Senior Project Manager
City : Toronto
Category : Hourly Temporary/Contract
Industry : Recruitment/Staffing
Employer : The Adecco Group
Adecco is currently hiring a Senior Project Manager to join a high-performing product team within a leading financial services environment. This role is central to driving complex initiatives forward, ensuring alignment across multiple workstreams, and supporting successful product launches from planning through execution.
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced project manager who thrives in fast-paced, cross-functional environments and enjoys bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to complex initiatives.
Salary: $48.66/hour
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid – 3–4 days in office; 5 days onsite for the first 1–2 months)
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Job Type: Full-time | Temporary
Responsibilities
Cross-Sector Initiative Coordination
Act as the main coordination point for initiatives involving multiple business sectors and partners
Build and maintain strong relationships with project managers across partner teams
Align on timelines, priorities, and shared dependencies across all stakeholders
Facilitate discussions to resolve conflicts, manage competing priorities, and maintain progress
Identify and track downstream dependencies resulting from cross-sector initiatives
Internal Delivery Coordination
Coordinate internal initiatives from initiation to completion, ensuring timelines are met
Maintain visibility across all active workstreams, ensuring alignment on priorities and sequencing
Plan and facilitate key delivery sessions including discovery workshops and stakeholder meetings
Manage intake and prioritization of internal initiatives, including those driven by external dependencies
Go-to-Market Launch Execution
Develop and maintain high-level project plans for product launches
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build realistic, dependency-aware launch plans
Lead recurring governance meetings, ensuring clear ownership of decisions and action items
Assess readiness across teams and coordinate communication strategies for successful launches
Monitor active launches for risks, conflicts, and resource constraints, taking proactive action
Risk, Issue & Decision Management
Identify, track, and manage risks, issues, and dependencies across all initiatives
Investigate issues, develop mitigation strategies, and present recommendations to leadership
Support leadership decision-making with clear analysis and actionable insights
Escalate risks and decisions appropriately, ensuring timely resolution
Qualifications
Must be eligible to work and reside within Canada
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, Project Management, or a related field
PMP certification (or equivalent) required
7–10+ years of project management experience within financial services, fintech, or regulated environments
Proven experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives across cross-functional teams
Strong experience with project documentation including project plans, risk logs, and status reports
Proficiency with tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, or Microsoft Project
Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior leadership
Experience supporting product launches, change management, and organizational readiness
Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset
Highly self-driven with strong ownership mindset
Ability to connect teams and drive collaboration across organizational boundaries
Thrives in dynamic environments with multiple priorities
Strong judgment and decision-making skills
Calm and effective under pressure
Clear and proactive communicator with attention to detail
Interested in this position? Apply now! Our dynamic recruitment team is ready to welcome you and support you on your path to success.
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