Project Manager Contract

Job summary

Plan and manage complex customer projects, controlling scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and deliverable quality while leading and directing the project team. Coordinate with customers and other stakeholders to adjust plans as needed and ensure project handover and transition are completed.

Job details

About Us: Intellect Design Arena Ltd is a global leader in enterprise-grade financial technology, delivering composable and intelligent solutions to forward looking financial institutions across 61 countries. With three decades of domain expertise, our product suite spans Wholesale Banking, Consumer Banking, Central Banking, Wealth, Capital Markets, Treasury, Insurance and Digital Technology for Commerce. Applying First Principles Thinking and Design Thinking, we have streamlined the financial services landscape into a finite set of Events, Microservices, and APIs, enabling faster, modular transformation with measurable outcomes. Intellect Is Trusted by Financial Leaders Worldwide 500+ Leading Global, Regional and Challenger Financial Institutions across 57 Countries rely on Intellect. For more information, visit www.intellectdesign.com www.emach.ai www.purplefabric.ai Position Details Job Title: Project Manager Location: Vancouver Job Type - Full Time/ Contract Job Summary: The Project Manager oversees a range of projects of considerable size, complexity and impact for customers. This role provides leadership and direction to a moderate-sized project team, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with organizational goals. Primary Accountabilities: Plans and manages project activities for a variety of diverse and complex projects utilizing project management principles, methodologies, tools and techniques. Manages project scope, timeline and budget within agreed tolerances throughout the lifecycle of the project, and adjusts project plan in consultation with all stakeholders as required in order to meet objectives. Develops a project risk management plan to identify, assess and mitigate project risks. Assigns work and provides instructions, advice and direction to the project team. Ensures project deliverables are delivered to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost. Ensures project transition and handover activities upon project completion are planned and implemented as agreed with customers, operational support and other relevant stakeholders Qualifications: A university degree in computer science, business administration, or other related discipline with an IT focus. Minimum of 5-7 years progressively more responsible relevant IT experience including experience managing projects according to standard project management methodologies and best practices. Financial Services background is an asset, especially in digital, online banking platforms and technology services. Certificate in one of the main project management methodologies is an asset (e.g. PMI Certificate, PMP, Prince 2, CSM). Advanced hands-on knowledge and understanding of project management principles, methodologies, tools and techniques. Ability to think conceptually and analytically, conduct effective, thorough reviews of customer project requirements and deliverables, and manage projects and team resources of considerable size and complexity through to successful completion. Strong analytical, problem solving, organizational and time management skills. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with customers, business and technical teams and other co-workers; and adapt easily to changing priorities and business needs. Excellent customer management skills, ability to manage multiple projects with conflicting deadlines in a fast paced environment. Strong business acumen is required. Note: The salary range provided is indicative. Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s years of experience, role alignment, internal equity, and market data. We are committed to ensuring fair, competitive, and equitable compensation practices aligned with industry standards.

What you’ll do

Plan and manage complex customer projects, controlling scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and deliverable quality while leading and directing the project team. Coordinate with customers and other stakeholders to adjust plans as needed and ensure project handover and transition are completed.

Requirements

Requires a university degree in computer science, business administration, or a related IT-focused discipline, plus 5–7 years of progressively responsible IT experience managing projects using standard methodologies and best practices. Advanced project management knowledge, strong analytical and communication skills, customer management ability, and business acumen are required; financial services experience and a project management certification are assets.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Quality assurance · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Scope Management
• Timeline Management
• Budget Management
• Risk Management
• Team Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Quality Assurance
• Project Delivery
• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Organizational Skills
• Time Management
• Customer Management
• Business Acumen

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Technology
• Software
• Finance & Accounting

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