Capital Markets Project Manager

TEKsystems • Toronto, ON

9d • CA$110 - CA$120 • Hybrid

About The Position

Our Capital Markets client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a large-scale securities lending platform migration. This individual will be responsible for driving end-to-end project delivery, managing governance, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and overseeing a strategic vendor implementation. This is a highly visible initiative with broad organizational impact across Front Office, Technology, Operations, Risk, Finance, Compliance, and Product Control. The successful candidate will be a hands-on delivery leader who thrives in complex capital markets environments.

Requirements

• 8+ years of Project Management experience within Capital Markets.
• Proven experience leading large enterprise technology or platform migration initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Capital Markets business processes and trade lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex programs involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience managing external vendors on large transformation initiatives.
• Strong governance, risk management, financial tracking, and project reporting experience.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently in a lean project environment while remaining highly organized and execution-focused.

Nice To Haves

• Securities Lending platform migration experience.
• Previous experience delivering large vendor platform implementations.
• Technical understanding of Capital Markets technology environments.
• Experience working within large Canadian financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of a large-scale capital markets platform migration from planning through implementation.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and overall execution.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise project governance and delivery frameworks.
• Prepare executive-level status reporting, steering committee materials, and project documentation.
• Coordinate and drive working groups across numerous business and technology stakeholders.
• Manage third-party vendor relationships and ensure delivery milestones are achieved.
• Track action items, obtain approvals, and proactively follow up with stakeholders to keep the project on schedule.
• Partner closely with Front Office, Technology, Operations, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Product Control, and executive leadership.
• Support financial tracking and governance activities in partnership with the Project Control Officer (PCO).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed