IT Project Management Co-op

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Join our CIBC Technology Operations team as an IT Project Management Co-op and have a real impact in making our clients’ ambitions a reality! This is a great opportunity to be a part of an innovation-focused team that is helping to deliver CIBC’s digital transformation by supporting the delivery of large-scale technology projects and initiatives. Join our team and stretch your communications and project management skills to help enhance the banking experience for the modern world.

In this role, you will spend time supporting your Project Managers throughout all phases of the project management lifecycle. This includes developing, managing, and controlling schedules by making continuous updates and mitigation choices, and escalating issues when necessary. Part of your time will be spent tracking progress of small-scale projects and making recommendations on response plans for risks, resolution plans, and results on action items.

You may even get to work on the financial side of the projects by reconciling financials, ensuring resolution of anomalies, updating ongoing estimates, and making recommendations.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview

Important information Please note, we have multiple positions available under this posting and you may be considered by more than one hiring team We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Term Length: 4/8 month opportunities available

Teamwork:
You’ll work closely with others and coordinate a portfolio of projects from end-to-end

Project Coordination – Support your Project Managers throughout all phases of the project management lifecycle. Develop, manage, and control schedules by making continuous updates and mitigation decisions, escalating issues when necessary.

Tracking & Reporting – Track progress and make recommendations on response plans for risks, resolution plans, and results on action items.

Support the tracking of small-scale projects generally under $1 million.

Project Financials – Track and reconcile financials ensuring resolution of anomalies. Update and reconcile ongoing estimates, make recommendations, and and when necessary.

Organization:
Your time management skills are strong and you are able to prioritize competing priorities to ensure successful outcomes

Communication:
You have excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively articulate ideas and opinions that involve research, interpretation, and assessment

Problem Solving:
You enjoy being presented with problems or issues and working with a team to find innovative solutions

Creativity:
You are curious and enjoy working in a team to visualize and design a possible new product or service and to assess the market, business and technical merits of that concept

Data Analytics:
You have the technical skills to review and evaluate data to find innovative opportunities and share with partners. You have…