Senior Project Manager

At Fiera Capital

We invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard. Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions:

• Your Inclusive Experience: We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment.
• Your Growth & Empowerment: We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career.
• Your Rewards & Recognition: We deeply value our people and their contributions and that’s reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture.
• Your Wellness Your Way: We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees’ wellbeing.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a hands-on Sr. Project Manager to lead the execution and success of strategic projects within our asset management firm. This position offers a unique opportunity to work closely with both business and technology teams while actively driving the delivery of high-impact projects that align with the firm’s strategic goals. You will be involved in every phase of the project lifecycle, from planning and governance through to execution, ensuring that the project meets the business objectives while maintaining the highest standards of quality.

Your responsibilities:

• Drive execution of strategic projects – setup appropriate project governance, develop the global delivery plan, lead collaboration between departments, define business requirements, ensure periodic incremental delivery, testing, and successful implementation.    
• Create a governance structure for managing complex projects that involve multiple business, technology and control partners.
• Represent the needs of stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, providing expertise and working knowledge of various business operations processes in the asset management industry.
• Own various project organizational activities such as risk and issue monitoring and mitigation, operation and information risk management, status reporting and delivery governance.
• Document requirements, process models, assumptions, and changes in project scope, maintaining an audit trail of project-related activities. Complete data analysis and data mapping tasks
• Perform hands-on testing including collaborating with the testing team and business stakeholders to ensure testing is comprehensive and successful.
• Work with the project team, internal customers, staff and consultants to establish critical quality control checkpoints, including acceptance criteria sign-off, project schedule and timeline commitments, critical path definition, training, and project status reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute standard project management deliverables for their successful completion, including implementation plans, schedule, budget, issues & action item logs, meeting minutes, risks assessment and contingencies.
• Monitor project costs and resource allocations to ensure investment is used in the best interests of the firm.
• Set client expectations, maintain communication with key stakeholders while ensuring a great customer experience.
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions to problems faced by the business units.

Must have requirements to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in finance, accounting, economics, information systems, computer science, or a related field
• 7+ years in project or product management, ideally with experience in large-scale business and technology initiatives within financial services
• Proven track record of managing full project lifecycles, including stakeholder engagement, risk management, and delivery governance
• Experience in asset management functions such as performance measurement, risk and data analytics, valuations, client onboarding, reporting, billing, order management, and compliance
• Strong data analysis skills, including proficiency in Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP, pivot tables, charts) and basic SQL for querying and validating data
• Ability to document requirements, create process models, and improve business processes, including writing technical requirements and user stories
• Hands-on testing experience, including test case creation and execution, user testing, and validation techniques
• Familiarity with asset management systems (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet, Charles River, Morningstar)
• Proficiency with at least one agile methodology (e.g., Scrum, XP)
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence without authority and maintain a user-centric approach

Additional Information:

• Fiera Capital adheres to a hybrid working environment with 4 days in-office per week.

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For all positions in Quebec (Montreal and Laval), proficiency in French, both spoken and written, is mandatory. Working English proficiency is also required in order to serve our offices and clients around the world. 

Fiera Capital subscribes to the principle of employment equity. Our staff is our most valuable asset, and our goal is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where everyone can achieve their true potential.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or on the basis of disability, genetic information or any other federal, state, or local protected class. Fiera Capital will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment.

All staffing decisions, including hiring and promotion decisions, will be based on merit, skills, performance, and business needs. We are pleased to receive applications from qualified individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Job applicants who are individually selected for an interview will be notified that accommodations are available upon request. If a selected participant requests accommodation, Fiera Capital shall consult with the applicant and provide, or arrange for the provision of, suitable accommodation in a manner that considers the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

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