Project Manager

at  Picton Mahoney Asset Management

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THE OPPORTUNITY:

PMAM is looking for a dynamic, results-driven Project Manager to lead our Strategy and Delivery team. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Project Manager will manage the strategic planning process and oversee the delivery of key projects and play an important role in the firm’s strategic planning process. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the firm’s strategic expansion by collaborating with partners across the organization to drive long-term profitability. This position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our company by ensuring the successful execution of high-impact projects

THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 5+ years of transformational project management experience, preferably within the financial services, insurance industries, or technology sectors, managing large projects with high value (benefit/cost), complexity, strategic change, and/or regulatory initiatives.
• Highly experienced in setting up new business entities and launching new products, including developing comprehensive business plans, conducting market research, navigating regulatory requirements, and establishing operational frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, manage timelines, and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
• Proven track record of successfully launching products from ideation to market, including product development, go-to-market strategies, and post-launch analysis to drive continuous improvement and achieve business growth targets.
• Advanced project management knowledge, including plan development, scheduling methodology, gathering, analyzing, and reporting project metrics, risk assessment and quantification methodologies, cost/benefit analysis, and budgeting and financial management.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Business, or related field of study.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), ScrumMaster, and/or SAFe certifications are desired but not mandatory.
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and tooling including Asana, JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency in SaaS tooling relevant to project management and business entity setup.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively work with and influence internal stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics and build consensus among diverse teams.

• Lead project delivery process with key contributors to help manage scope and prepare change requests, including tasks, deliverables, milestones, resources, and estimated costs.
• Understand and communicate business and technical requirements and integration points in the context of the statement of work, service level agreements, and legal & compliance frameworks.
• Interact and manage the relationship with the assigned teams to understand critical milestones, deliveries, and releases.
• Raise and track issues and conflicts, remove barriers, and resolve or escalate project issues.
• Manage project deliverables with external vendors and third parties (e.g. consultants, outsourcing, etc.) and manage the relationships at the project level.
• Determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy.
• Provide project sponsor with advice on the viability of the business case (costs, benefits, KPIs, etc.) throughout the project.
• Manage project communications (e.g. status reports to executives, stakeholders, business units, vendors, project team, etc.) and provide senior management with timely updates on project issues.
• Lead and/or represent the project in project team meetings and inter-department forums.
• Assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding.
• Conduct project retrospectives to harness lessons learned and drive efficiency and effectiveness of future workstreams and investments.