Technology Project Lead

Citi•Mississauga, ON

2d•CA$120,800 - CA$170,800•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Project Tech Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within their field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in their job and the business. This role is recognized as a technical authority for an area within the business and requires basic commercial awareness. Typically, there are multiple individuals within the business who provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide, influence, and convince others, particularly colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. This role has a significant impact on the area through complex deliverables and provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. The work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

Requirements

6+ years of hands-on project management experience within the financial services industry, with a proven track record of leading large-scale implementations and complex transformation initiatives.
Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to engage and influence senior leaders and independently facilitate governance forums, working groups, and cross-functional discussions.
Knowledge of risk and control frameworks, including Issue Management, Risk Assessments, and Controls Assessments, is highly desirable and will be considered a strong asset.
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Develops detailed IT work plans, schedules; project estimates, resource plans and status reports.
Interfaces with senior project staff and client senior management teams regarding status of projects.
Recommends and oversees process improvements.
Has considerable business impact through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes and industry standards.
Provides expertise in area and an advanced level of understanding of the principles of IT project leadership.
Possesses a comprehensive understanding of how own area and others (i.e., architecture or infrastructure) collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives.
Directly impacts the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.
Acts as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts; allocates work.
Provides in-depth and sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
Persuades and influences others through and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills.
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.