Project Manager (French Speaking)

Job Title: Project Manager

Reporting to Title: Manager - DI Client au Quotidien Lead

Main Objectives and Activities:

We are seeking a Project Manager with a strong background in the banking industry. As the primary liaison between business and IT teams, the Project Manager will gather requirements, write specifications, coordinate with developers, and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements. The Project Manager will ensure that all IT projects are strategically aligned with business goals.

This role demands strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to manage and synthesize multiple projects in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in business analyst and project management within the banking sector, with a focus on ensuring data quality, compliance through effective governance practices including follow-up of budget, risks, and dependencies.

Responsibilities/ Job Description:

• This position is responsible for project management support activity, by being responsible for timeline and resource management.
• Lead projects; develop and maintain manpower plans for staff involved; resolve resource conflicts and monitor deployment of individuals to ensure that they are contributing effectively while developing skills and experience.
• Participate and/or lead workshops with business experts to write requirements.
• Act as the primary interface between the bank's business teams and IT teams to ensure alignment on project objectives, mainly in finance, risk, and compliance areas.
• Coordinate with IT experts, dev lead, IT architects to design technical specifications.
• Participate in, often coordinate, the implementation and testing activities.
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends and insights that support business transformation initiatives.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations to communicate findings to stakeholders and support informed decision-making.
• Facilitate collaboration between different IT departments to promote a unified approach to transformation.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement within existing systems and processes, that can drive business growth and efficiency.
• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure the success of transformation initiatives.
• Identify potential risks associated with transformation initiatives and develop mitigation strategies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters / University degree in Information Technologies or equivalent work experience required.
• Must be released from his military service obligations.

Language Skills:

• Must possess excellent communication skills in English (both written and oral)
• Must possess good communication skills in French (both written and oral)

Experience and Skills Required:

• Minimum 5 years Banking or Financing project management experience.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to perform formal communication and reporting, and lead meetings.
• Strong analytical skills and interpersonal skills, good in people management skills and team supervisory.
• Strong organizational skills to ensure accuracy and compliance in all aspects of work.
• High energetic, pro-active and persistent.
• Strong understanding of Agile project management.