Project Manager - Regulatory and Risk - Hybrid

What You Will Do The Project Manager will support a multi-year enterprise digital transformation initiative driven by compliance, risk mitigation, and regulatory reporting requirements. They will be responsible for the successful planning and execution of cross-functional initiatives that define and deliver secure solutions to meet complex compliance needs, tackle regulatory problems, and develop secure service offerings. Our clients’ Clearing initiatives drive secure scalability, governed innovation, and continuous risk improvement of our services in the Canadian Marketplace. The ideal candidate is a meticulous professional with a high degree of initiative; comfortable navigating strict governance frameworks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Advantages
Advantages The Project Manager will be accountable for planning and executing regulatory and risk-focused projects by:

Strategizing on delivery approaches with business stakeholders, legal, compliance officers, and leadership
Developing and executing on a plan with key governance achievements, audit-ready deliverables, and strict regulatory timelines
Performing day-to-day Scrum Master responsibilities to distributed Agile teams, ensuring compliance by design
Championing Agile values while maintaining robust risk controls across the organization
Managing project resources, tracking work progress, and reporting on project financials and risk mitigation metrics
Leading Business Readiness Planning, secure deployment, and compliant transition to operations
Rigorously identifying, logging, and managing project and compliance risk throughout the lifecycle
Working and presenting risk assessments and regulatory progress to senior management, audit committees, and C-level executives

Responsibilities
What We Are Looking For

Completed Post-secondary Degree (University/College) or equivalent work experience
3-5 years of Project Management experience in the financial industry, specifically within Capital Markets compliance, risk, or regulatory reporting
Experience managing process transformations tied to regulatory mandates (e.g., OSFI, CIRO/IIROC guidelines)
Working experience within an Agile delivery environment and knowledge of frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean
PMP Certification or equivalent; Agile/SAFe/Scrum Master Certification or Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) is an asset

Qualifications
The Skills You Bring

Experience in Project Planning, Risk Management, and highly governed lifecycle methodologies
Excellent grasp of Agile values and practices, ensuring auditability and compliance within Sprint Planning and reviews
Experience in managing multiple strict priorities and regulatory deadlines in a matrix environment
Demonstrated domain experience with book of record, operations, and financial risk controls is a strong asset
Able to build relationships and manage multiple external vendors with a strict focus on data security, privacy, and compliance integration
Possesses strong communication and influencing skills to ensure adherence to risk frameworks without stifling innovation

Summary
The Skills You Bring

Experience in Project Planning, Risk Management, and highly governed lifecycle methodologies
Excellent grasp of Agile values and practices, ensuring auditability and compliance within Sprint Planning and reviews
Experience in managing multiple strict priorities and regulatory deadlines in a matrix environment
Demonstrated domain experience with book of record, operations, and financial risk controls is a strong asset
Able to build relationships and manage multiple external vendors with a strict focus on data security, privacy, and compliance integration
Possesses strong communication and influencing skills to ensure adherence to risk frameworks without stifling innovation

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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