Delivery Manager
Job Summary
Work Location:
Toronto Ontario CanadaHours:
37.5Line of Business:
Technology SolutionsPay Details:
$96900 - $136800 CADTD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge geographic location and other specific business and organizational needs.
As a candidate you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.
Job Description:
Role Summary
The Delivery Lead is accountable for leading the end-to-end delivery of complex enterprise data initiatives that enable strategic business regulatory data governance and data management outcomes.
Acting as the central point of accountability for execution the Delivery Lead is responsible for planning governance financial oversight stakeholder engagement risk management and executive reporting across multiple concurrent initiatives.
The role leads cross-functional teams without direct authority and partners closely with business data technology and vendor stakeholders to ensure initiatives are delivered on time within scope within budget and aligned to organizational objectives.
Success in this role requires more than strong delivery discipline. The successful candidate is expected to develop a strong understanding of the business objectives data management capabilities stakeholder landscape and delivery challenges associated with their initiatives. The Delivery Lead is expected to operate as a trusted advisor proactively identifying risks challenging assumptions and helping teams navigate complex delivery decisions.
Key Accountabilities
Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end execution of large-scale enterprise data initiatives from initiation through implementation and transition to business ownership.
- Manage multiple concurrent initiatives typically leading two large projects simultaneously while supporting additional delivery activities.
- Develop and maintain integrated plans schedules milestones deliverables dependencies and critical paths.
- Establish delivery strategies that balance scope timeline cost quality and resource constraints.
- Monitor progress identify variances and implement corrective actions to maintain delivery commitments.
- Challenge delivery assumptions timelines scope and resource plans when risks to execution are identified.
- Identify manage and coordinate cross-functional dependencies to ensure delivery plans remain aligned and potential conflicts are proactively addressed.
Stakeholder Management & Executive Engagement
- Serve as the primary point of coordination and relationship management for sponsors stakeholders team members vendors and external partners.
- Provide clear concise and actionable updates to senior leadership including EDMO Senior Leadership Team members and the Head of EDMO.
- Facilitate executive discussions governance forums steering committees and project review sessions.
- Influence stakeholders across business data and technology teams to drive alignment accountability and timely decision-making.
Risk Issue & Dependency Management
- Own and maintain project RAID logs ensuring risks assumptions issues and dependencies are actively managed throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify delivery risks early develop mitigation and contingency plans and escalate significant risks and delivery concerns with recommended actions.
- Facilitate cross-functional dependency management across business technology vendor and data teams.
Financial Management & Delivery Controls
- Support project financial planning forecasting budgeting and ongoing financial monitoring activities.
- Track project expenditures forecast variances and resource allocations throughout the project lifecycle.
- Partner with finance business and delivery stakeholders to maintain financial transparency and delivery accountability.
Governance Reporting & Compliance
- Establish and execute delivery governance frameworks that support effective delivery oversight and decision-making.
- Prepare and deliver executive reporting dashboards status updates and briefing materials.
- Ensure delivery documentation reporting decisions actions and commitments are maintained and tracked in accordance with organizational standards.
- Support internal audit regulatory risk and compliance requirements as applicable.
- Support continuous improvement of delivery practices governance processes and reporting standards.
Vendor & Partner Coordination
- Coordinate vendor and third-party activities monitor deliverables and commitments and ensure alignment with project objectives and delivery plans.
Breadth & Depth
- Experienced Delivery Lead capable of independently leading large complex enterprise initiatives ranging from approximately $1M to $5M in value.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives with significant business data technology and stakeholder complexity.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies governance frameworks financial controls and delivery best practices.
- Ability to operate effectively in both Agile and Waterfall delivery environments and apply the appropriate methodology based on initiative requirements.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders challenge assumptions and navigate ambiguity in a highly matrixed organization.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to rapidly understand organizational priorities business processes and data management capabilities.
Qualifications
Required
- Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate
- Graduate degree preferred
- 7 years of project or program management experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale software data or technology delivery initiatives.
- Experience managing initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups competing priorities and cross-functional teams.
- Strong expertise in project planning schedule management financial oversight stakeholder management and executive reporting.
- Experience with governance frameworks RAID management dependency management and delivery controls.
- Strong communication facilitation presentation and influencing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead matrixed teams and drive outcomes without direct authority.
- Experience managing initiatives with budgets ranging from $1M to $5M.
Strongly Preferred
- Experience leading enterprise data data governance data management analytics or regulatory initiatives.
- Experience delivering software development data or technology initiatives within financial services or other highly regulated environments.
- Knowledge of data governance data quality metadata management data lineage and related data management disciplines.
- Experience supporting executive governance forums and senior leadership reporting.
- PMP PgMP PMI-ACP Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent project management certification.
Tools & Platforms
- JIRA
- Clarity
- Confluence
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft CoPilot
Who We Are:
TD is one of the worlds leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day we strive to make every interaction product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada the United States and around the world. More than 95000 TD colleagues bring their skills talent and creativity to foster deeper relationships ensure disciplined execution and build a simpler faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience that is why we believe that all colleagues no matter where they work are client facing. Together we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients colleagues and communities.
Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary variable compensation and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits savings and retirement programs paid time off banking benefits and discounts career development and reward and recognition programs. Learn more
Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations requirements.
Colleague Development
If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.
If youre passionate about helping clients and building deep lasting relationships TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.
Were committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued everyone has fair opportunities to grow and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD we hire and develop the best.
Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.
Interview Process
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.
Accommodation
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We look forward to hearing from you!
Language Requirement (Quebec only):
Sans ObjetRequired Experience:
Manager