Title:  Project Manager

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Purpose
Projects Delivery & Support (PD&S) is a centralized project management office that supports various technology teams across the bank. As a Project Manager in PD&S, you will lead a variety of projects across business lines and technologies, using various project management methodologies and tools. You will work in a culturally diverse environment while providing our Technology and Business partners with best-in-class project management expertise. 

Accountabilities 

•    Manage and ensure the successful delivery of complex projects involving multiple teams from different groups across the bank, as well as external vendors when required
•    Is accountable for planning the end-to-end design of significant processes and projects (the full journey)
•    Demonstrates ability to develop and maintain high functioning project teams
•    Influences business project decisions with direct impact on financials or operating results
•    Provides technical advice and leads the development of the roadmap within the context of a technical specialty
•    Ability to independently run executive Steerco meetings with Group Heads, EVPs, and SVPs
•    Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge Recommends technical strategy within a technical domain, may investigate and evaluate new technologies
•    Work with executive sponsors and business managers to prioritize requirements, issues and deliverables
•    Create and maintain risk/issue logs and escalate issues to stakeholders and steering committee as appropriate
•    Defines and maintains the roadmap and project budget

Education and Experience

• 5-7 years of experience as a Project Manager, managing large complex projects, that have significant IT and operational components, preferably in the financial services industry
• Excellent track record managing projects of high/medium complexity, high/medium risk and budgets (up to $10 Million+) dealing with multiple stakeholders
• Strong communication (verbal/written/presentation). Mature interpersonal skills with the ability to work with, and influence, all types of professionals
• Knowledge of project management tools and techniques (e.g., CA PPM, MS Projects, JIRA, Visio, Agile/Scrum, Waterfall etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or related discipline
• Must Haves: PMP certification or working towards
• Nice to Haves: Scrum Master certification (CSM), Professional ScrumMaster certification (PSM) and/or master’s degree (MBA)

Location(s):  Colombia : Bogota : Bogota

ScotiaTech is a business unit within ScotiaGBS, a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia. The ScotiaTech hub was created to support different technology systems and processes of the Bank. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.

At ScotiaTech, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaTech; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.