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Portfolio Director
TD Securities
Ontario Toronto, , Canada
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Department Overview
The Finance and Risk PMO is responsible for providing project management, process improvement, data governance and change management support to TDBG Finance and Risk in execution on its strategic initiatives.
This division is responsible for managing all projects initiated both internally or sponsored by the business segments.
The Portfolio Director, reports to the AVP of the Finance and Risk PMO. The Portfolio Director oversees and leads a team of Program and/or Project Managers with accountability for delivering programs and / or projects assigned to a specific portfolio. Portfolios can be comprised of a broad group or collection of initiatives that are not necessarily interdependent but bound by efforts to meet strategic organizational goals, business objectives or aligned by key business leaders.
Job Type Regular
Job Status Full Time
Hours Monday to Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
Business Line Other
Job Category - Primary Finance | Accounting
Job Category(s) Finance | Accounting
Job Description
Responsibilities include:
• Collaborates with executive sponsor and members of the senior executive team to establish vision and aligns the portfolio with the strategic and tactical direction of the business
• Engages executive sponsor and relevant business leaders to ensure active participation on project / program / portfolio initiatives
• Facilitates business meetings with senior stakeholders and executives to support successful and timely delivery of projects and programs within the assigned Portfolio
• Establishes effective project / program / portfolio oversight and other governance bodies, and engages the appropriate levels to support the direction for the project / program / portfolio
• Establishes on-going influence on relationships with key stakeholders across Line of Business as appropriate given the assigned Portfolio
• Oversees the delivery of project / program / portfolio and owns outcomes that are aligned to established cost, timing, deliverable and scope objectives
• Oversees the delivery of multiple concurrent programs, consisting of projects spanning across all Project Tiers
• Owns overall accountability for managing risk across the portfolio and oversees the identification, tracking and mitigation plans of project risk on an aggregated / consolidated portfolio basis, providing an understanding of trending within the portfolio (i.e., risk related to technology, change management, procurement, business process management, requirements management)
• Aligns the project / program risk and business operational risk to ensure all are understood in the context of the portfolio
• Monitors and oversees large scale programs with high levels of risk exposure, impacting stakeholders across all Line of Business (LoBs)
• Owns overall accountability for managing risk across the portfolio
• Oversees enterprise gating and governance controls to ensure the overall portfolio meets all the performance, quality and compliance standards and conforms to appropriate Project Delivery Lifecycle methodology
• Evaluates detailed portfolio status reports and presents key highlights and related implications to senior executives and key stakeholders
• Ensures enterprise project / program / portfolio methodology and established / defined project / program management processes, discipline and controls are consistently applied to all projects
• May manage multiple cross-LoB Project and Program Managers and / or additional project resources, consisting of Business Analysts, Requirements SMEs, Business SMEs and Technology Resources where applicable to the project / program / portfolio
• Develops employees to ensure sustainable delivery capability Provides advice and counsel to project teams, program resources and business partners
• Coaches, leads and mentors team members and provides regular performance assessments · Ensures effective on boarding and off boarding programs are in place for project resources
• Oversees multiple projects / programs aligned to portfolio, external vendors, project managers and consultants across multiple businesses
Job Requirements
• 10+ years of proven experience leading projects as a full time Project/Program Manager
• Excellent interpersonal skills to manage all communication to key stakeholders (including Sponsor and Business Owner), always ensuring that team is aware of significant changes to project status in a timely manner
• Strong facilitation skills; ability to lead standard project management meetings such as Work Breakdown or Readiness sessions
• Highly motivated individual with enthusiasm for project management and strong desire to grow with the profession
• Predisposition for taking independent, proactive action that contributes to the achievement of job accountabilities
• Ability to influence others to a desired outcome through building persuasive arguments based on logic and facts, coupled with the ability to anticipate and respond to the needs and concerns of others
• Flexibility to adapt to a variety of situations/challenges while working with a diverse group of people
• Strong organizational awareness and priority setting skills to independently handle multiple tasks/projects
• A strong leadership profile and a role model to peers and project team members
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills with a specialty in executive sponsor communications
• Excellent problem solving abilities with an aptitude to resolve ambiguity while transforming the sponsor’s vision into project execution
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel and clear understanding of the Project Management Life Cycle methodology
• Previous experience working in a Project Management Office and PMP certification preferred
• Finance knowledge is definitely preferred.
• Experience working in Financial Institution is an asset.
Inclusiveness
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