Job#: 3013668

Job Description:

Senior Project Manager - Governance and Controls

Client: Big 5 Bank

Location: Downtown Toronto. Hybrid: Mondays in office

Duration of Contract/Perm: 6 months to begin with potential to extend

Hours/week: 37.5 hrs/wk. 9-5 PM, M-F

Start date: May 2025

Job Description

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Project Manager, you will join the Governance and Controls team within the Risk Management division to manage medium to large scale projects, working collaboratively with business stakeholders, vendors, and technical resources. This role is an exciting and highly visible area of the bank and will be primarily supporting various governance and control initiatives throughout the organization. You will work with various stakeholders to understand the regulatory and compliance requirements of the bank and support the delivery of these initiatives, which could be multi-year programs or initiatives with large scale budgets.

What You’ll be Doing

• Strategic Minded - Understand the Bank's regulatory and compliance direction. Drive project execution tasks by engaging and motivating assigned project resources. Effectively oversee early stages of projects, ensuring all documentation is captured. Review impacts and challenges involved with new governance initiatives, presenting and providing recommendations to senior executives. Successfully plan, execute, control, and close project(s) against defined scope, budget, and timelines using bank methodology, procedures, and policies.
• Project Management - Support and manage projects for the Governance and Controls team within the Risk Management division. Update and create project status, financial reports, risk logs, and any other project-related documentation as there is limited administrative support. Efficiently communicate to stakeholders to manage expectations, communicate project progress, and gain alignment on resolution of issues.
• Strong Communications - Prepare and chair steering committees, providing regular status updates. Report to senior management on status, financials, risks, and issues of projects, gaining consensus on direction to successfully deliver projects.
• Relationship Management - Ensure that appropriate communication is enabled with technology and business partners as well as external organizations to continually review, monitor, and proactively manage project progress.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience - You can demonstrate experience in professional Project Management supporting Governance and Controls initiatives (5+ years). You have an understanding of risk management, compliance, and audit methodologies and extensive practical experience and knowledge with techniques for planning, organizing, and monitoring multiple projects simultaneously. It is an asset if you have worked with MS Project, SharePoint, Planview, and Agile and Waterfall methodologies within the Financial Services industry.
• Driven to Succeed - You are motivated by accomplishing your goals and delivering your best to make an impact.
• Attention to Detail - You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision-making.
• Ownership - You thrive when you're empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• Change Champion - You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
• Values - You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

This a great opportunity to join a Big Five Bank and continue your career in the financial domain. Be a part of a great work environment with a very well-organized team and colleagues who will help you succeed.

This is a position that impacts the bank enterprise wide with great opportunity for career growth within the bank.

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EEO Employer

Apex is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.