across the Project.
– Actively manage the Project to ensure it delivers to the agreed plan on time and on budget.
– Working with senior business leader you will coordinate and facilitate critical reoccurring business processes, including (but not limited to) annual operational and financial planning, enterprise risk management and strategic Board retreat
– Lead the operational planning and prioritization of projects and business initiatives for the organization. Support leadership in the prioritization process, including analyzing resource loading and capacity. 
– Actively mange the Project Critical Path and any key Project milestones / dependencies.
– Ensuring that the Project administration structures are adhered to ensure efficient and comprehensive Project management and oversight, with minimum negative impact on project team’s focus on delivery.
– Designing and managing a clear and efficient schedule / calendar of regular reporting and governance meetings appropriate to support Project delivery and aligned to other projects as appropriate.
– Ensure Project Plans are set up in line with Business Case – Producing clear communications and updates to project teams and other Projects.
– Supporting Project review meetings – scheduling, agenda, status updates, taking minutes and actions, following up, logging and tracking.

– Min 5 years’ direct experience in a senior PM role running individual or multiple projects in a Program or Portfolio structure.
– Experience with international organizations, and multi-locational/virtual teams – Experience dealing with external delivery partners / outsourcers as part of multi-disciplinary project teams desired.
– Experience working in a Project orientated and disciplined environment and the ability to bring this discipline, framework and methodology and manage effectively in a Non-Project orientated organization desirable.
– PMI, Prince II or other PM related qualifications.
– Experience working with project management and project reporting tools, including Microsoft Project etc./other.
– Experience in Resource Management, Schedule Management and Critical Path Management.
– Risk – Knowledge of financial services, insurance a big advantage
– Experience of Change Management, a benefit but not necessary
– Experience in Microsoft Office products – Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint

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