This role requires 5-10+ years experience as a Project Manager in a Professional Services, Consulting or Software company environment. Candidates must possess a proven ability to deliver complex enterprise software solutions to external clients on time/on budget. Candidates must have 5-10+ years experience in the Banking Industry.
The Project Manager has a proven ability to manage projects in the $1-2M+ range; has significant experience with project management methodology/practices; and is able to communicate at both a business and a technical level with external clients, project team members, and senior management.
The Project Manager will be responsible for solidifying the banking practice, preparing customer proposals, project plans, and resource assignments, understanding Camilion's products and services and committing to a high degree of service to our customers.
About Camilion Solutions:
Energetic, visionary and entrepreneurial, Camilion Solutions is a successful, Markham-based technology company that develops software solutions for the world's largest insurers.
Camilion Solutions is a company that is becoming great and winning awards to prove it. We were named one of the top 250 technology companies in Canada in the 2008 edition of Branham 300, the definitive listing of superb Canadian IT companies. We also ranked 4th in Branham's 2007 list of "Top 20 Movers and Shakers" for 130% increase in revenue growth and 7th on the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50, the pre-eminent ranking of Canada's 50 fastest growing technology companies based on percentage revenue growth in the last five years. Camilion was rated an "Up and Coming" technology firm supporting the insurance industry by Insure Toptech 2007
Main Accountabilities:
The Project Manager's key mandate is the successful delivery of Camilion projects to clients in the Banking industry. From the preparation of Statements of Work through to Post-Mortem Project Reviews, the Project Manager will plan the project, assess resource requirements, manage client relations, manage the execution of project tasks, and ensure on-time/on-budget delivery of project commitments.
Key project management activities:
- Develop and finalize Statements of Work (SOWs), ensure all contractual paperwork is signed/countersigned
- Participate in client meetings and high-level requirements gathering during the Inception phase of a project
- Develop the Project Charter including project control mechanisms and tools, communication plan and acceptance criteria with key project stakeholders
- Execute key project management tasks of planning, estimating, resourcing, managing utilization, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, tracking and monitoring
- Communicate with Business Analysts to ensure completeness and accuracy of detailed business requirements
- Manage scope, risk, quality and issues, including Issue/Risk Escalation Process
- Manage project change control process including the preparation, negotiation and management of Project Change Requests (PCR's)
- Participate in Product Enhancement Requests (PER) priority setting and scheduling
- Communicate release cycle plans to client
- Forecast, budget, and manage actual vs. planned
- Provide guidance, direction and mentorship to Camilion project team members
- Manage project team on-site and off-site to ensure timely delivery of project deliverables
- Prepare and deliver performance reviews for Camilion project team members
- Establish production support approach and method
- Plan overall knowledge transfer to client resources
- Participate in the continued development of Camilion Knowledgebase, Methodology and standard templates
- Plan resource skill development for Professional Services team members
Communication tasks:
- Ensure that Professional Services members, senior management, and internal departments, are updated on project status, proactively identifying, resolving, or escalating issues that impact the success of a project, or the relationship with a client.
Resource Management accountabilities:
- Ensure that Professional Services resources are properly utilized, mentored, and assigned, to successfully complete project tasks and promote continuous learning and career growth.
Pre-Sales functions:
- Provide assistance to the Sales organization in a pre-sales capacity as required. Support pre-sales through the preparation of custom demos and Services presentations to prospects.
- Prepare preliminary estimates; assess project scope to support sales effort. Create and deliver project-specific Camilion presentations
Learning Strategies and Programs:
- Ensure that employees are given proper tools and opportunities to facilitate continuous learning and performance improvement.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- 5-10+ years experience in Project Management leading enterprise software solution projects for external clients
- Experience in managing accounts and external client relationships, including identification of new services and training opportunities
- Knowledge of project planning and scheduling methods and tools
- Knowledge of project management methodologies, Rational Unified Process (RUP) and other standard software project management techniques
- Ability/willingness to travel to locations in North America and Europe
- Must be a Canadian citizen or possess a B1 visa facilitating work for US-based clients
Additional assets:
- Knowledge of core banking systems such as Fidelity, Hogan, Argo
- Experience in insurance or other Financial Services vertical(s)
- Knowledge of SOA, JEE
- PMP an asset
Join the Camilion team and be in the right place at the right time.
How to Apply
Please forward your resume via email only to: projectmanager@camilion.com
Only Word or Adobe PDF documents will be accepted.
Only responses received via email will be considered. No phone calls, faxes, agencies or drop-ins please.
Please reference the job title in the subject line "PM Banking"
We thank all applicants for your interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
