Project Manager - Capital Markets

We are looking for Project Manager - Capital Markets for our client in Toronto, ON

Job Title: Project Manager - Capital Markets

Job Location: Toronto, ON

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelor s degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of Project / Program Management experience within Financial Services.
• Strong experience in Capital Markets, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Investment Banking, or Custody Services.
• Proven track record leading enterprise-scale application modernization, integration, or rationalization programs.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, system integration, data migration, and transformation programs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic transformation initiatives across Capital Markets, Asset Management, and Wealth Management functions.
• Develop and maintain project plans, roadmaps, budgets, timelines, and governance frameworks.
• Manage multiple workstreams involving business operations, data, technology infrastructure, and vendor teams.
• Drive alignment between business objectives and technology execution.
• Lead application portfolio assessments to identify opportunities for consolidation, modernization, retirement, or migration.
• Manage integration programs involving multiple upstream and downstream systems across business functions.
• Define target-state architecture in collaboration with enterprise architects and technology leaders.
• Oversee migration and decommissioning activities while minimizing business disruption.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, product owners, operations teams, and technology organizations.
• Facilitate workshops to gather requirements, identify gaps, and define future-state processes.
• Present program updates, risks, dependencies, and financial status to executive leadership.
• Build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups across multiple business entities and regions.
• Establish program governance, executive steering committees, and decision-making forums.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory, audit, risk, and compliance requirements within the financial services environment.
• Track and report KPIs, milestones, and benefit realization metrics.
• Drive organizational change management and business adoption strategies.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, training, communication, and release activities.
• Support operating model transformation and business process optimization initiatives.

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of Front, Middle, and Back Office Operations.
• Knowledge of Trade Lifecycle Management.
• Knowledge of Asset Servicing.
• Knowledge of Collateral Management.
• Knowledge of Market and Reference Data.
• Knowledge of Risk & Regulatory Reporting.
• Knowledge of Prime Brokerage.
• Knowledge of Securities Financing.
• Knowledge of Portfolio Management.
• Knowledge of Investment Operations.
• Knowledge of Client Onboarding.
• Knowledge of Fund Accounting.
• Knowledge of Performance Measurement.
• Knowledge of Wealth Advisory Platforms.
• Knowledge of Custody and Trust Services.

Skills:

• Program Management.
• Business Transformation.
• Application Rationalization.
• Enterprise Integration.
• Target Operating Model Design.
• Capital Markets Domain Expertise.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Vendor Management.
• Executive Communication.
• Risk & Issue Management.
• Financial Planning & Governance.
• Change Management.

Qualification And Education:

• PMP / PgMP.
• PRINCE2.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
• SAFe Agilist.
• Lean Six Sigma.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities