At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. But that’s not all. Whether we’re leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada.

Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, technical gurus and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end project management of complex technical and business projects, within Interac’s project portfolio. The Senior Project Manager drives the end-to-end project plan, from building out the specs to liaising directly with external partners, managing the details as well as the big picture. The Senior Project Manager is capable of responding resourcefully to challenging situations and is able to foster a calming influence on others. This is a role for someone who is an expert at identifying and managing risk, and partnering with project sponsors in achieving project outcomes.

The Senior Project Manager builds effective relationships with project stakeholders, removing roadblocks and driving the work of an innovative team. As part of the Enterprise Project Management Office, you will have the opportunity to actively contribute to the project management approach, strategy, and processes.

You'll be responsible for:

End-to-end project management for large and complex cross-functional projects, including detailed planning, budgeting, reporting, implementation, and change management
Oversee the day-to-day project delivery through the application of best practices in project management principles and methodologies
Plan and execute projects as per EPMO processes and methodology
You will consider the big-picture effects and proactively manage issue resolution, negotiating and influencing at all levels to ensure project goals are met
Effectively manage change to project scope, and take active leadership in timely decision making
Manage, measure and report on project scope, schedule, risk and health indicators according to the defined reporting standards, KPIs, governance structure, and rules of engagement.
Prepare, maintain, and report on project budgets, including leading the tracking and accounting of project-related expenditures.
Establish project schedules, manage communications and scope
Drive the project communications to project sponsors and senior management.
Lead and facilitate project retrospectives and requirement sessions, document outcomes and follow up on actions assigned to ensure completion
Manage the project resources, coach and lead project team members, providing administrative oversight of the resources throughout the lifecycle of the project
Manage vendor or third party relationships, as required by the needs of the project
Manage inter-team dependencies and resolve scheduling conflicts for activities that are performed by internal and vendor teams
Work with the EPMO team and crossfunctional stakeholders to continuously improve the project management practices and methodology.

You bring:

A university degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent combined relevant work experience and certifications.
A PMP certification or Scrum Master certification is preferred.
You are decisive and a solution-focused project leader with 5+ years experience managing technical and business projects, preferably in the financial services industry, information technology, product development and/or business transformation.
Working experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Planview PPM.
Experience in the delivery of complex product development and technology projects.
Strengths in strategic visioning and concept development, and apply a creative and process-oriented approach.
You are highly detail oriented and meticulous. Your focus is on accomplishing every milestone while ensuring processes are followed and issues are proactively dealt with.
You are a skilled negotiator and navigator. You respond calmly and resourcefully to challenging situations, roadblocks, conflicts and change requests.
Expertise in working closely with internal and external stakeholders to identify business challenges and to develop effective strategies to realize visions and increase adoption.
You are an outstanding communicator in formal, informal, large, small, verbal and written communications. You can effectively influence and work with people at all levels.
You can anticipate, understand and respond to the needs of internal and external project partners. You are driven to meet or exceed expectations. You are a forward thinker and can innovate solutions to keep the project - and the business - moving forward.
You thrive in a changing environment and welcome the opportunity to lead and implement growth and opportunity.
You can influence work in a multi-functional team environment with rapidly changing priorities under tight deadlines. You are flexible and open to the ideas of others.
You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork, open communication and accountability.
Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.

Interac requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers. We use this service to complete the following checks:

Canadian criminal record check;
Public safety verification;
Canadian ID cross-check;
5-year employment verification;
Education verification; and
If applicable, Credit Inquiry and Social Media Check

How we work
We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work. Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:

Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion of a common goal.

Core Values: They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.

Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.

Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you

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Please note that under no circumstances shall Interac Corp. be held liable or responsible for any claims, losses, damages, expenses, or other inconveniences resulting from or in any way connected to the actions of individuals performing such fraud. Further, such fraudulent communication shall not be treated as any kind of offer or representation by Interac Corp. or its subsidiaries and affiliates.

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