Job Description

Company Profile

Dream Payments is a leading fintech company that empowers businesses with secure and innovative payment and payout solutions. Specializing in cloud-based payment processing, Dream Payments enables financial institutions, merchants, and insurance providers to seamlessly accept and send digital payments. Dream Payments' scalable and secure platform helps organizations modernize their payment infrastructure, enhance customer experiences, and drive revenue growth. Trusted by major financial institutions, Dream Payments continues to revolutionize the industry through cutting-edge technology and strategic partnerships.

Why Dream Payments

Our clients, partners, and investors include some of the leading banks and insurance companies in North America, including JPMorgan Chase, TD Bank, Fairfax, Visa, Mastercard, and more. Global cashless payment volumes are set to increase by more than 80% from 2020 to 2025, from about 1tn transactions to almost 1.9tn, and to almost triple by 2030, according to analysis by PwC We are on the cutting edge of payment technology, bringing new and innovative solutions to our clients and their customers.

Position Overview

Dream Payments is looking to add to Project Management team with a motivated Junior Project Manger on a 3 month fixed term basis. Reporting in to our lead Project Manager, the Junior Project Manager is accountable on an ongoing basis for guiding projects and implementations in accordnace with our short-term plans and long-term strategy for Dream Payments' cloud and platform services.

Working with a diverse cross-functional team that includes Architecture, Engineering, Product, QA, and Client Services, you will co-ordinate and execute technology projects with long-term organizational goals in mind. You will be hands-on with detailed project work, creating and contributing to project plans and deliverables, co-ordinating activities and tasks, facilitating problem-solving, running stand-ups, and working with team-leads to gather and update estimates. For this role an aptitude for learning and a hunger to apply your learnings is of greater value than professional experience. If you are passionate to see projects deliver well - please apply!

Key Responsibilities

Lead and participate in cultivating a helpful, team oriented environment by collaborating in open knowledge sharing, through in-office whiteboarding sessions and adhoc inter-team discussions. Foster self-organization, cross-functional skills, and effective communication within the Scrum team. Ensure assigned tasks are completed and delivered within the project timelines, working overtime as needed. Facilitate all Scrum events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective. Proactively track Project or Sprint daily activites across the teams. Accurately report status and risks to the Project manager and internal stateholders Work with Project Management team to prepare estimations of development efforts and activities breakdown. Utilize corporate objectives and priorities to ensure teams are working on the right piece of work. Understand Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid project management methodology. Be flexible to support projects in the best way to achieve cooperate objectives. Interact with peers before updating supervisors, interaction will often be with management levels at the client and/or within Dream Payments. Receive minimal instruction on daily work tasks and a moderate level of instruction on new assignments. Guide, create and coach the Scrum Team on Agile practices and principles to deliver high-quality products and services. Exemplify and promote Agile values and principles, contributing to the continuous improvement of Agile practices. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to influence decision-making and support project or product teams.

Basic Qualifications

Good communication skills - both oral and written. Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience. Experience working on agile software development and modern, service design-based product delivery for large organizations or addressing complex challenges at scale. Experience planning work that aligns with product owner priorities (Sprint planning and backlog planning). Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodology. In-depth knowledge of Agile principles, Scrum frameworks and techniques as well as the ability to mentor others in their application of Agile and Scrum. Experience working with teams of 10+ developers and QA teams would be an asset In-depth knowledge of Agile frameworks or methods (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and a thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle. Proficiency with Agile development tools such as Zoho Projects, Jira, or similar platforms. Solid understanding of traditional project management principles and practices.

Professional Skill Requirements

Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment. Proven ability to communicate and work with remote teams. Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Desire to work in an information systems environment. Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills. Education background in computer systems and/or engineering considered an asset. Working experience with various SDLC methods like Iterative or traditional waterfall. Familiar with Agile, Scrum, Iterative and Waterfall Development and project methodologies. Scrum Master certification would be an asset Current or previous Scrum Master experience would be an asset Experience supporting multiple teams is an asset
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Dream Payments is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive and supportive work environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people with disabilities - accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: $4,000.00-$4,500.00 per month

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Paid time off
Education:

Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:

Sprint planning and backlog planning: 1 year (preferred) Agile and Waterfall methodology: 1 year (preferred) working with teams of 10+ developers and QA teams: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON M6K 3P6