Senior Project Manager with payment infrastructure

Role - - Project Manager IM-related Level 2

Duration – Contract for 260 Days and with extension

Location: Victoria, BC(1 days in a week, Hybrid)

Ministry:

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead a government-wide payment systems transition project, migrating payment card processing services from Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) to Fiserv Canada Ltd.

The project involves coordinating payment infrastructure migration, merchant account setup, POS terminal replacement, e-commerce payment integrations, operational readiness, and PCI compliance across multiple government departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, execution, and delivery of the Fiserv payment transition.
• Develop project plans, schedules, milestones, and governance structures.
• Coordinate with government ministries, Fiserv, American Express, and third-party vendors.
• Manage risks, issues, budgets, resources, and project dependencies.
• Oversee migration of POS terminals, PIN pads, and merchant accounts.
• Coordinate e-commerce application migration to the Fiserv payment gateway.
• Manage payment integration testing, certification, and production cutover.
• Coordinate merchant account setup, location IDs, and financial reporting configurations.
• Manage stakeholder communication and provide regular project status updates.
• Ensure operational readiness, user access, training, and support documentation.
• Coordinate PCI compliance requirements and audit readiness.
• Work closely with the Treasury Management System (TMS) project team to manage dependencies.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of Project Management experience within the last 7 years.
• Experience in project integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communication, risk, and procurement management.
• Undergraduate degree in Business, Science, IT, Engineering, or a technology-related field.
• Alternatively, relevant professional certifications such as CA, CMC, CMA, CGA, or CFA may be considered.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Experience delivering at least 3 projects of 8 months or longer.
• Experience preparing project charters, project plans, risk assessments, and business cases.
• Experience managing change requests, budget changes, schedules, resources, and dependencies.

Nice to Have

• PMP certification.
• Experience in banking, financial services, or credit card processing.
• Knowledge of payment gateways and merchant account management.
• Experience with POS terminals, PIN pads, and e-commerce payment integrations.
• Experience with PCI compliance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills

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