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Montréal · Permanent · Senior (6-9 yrs)

Senior Project Director, major Canadian bank, Montreal (hybrid)

Two 12-month assignments for a major Canadian bank in Montreal: a commercial lending programme with a strong automation and AI component, and large projects in the payments domain using SAFe. Permanent role with Abbeal.

  • Gestion de programme
  • Agile / SAFe
  • Jira / Confluence
  • Azure DevOps
  • Paiements
  • IA
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A major Canadian bank is looking for two senior project directors in Montreal, on two separate programmes. This is a permanent position with Abbeal, with a 12-month assignment at the client.

The two assignments

  • Commercial lending: lead strategic initiatives on process simplification, automation, risk management and digital and AI capabilities
  • Payments domain: run large technology projects, prepare and facilitate PI Planning, manage risk, capacity and IT and business alignment

What you will do

  • Own full governance: schedule, budget, capacity, dependencies, risks and benefits
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams: analysts, architects, developers, data specialists
  • Support executives in their trade-offs and produce executive reporting

What we are looking for

  • At least 10 years managing complex projects in large organisations
  • Agile, Scrum, SAFe and hybrid models, Jira, Confluence or Azure DevOps
  • Banking strongly preferred, payments knowledge or AI project delivery appreciated
  • French required, professional English

Practical details

  • Montreal, hybrid, 2 days a week in the office
  • Permanent contract with Abbeal, 12-month assignment at the client

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Senior Project Director, major Canadian bank, Montreal (hybrid)