Senior Project Manager

Description

Join our Business Technology Team as a Senior Project Manager
We’re seeking a Senior Project Manager to focus on defining, planning, and implementing a diverse set of projects within the Business Technology organization. You’ll work hand in hand with a large team of project managers and analysts, a driven set of technologists, and business and technology leaders from across the enterprise. You’ll leverage and balance a passion for agile software development with application of sound project management practices.

You’ll thrive in a team environment where you are well supported and can help launch “BEST-IN-MARKET” products to our customers. This role has an expectation of 2 days in the London, ON office per week, subject to change based on future business needs.
What you'll be doing:

Be responsible for all aspects of project management and agile development team ceremonies. Additional responsibilities may include analysis, project delivery validation (QA/UAT), and other duties as assigned

Develop and refine project plans specifying staffing, scheduling, risks, and contingency plans

Work with Product leaders to ensure clear definition of goals and metrics

Lead large and sometimes global or virtual groups of multi-disciplinary teams with highly talented technical professionals through the execution of tasks defined in the plan

Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using a variety of techniques to keep the project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized project changes

Manage dependencies and collaborate with other project managers and team and product leaders to ensure overall project is completed within the parameters of the plan

Establish and cultivate relationships with other departments and organizations to recognize and actively manage dependencies associated with projects

Ensure a common understanding across stakeholders and team members by setting and managing expectations in accordance with the project plan

Gather, articulate, and represent project requirements for our agile software development teams

Anticipate and measure project performance using various quantitative tools and techniques to monitor and communicate progress, identify and quantify any variances, perform any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders in an unbiased manner

Proactively identify and plan for risks as well as implement approved actions and workarounds to mitigate risk events to minimize the impact to the project

Drive the conversion of conceptual ideas into actionable and clearly understood project deliverables with feasible delivery timelines

Generate key project milestones and facilitate their review

Lead efforts to improve the way in which we manage projects via progressive tools, processes, and metrics

Facilitate cross-functional team meetings, sometimes with C level executives to ensure alignment and clear communication

What we're looking for:

Bachelor's degree with a minimum 10 years of relevant work experience focusing project management

Demonstrated ability to execute on tasks that are sometimes vaguely defined using prior experience, analytical skills, and available research

Thorough experience delivering projects using an agile methodology

Experience managing project teams of 10 or more in multiple locations or complex multi-disciplinary projects that involve multiple project teams

Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven manner

Ability to work with and communicate, both written and verbally across multiple job levels, including C level executives to ensure alignment and achieve results

Ability to mentor junior project managers in the use of proven project management tools and practices

Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time

Other Desired

Qualifications:

Desire to pragmatically improve PM-related processes

Passion for project-focused team leadership and execution

Basic understanding of modern IT infrastructure, cloud, and IT security

Project Management Institute (PMI) certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP)

Vacancy Status:
This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Base Salary:
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $85,000 to $135,000 annually. Final base salary will be determined based on geographical location, experience, and qualifications.

Benefits:

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