Junior Project Managers - On behalf of our client in the Financial Services Sector, PROCOM is looking for several Junior Project Managers with a background in financial insurance services sector (health, life, dental project expreience)
Junior Project Managers – Job Description
- Provide leadership in the delivery and execution of all phases of assigned projects from initiation to closure, managing timelines, budget and scope for multiple concurrent projects
- Build collaborative relationships with project sponsors and stakeholder teams
- Develop comprehensive project plans that align scope, time, cost, quality, resources and risks with on-going monitoring of project execution for any deviations from the plan, invoking corrective action and contingency plans where necessary
- Motivate, engage and focus efforts of multi-site project teams by providing clear direction, ensuring access to required tools and removing barriers as necessary
- Establish effective project communications, ensuring that project delivery expectations are clearly understood and specified, and that information/updates are distributed in a timely manor to ensure stakeholder buy in and project success
- Prioritize and manage own workload and the workload of project team members in order to deliver quality results against aggressive timelines
- Build and maintain detailed schedules and RAID logs, proactively managing risks/issues while effectively leveraging the change control process and escalating for support and awareness as appropriate
- Play a role in organizing, attending and facilitating project workshops with diverse group of cross-enterprise stakeholders
- Ensure that appropriate processes and techniques are being leveraged by project teams, identifying any necessary training or support required
- Ensure all projects have appropriate level of governance and are executed with demonstrated alignment to project execution standards and practices
- Ensure successful and seamless transition of projects to Operations and Production Support teams
Junior Project Managers – Mandatory Skills
- Office suite, internal systems, Visio, ALM for defect management
- 2+ years Project Management
- Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, eagerness to learn, self motivated and independent worker
Junior Project Managers – Nice to Have Skills
- Insurance experience an asset
Junior Project Managers - Assignment Start Date
ASAP – 6 months to start
Junior Project Managers - Assignment Location
Waterloo, ON – Working Remotely