Project Manager, Risk Assessment Design

Capco • Toronto, ON

4h • CA$153,000 - CA$197,000

About The Position

As a Project Manager, Risk Assessment Design at Capco, you’ll lead and coordinate risk assessment design initiatives within complex financial services environments. This role combines hands-on project management with business consulting, requiring you to bring structure to complex programmes while helping clients design and embed effective risk assessment processes and methodologies. You’ll work across business, risk, compliance, operations, and technology teams to establish clear delivery plans, facilitate decision-making, manage dependencies, and translate business and regulatory needs into practical risk assessment approaches.

Requirements

• Demonstrated project management experience delivering complex business, risk, regulatory, or transformation initiatives within financial services.
• Business consulting experience, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop practical solutions, and work effectively with client stakeholders.
• Experience designing, improving, and implementing business processes and methodologies, ideally including risk assessment or risk management frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of project management processes and methodologies, including planning, governance, RAID management, dependencies, stakeholder management, and delivery reporting.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills, with experience working across multidisciplinary teams and translating complex requirements into clear actions and deliverables.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within banking, payments, risk, regulatory, or controls-focused transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of risk assessment methodologies, risk and control frameworks, or related governance processes.
• Experience supporting operating model, process design, or business transformation initiatives.
• Relevant project management or change qualifications, such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent practical experience.
• Familiarity with Canadian financial services and the associated regulatory and risk environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of risk assessment design initiatives, managing scope, plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and outcomes.
• Design, document, and enhance risk assessment processes and methodologies, ensuring they are practical, consistent, and aligned with business requirements.
• Apply project management methodologies and governance processes to establish clear delivery structures, reporting, decision-making, and accountability.
• Facilitate workshops with business and functional stakeholders to define requirements, assess current processes, identify gaps, and agree future-state approaches.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and provide clear reporting and recommendations to stakeholders, helping projects progress from design through implementation and adoption.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Coverage – 100% company-paid health, life, and disability insurance effective from Day 1 of employment.
• Retirement Savings Program – Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with the option of receiving a matching employer contribution.
• Virtual Health Care – Company-paid program available to all employees and their dependents/partners.
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) – Company-paid support services for employees and their dependents/partners.
• Parental Leave Top-Up – Enhanced parental leave benefits available from Day 1 of employment.
• New Parent Gift – A company-sponsored gift to celebrate the arrival of a new child.
• Wellness Support – Fitness reimbursement benefit to promote health and well-being.
• Business Coach from Day 1 – Personalized one-on-one coaching to support career growth, accelerate development, and help achieve your professional goals at Capco.

What This Job Offers

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