Job Specifications
Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: Mississauga – Hybrid – 3 days/week
Term: 12/31/26 contract plus multiple extensions
The PM is expected to provide project management support for the program by:
• Execution of Compliance related workstream partnering with business and Compliance SMEs.
• Preparing concise Markets activity/progress reports adjusted to the audience.
• Providing check and challenge on activity/progress reports by other functions.
• Utilizing best practice PM methodology (e.g., maintain plans, risk and issues, etc.) that fit stakeholders needs.
• Driving end results of the project as a representative of Markets.
• Facilitating remediation-related engagement with the Markets product lines.
• Proactively tracking project progress against goals.
• Possess the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to recognize when problems surface or potential problems are looming.
• Clearly articulating problems, bringing the right people together to solve problems and knowing when it has been properly addressed and closed.
• Promotes partner involvement through effectively communicating project status across a varied set of stakeholders.
• Defining, teaching, and enforcing the use of good project management practices (i.e., resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled).
Key Skills Required
• Familiarity with Trade Surveillance, Sanctions Screening and AML KYC Investigations
• Experience with Capital Markets products and how they are represented in trade capture and surveillance systems.
• Must have strong and concise communications skills, i.e., an articulate and effective communicator, both orally and in writing.
• Extremely detail oriented and ability to both investigate deeply into content of the material but also look across the portfolio.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with evidence of working in collaboration across large organizations, including a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues/requests/escalation.
• Ability to drive progress issue-by-issue and ensure deadlines are met.
• Experience managing inter-department dependencies (e.g., working with Compliance, Technology, Internal Audit, etc.).
• Ability to plan and organize, working well both in a team setting and independently
• Strong leadership skills with a proven track record in driving positive and sustained change.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically, strategically and analytically and to creatively problem solve.
• Proven prior experience/successes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PPT, MS Project.
Key Skills Preferred
• Data Lineage and Architecture experience a plus.
• Experience on regulatory programs preferred.
• Markets knowledge (e.g., risk and controls, trade lifecycle, products, etc.) a plus.
• Knowledge of Compliance functions a plus (e.g., AML, KYC, etc.).
• Big 4 experience preferred but not required
About the Company
Open Systems Technologies is a tier-one vendor for the world's most competitive financial and technology companies, offering both full-time and contract recruiting services across the country. We offer a positive, entrepreneurial, high performing culture where all employees have the unique opportunity to run a full desk. Our office looks, feels, and operates like a start-up, but with the stability, clientele, and resources that only an industry veteran can provide.
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