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IT Project Manager Scrum Master – Platform Transformation
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4 November 2026 (1 hour ago)
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1 February 2027
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
IT Project Manager / Scrum Master
Platform Transformation
Make an impact on a major transformation initiative in the insurance sector for our client.
This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to the modernization of a wealth management platform collaborate with teams across the organization and support an exciting transition to a new cloud-based environment.
What is in it for you:
Salaried: $60-70 per hour.
Incorporated Business Rate: $70-80 per hour.
12-month contract.
Hybrid schedule 37.5 hours per week.
Responsibilities:
Support the end-to-end technology delivery of the replatform transformation by translating project priorities into executable plans milestones dependencies and measurable outcomes.
Coordinate the platform transformation and overall project delivery.
Organize and facilitate Sprint Planning Daily Stand-ups Sprint Reviews Retrospectives Scrum calls and project meetings.
Partner with the Product Owner business stakeholders technology teams architects vendors and other delivery partners to coordinate priorities and maintain delivery alignment.
Understand business requirements and translate them into actionable IT deliverables.
Manage project scope schedules resources dependencies risks issues assumptions and deliverables.
Maintain project plans Agile and Scrum artifacts Jira dashboards RAID items status reporting and governance materials to provide transparency into overall project health.
Facilitate project governance and stakeholder discussions to support timely decision-making issue resolution and escalation.
Coordinate and monitor vendor and partner deliverables including commitments associated with contracts and statements of work.
Support the conversion of wealth-management products implementation of the new platform and eventual decommissioning of the existing platforms.
Promote Agile principles continuous improvement delivery discipline accountability and collaboration across the project team.
Support project closeout lessons learned operational readiness and knowledge-transfer activities.
What you will need to succeed:
Required qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Business or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
5-7 years of experience.
Demonstrated project or program management experience delivering large-scale technology or transformation initiatives within complex enterprise environments.
Experience coordinating cross-functional and distributed teams with multiple business and technology stakeholder groups.
Experience managing technology delivery using Agile and Scrum including backlog coordination sprint execution delivery tracking and continuous improvement.
Experience managing vendors partner deliverables dependencies risks financial commitments and statements of work.
Experience managing project deliverables timelines dependencies and risks.
Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum hybrid delivery methodologies project governance risk management and enterprise technology delivery.
Good understanding of end-to-end project management business processes and workflows.
Hands-on experience with Jira and Agile project-management tools.
Strong understanding of Agile metrics and analytics including Scrum artifacts such as burndown charts.
Ability to develop and maintain integrated delivery plans milestones project reporting and dashboards.
Ability to proactively identify and manage project risks issues assumptions dependencies and delivery trade-offs.
Preferred qualifications
Scrum certification such as Certified ScrumMaster or SAFe.
PMP PgMP PMI-ACP SAFe or equivalent project-management certification.
Experience in financial services or another highly regulated industry.
Experience with Canadian investment management or wealth-management organizations.
Experience with banking financial services or investment platform transformation projects.
Experience with enterprise platform migrations or vendor implementations.
Experience with Confluence Microsoft Project Planner and Power BI.
Required soft skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
Strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams.
Strong collaboration and accountability.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
Ability to work effectively in a complex and changing environment.
Continuous-improvement mindset.
Why Recruit Action
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