Title: Delivery Lead/Technical PM

Duration: 12+ months Contract

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid, 2 days onsite)

Position Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Technical Project Manager / Delivery Lead to join our Wealth Technology group. This individual will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of technology initiatives, primarily focused on legacy system migrations, platform upgrades, and Microsoft-based technology projects.
The ideal candidate brings a strong technical foundation, excellent stakeholder management skills, and direct experience delivering projects within Wealth Management at a large financial institution.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage full project life cycle delivery across multiple technology workstreams.
• Partner closely with development teams, architecture, QA, infrastructure, and business stakeholders.
• Oversee migration projects involving legacy wealth systems; ensure seamless transition and minimal business disruption.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, resource forecasts, budgets, and reporting packages.
• Drive technical discussions with engineering teams; ability to understand and challenge technical decisions.
• Apply strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and ensure quality standards are met.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies with timely mitigation strategies.
• Provide hands-on leadership across testing cycles, including UAT coordination and defect triage.
• Facilitate governance reviews and ensure compliance with Wealth PMO standards.
• Lead cross-functional meetings, status updates, and executive-level communication.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 7–10+ years experience as a Technical Project Manager / Delivery Lead within financial services.
• Direct Wealth Management experience (trades, positions, portfolios, books & records systems, etc.).
• Strong technical background—past experience as a Developer or Business Systems Analyst is highly preferred.
• Solid understanding of Microsoft technologies, cloud fundamentals, and integration patterns.
• Deep knowledge of STLC, QA processes, and testing best practices.
• Proven track record managing technology delivery teams and working with engineers, BAs, PMs, and testers.
• Experience with large-scale legacy system migration or modernization projects.
• Strong financial forecasting, budgeting, and project governance experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive reporting.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 75.00/hr.