PMO Practice Manager - Banking

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid • 4 days/week onsite)

Duration: 6 months

Contract Type: T4/IC

Pay Rate: $75.86/Hour

Role Mandate:

• As a PMO Practice Manager, you will serve as a leader within the PMO, responsible for driving project delivery excellence, shaping project management standards and practices, and advising on PMO related initiatives.
• This role combines deep portfolio management expertise with practice leadership, and governance responsibilities to elevate the maturity and impact of the PMO across the organization.
• The team will provide guidance on the processes, governance, tools, resourcing, and practices including compliance and audits for commercial banking.

Key Responsibilities

• Elevate project management frameworks, tools, and methodologies to drive consistency, quality, and operational excellence across the PMO.
• Ensure program and project governance, compliance activities, and audit readiness are aligned and completed successfully
• Advance the integration of process improvements and feedback mechanisms to strengthen PMO effectiveness and meet evolving enterprise needs.
• Lead the design, delivery, and continuous evolution of PMO training, onboarding, and learning programs to elevate project management capabilities.

Practice Management & Capability Building

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of PMO methodologies, tools, and frameworks.
• Consult and work with project managers and teams to ensure alignment with best practices and business outcomes.
• Execute team evaluation processes to identify capability gaps and implement targeted improvements.
• Champion a culture of accountability, learning, and delivery excellence across the PMO.

Organizational Influence & Governance

• Influence and negotiate with cross-functional stakeholders to align project practice outcomes with strategic goals.
• Recommend and implement measures to improve PMO practice effectiveness and project governance.
• Serve on internal committees and task forces inside the Delivery team.

Thought Leadership

• Act as a subject matter expert on project management controls and practices.
• Develop an expert understanding of project management challenges and translate them into actionable project strategies.

Must Have Skills:

• 15+ years of progressive experience in project/program management, with at least 5 years in a leadership or practice management role.
• Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects with enterprise impact.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., PMI, Agile, Lean).
• Exceptional communication, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Extensive change management experience

Nice to Have Skills:

• PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Previous Financial Industry experience.