Architect

Education and Experience  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.  Typically 7–10 years of project-management or project-delivery experience, including responsibility for complex cross-functional initiatives.  Demonstrated experience across the full Project Development Life Cycle, from concept and business-case development through implementation and closure.  Experience coordinating business, technology, operations, risk, compliance, security, finance, procurement, and external vendors.  Experience preparing project plans, governance submissions, management reports, and executive-level presentations.  Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams concurrently.  Experience within banking, financial services, technology, consulting, or another regulated environment is preferred. Professional Certifications – Preferred  PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project-management certification.  Agile, Scrum Master, SAFe, or equivalent delivery certification.  Change-management certification would be advantageous.  ITIL or related service-management knowledge would be beneficial.  Project and programme management methodologies  Project Development Life Cycle and Software Development Life Cycle  Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches  Business-case and project-proposal development  Requirements, scope, schedule, cost, and resource management  Governance and approval processes  Risk, issue, dependency, and change management  Vendor, procurement, and contract coordination  Testing, implementation, and operational readiness  Benefits realization and post-implementation review  Executive reporting and presentation development  Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent project tools Core Competencies  Strong project planning and delivery discipline  Excellent organization and attention to detail  Strong stakeholder-management and influencing capability  Ability to challenge constructively and drive accountability  Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders without direct authority  Commercial and vendor-management awareness  Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment  High degree of ownership, integrity, and follow-through records and audit evidence Show more Show less