Technical Project Manager - Capital Market

Matrix Global•Toronto, ON

About The Position

We are seeking a hands-on, technically savvy Project Manager to support a critical technology initiative within a complex financial services environment. This role requires someone who can coordinate multiple teams, drive accountability, remove blockers, and maintain delivery momentum across a large-scale technology landscape. The ideal candidate is highly execution-focused, comfortable working at both a strategic and detailed level, and able to align business and technology stakeholders around priorities, dependencies, and timelines. The Project Manager does not need to be a developer but must possess sufficient technical expertise to understand architecture, systems, integrations, data flows, dependencies, and technology delivery challenges. Experience within Capital Markets and a solid understanding of the trade lifecycle are highly preferred. Knowledge of corporate lending and corporate loans would be a significant advantage.

Requirements

7+ years of Project Management or Program Management experience leading technology initiatives, preferably within large financial institutions.
Proven track record delivering complex technology projects involving multiple teams, systems, and dependencies.
Strong technical aptitude with the ability to engage confidently with engineering, architecture, infrastructure, and data teams.
Good understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), APIs, system integrations, data flows, testing methodologies, environments, release management, and production implementation.
Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail and a results-oriented mindset.
Demonstrated ability to establish structure, governance, and accountability within complex delivery environments.
Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior business and technology leaders.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, define a clear path forward, and drive initiatives through successful completion.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Capital Markets technology initiatives.
Strong understanding of the end-to-end trade lifecycle, including trade capture, validation, enrichment, confirmation, settlement, reconciliation, and downstream processing.
Familiarity with front-office, middle-office, and back-office technology environments.
Experience partnering with trading, operations, risk, finance, or regulatory technology teams.
Knowledge of corporate lending and corporate loan processes, including origination, servicing, lifecycle events, payments, interest calculations, amendments, and related operational workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead and drive day-to-day project execution across technology, business, vendor, and stakeholder teams.
Coordinate multiple teams and workstreams, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and alignment.
Proactively identify, track, and resolve blockers, issues, and dependencies.
Maintain project momentum and ensure actions and commitments are completed on schedule.
Develop and manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, and critical path activities.
Facilitate working sessions, stand-ups, status meetings, and stakeholder updates.
Partner closely with developers, architects, infrastructure, data, QA, operations, and business teams.
Act as a liaison between business and technology teams, ensuring requirements, dependencies, and technical impacts are clearly understood.
Understand system interfaces, integrations, data flows, environments, testing requirements, release processes, and implementation dependencies.
Challenge timelines, assumptions, and estimates when necessary and identify delivery risks early.
Coordinate testing, release readiness, implementation, and production deployment activities.
Escalate issues effectively when decisions or senior leadership intervention are required.
Provide clear and concise reporting to senior stakeholders regarding project progress, risks, dependencies, blockers, and key decisions.