City : Toronto

Category : Associate

Industry : Financial Technology

Employer : Broadridge Financial Solutions

A Market Leader in the provision of Financial Solutions to Global Markets is looking for an experienced Project Manager to join the existing team based in Toronto, supporting significant programs of work in the Capital Markets / Securities Finance & Collateral Management domain.  Candidates must be confident and self-motivated with excellent communication skills, demonstrating a strong track record of delivering projects in an agile domain, working with global delivery and support functions. Ideally you will have worked for a solution provider, or alternatively be experienced in vendor management from a client perspective in a post-trade processing / Investment banking environment.

As the Project Manager you will report to a Program Manager or Program Director who is responsible for one of our large global programs or multiple smaller programs. Along with the Scope Owner and Product Delivery Manager you will form a key part of the governance and delivery team for the program.

Key Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Managing the delivery and implementation within a SAFe environment. Participating in all phases of onboarding clients i.e., scoping, implementation / configuration definition, user testing support, training, and migration activities.

• Planning & Tracking; Defining and tracking the Program Increments, aligned to the Project and Product Roadmaps, you will actively participate in the Program Increment planning, aligning all delivery teams both Broadridge and client

• Reporting: Providing concise and accurate information to inform and drive actions you will report to the client and internally on progress during the program.

• Acceptance: Working with all stakeholders you will ensure that there is a clearly defined, managed, and tracked acceptance definition plan for the completion of the program and interim phases.

• User Testing Management: Managing and coordinating teams during all test phases, aligned to the acceptance definition, you will ensure that there is effective issue/defect management and prioritization.

• Migration/Onboarding; Working with our clients and implementation analysts you will manage the definition, delivery, and acceptance approach for migrating/onboarding data from their legacy system(s) to our target securities finance solution.

• Scope Definition: You will work with the Scope Owners, BAs and your client, ensuring that our delivery plans and activities are aligned with the agreed solution scope.

• Business Case Management: Along with the Program Manager you will ensure that the program is tracked to the agreed business case.  Closely controlled Change Management being key whether for internal or client defined changes which is outside of the baseline scope of activities.

• Risk Management: This will feed into the overall governance and controls and you will be responsible for identify, managing and mitigating risks and issues that occur during the implementation.

• Product Readiness: Working with our service delivery teams and the client you will navigate the move from implementation to live running and support.

• Infrastructure: You will ensure that the infrastructure needs are clearly understood and aligned with the client and program definition for the teams to deliver.

• Quality: Feedback and effective data to the relevant teams on the quality of deliveries is key so that our products and services are the highest quality. You will ensure that this is provided across the various implementation activities.

• Collaboration; Working closely with internal (incl. remote) teams on delivery of implementations activities and providing mentoring/guidance to junior members of the team.

• Continual Improvement: Actively monitoring and reviewing the implementations processes and driving initiatives to continually improve them.

Basic Skill Level Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferable in Business or Finance

Experience:

• 3 - 5 years in a project management role in a Financial background

• Proven track record of project delivery within a Capital markets and banking environment and experience of large-scale integration projects.

• Strong experience of vendor / client relationship management, preferably from the vendor perspective.

• Experience of working in an agile environment, specifically SAFe.

• Knowledge and use of JIRA and Confluence.

Skills:

• Excellent organizational and planning skills

• Strong leadership qualities and self-motivated, and the ability to work across globally dispersed teams of professionals.

• Business domain knowledge within a Securities Finance environment so support your delivery and management of the program.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure, with a flexible approach to work, within a dynamic and fast-paced environment

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with both business and technology stakeholders at any level

• Great interpersonal skills and the ability to influence effective outcomes

• Critical-thinking and time critical problem-solving skills

• Ability to understand and challenge the detail.

• Ability to travel to client site where required to support delivery of Implementations activities.

Recruitment Process

Throughout your application process, you may be asked to connect with us virtually or in-person. Our recruiters will explain how hybrid interviews will be held throughout the recruitment process, and they will be able to answer any questions you might have. 

Background Check Process

Broadridge requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers. We use this service to complete the following checks:

• Employment verification

• Education verification

• Credit inquiry

• Canadian criminal record check

Workplace Flexibility

We are committed to supporting flexible work arrangements, investing in technology or other resources to enable you to work from home effectively, wherever possible. 

At this time this is a hybrid role, and therefore you should have a basic home office set up, high-speed internet, and the ability to work without distractions during core business hours.

Accessibility & Accommodation

Broadridge is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace ensuring that equal employment opportunities are provided to all individuals, regardless of race, colour, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, age, disability, religious affiliation, or national origin or citizenship. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please notify our recruitment team.

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