Project Management Specialist

**Requisition ID**: 206045

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**Purpose of Job**:
Contributes to the overall success of International Banking Engineering ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

The position is responsible for leading or being part of a team that ensures that all necessary activities are carried out so that the assigned projects are completed accurately, within the established time frames, meeting the needs of users and in accordance with the regional strategy, while at the same time providing a consistent and valuable experience for users. Contributes to the overall success of the assigned Projects, ensuring that the specific individual goals, plans, and initiatives are carried out or fulfilled in support of the team's business strategies and goals. Ensures that all activities are carried out in accordance with the prevailing internal standards, policies, and procedures. The position is responsible for evaluating, coordinating, planning and executing the projects carried out by the organization. It is also responsible for providing the required support during the project life cycle and post-implementation support, in order to support the requirements requested by the Bank for the fulfillment of business, operational, and regulatory/AML objectives.

**Specific Area Purpose**:
**Reporting Relationships**

Reports to:
Senior Manager

Direct Reports:
None

**Major Accountabilities**:

- Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
- Provide support for the evaluation, coordination, and planning of moderate to high complexity projects to define an implementation date and establish measures to be taken, recommend, or implement for problem resolution.
- Support for the solution must include costs and be formally documented in a General Design Document and must be internally represented in a project management tool (e.g., Microsoft Project).
- Execute the required tasks to support the Bank's Project Planning and Implementation Life Cycle including:

- Provide advice and support for the development of detailed requirements, cost calculations, and schedules.
- Review design documentation as required.
- Prepare products or functions so that they are operationally ready and provide ongoing support to ensure delivery of negotiated products or functions in accordance with standards and methodologies of Scotiabank.
- Document project status and inform stakeholders of the results of project planning and execution, as well as identify relevant risk points and their respective mitigation measures.
- Guide participants and relationships to ensure project teams are cohesive and working towards common goals and priorities.
- Manage meetings and work sessions as necessary to ensure project objectives are met, i.e., project planning.
- Comply with all assigned administrative functions, e.g., preparation of status reports, deadline reports, development plans, setting objectives, performance evaluations, etc.
- Maintain an integrated risk management process for relationships with goods and services providers and carry out the necessary due diligence for providers with which you have or may have a relationship as stipulated in company policies of Scotiabank
- Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
- Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
- Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

**Education/Work Experience/Designations**

Education/Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields
- Agile & project Management certifications
- Experience working in Agile projects implementations and leading the Agile practice in teams.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in similar positions

Technical Skills
- In-depth knowledge of Bank processes, banking technology, banking controls, technical knowledge, and project management.
- Practical knowledge in Agile/DEVOPS tools, (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket), Microsoft Office, Service Now, Power BI and Project Management tools.
- Technical hands-on working experience with Public and Private Cloud based environments.

Abilities
- Analytical, conceptual, and good communication skills at a level that allows the holder to contribute to project plans and be innovativ