IT Project Manager

The Opportunity

PLATO is Canada's only Indigenous-led, Indigenous staffed software testing services firm. We insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing and have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable. Our team of software testing specialists believes that better software leads to a better world. We are committed to building strong communities – PLATO trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country and strives to build a network of 1000 Indigenous software testers across Canada.

PLATO has offices on or near Indigenous communities across Canada, in Fredericton, Sault Ste Marie, Ottawa/Gatineau, Regina, Prince Albert, Calgary, and Vancouver.

We are seeking a skilled Project Manager to join our dynamic professional services team. The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation, and tracking of IT projects from initiation to closure. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent organizational and leadership skills, and a proven track record of delivering complex IT projects on time and within budget.

This role requires an individual who can work on-site or hybrid, depending on project requirements, with our clients in Regina or Winnipeg. Candidates must be within a commutable distance to these cities.

• Lead and manage IT projects through the entire project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets to track progress and report on project status.
• Coordinate resources, including team members, vendors, and consultants, to ensure timely completion of projects.
• Manage project risks and issues and implement mitigation strategies as needed.
• Monitor and report on project progress to stakeholders, including regular updates and formal presentations.
• Facilitate project meetings and scrum ceremonies as needed to keep project team on track.
• Conduct root cause analysis, make recommendations for continuous improvement and steer project toward success.
• Foster a collaborative and positive team environment.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work with the team to develop and deliver status reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Develop best practices for project management and share with the PMO Team.
• Mentor, motivate, and supervise project team members.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management, or related field.
• Proven experience (7yr+) as a Project Manager or similar role managing complex ERP implementations.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Experience working with Project Management tools (e.g. MS Project, Jira, Trello, Asana, Monday, Basecamp, Smartsheet).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Experience managing budgets, resources, and project timelines.
• Relevant certifications like PMP, CSM etc. is required.
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent client facing communication skills both verbal and written.
• Understanding of different leadership styles to lead teams and guide stakeholders.
• Emotional Intelligence to deal with conflicts.
• Highly organized, adaptive to change, strong inclination to continuous learning.
• Candidate must be local to Regina or Winnipeg, with flexibility to travel to client sites as needed.

PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world. In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast through our innovative…