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Zohorecruit; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit seeks a Senior Program Director to lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in data, analytics, and AI. This role is the single point of accountability, coordinating multiple Project Managers on programs valued at $50 million or more annually.

Strong governance, transformation, and supplier management experience are essential. The candidate will orchestrate program master planning, stakeholder engagement, and executive-level negotiations to ensure timely delivery within defined

Qualifications

• 10+ years of program management experience in large organizations.
• Experience managing programs valued at $50 million+ per year.
• Ability to lead cross-functional, data/analytics/AI initiatives.
• Exposure to governance, transformation, and external supplier management.
• Fluent English with ability to influence at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop the program master plan and milestones aligned with sponsor objectives.
• Coordinate multiple Project Managers and delivery teams to meet benefits, costs, and deadlines.
• Provide supervision and coordination of internal and external contributors; approve resource changes and ensure governance adherence.
• Develop risk analyses and mitigation strategies for complex programs.
• Deliver single accountability reports and progress updates to sponsor and steering committee.
• Manage large portfolios and multiple initiatives under supervision.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Program governance

Strategic influence

Negotiation with suppliers

Senior stakeholder communication

Education

PMP Certification

ACP Certification

SAFe Certification

Job description

The Program Director contributes to the management ofstakeholders within cross-functional initiatives to achieve objectives withindefined time and budget constraints. They orchestrate the feasibility andviability of the program, define action plans and milestones, and coordinatethe program teams. Their role involves ensuring the organization, direction,and control of the human, material, financial, and technological resourcesessential to the delivery of one or more large-scale, cross-functional, and highlyinnovative initiatives. They are responsible for the program master plan andact as the central point of contact for all stakeholders involved in programdelivery (sponsor, managers, and contributors). They exercise leadership andinfluence with senior management, decision-making bodies, and working teams.They represent and commit the company and participate in negotiations withexternal suppliers.

The clientis seeking a Senior Program Director capable of leading large-scale,cross-functional initiatives in data, analytics, and artificialintelligence—not a Project Manager or Portfolio Manager. The role is that of asingle point of contact for accountability, coordinating multiple ProjectManagers under their supervision, on programs valued at $50 million or moreannually.

Therecurring terms of the mandate—cross-functional, highly innovative, highvelocity, multiple organizational interdependencies, and leadership with seniormanagement—indicate that the ability to exert political and strategic influencewith decision-making bodies is as important as the delivery process. Thedelivery area is specific: implementation of AI development tools (Pro-Code,Low-Code, No-Code), organizational transformation, and AI governance within alarge enterprise.

Thecandidate must demonstrate a multi-year track record in large organizations andproven experience managing service providers on a fixed-price basis. A purelytechnical profile or one strictly focused on IT delivery, without a governanceand transformation dimension, does not align with the client's requirements.

MainResponsibilities:

• Beresponsible for developing the program plan, taking into account the issues,complexity, stakeholders, and alignment with other programs/projects, whileensuring consistency with the sponsor's business objectives.
  
• Incollaboration with the various project managers and contribution managers, beresponsible for deliverables to meet business objectives and achieve benefits,respecting agreed-upon terms, costs, and deadlines.
  
• Providefunctional supervision and coordination of internal and external contributorsinvolved in program delivery. Authorize all requests for changes to resourceallocation and ensure quality control of work and adherence to the governanceand methodology applied within the program.
  
• Developrisk analyses, impact assessments, and related strategies, taking into accountvarious factors to manage the program's risk level.
  
• Beresponsible for providing a single accountability report and program progressstatus updates to the sponsor, steering committee, and other decision-makingbodies.
  
• Managelarge or multiple initiatives with project managers under their supervision.
  

Requirements

REQUIRED

• Minimum 10years of project and program management experience, or equivalent relevantexperience | Required | All requirements
  
• Strategicallycomplex programs of $50 million or more per year | Required | All requirements
  
• Multi-yearproject initiatives in large organizations | Required | All requirements
  
• Managementof fixed-price service providers | Required | All requirements
  
• High-velocitydelivery projects with multiple organizational interdependencies | Required |All requirements
  
• Intermediatelevel English | Required | All requirements
  

DESIRED

• Data,analytics, and AI delivery domain (Pro-Code, Low-Code, No-Code, use cases) |List of examples | Sufficient Majority
  
• OrganizationalTransformation and AI Governance in Large Enterprises | Required Combination |All Required Conditions
  

ASSET

• PMP, ACP,and SAFe Certifications | One Opt-In Required | Sufficient Majority
  
• Note: Allthree certifications are designated as assets by the client; having only onewill never lower the score. Intermediate English is listed as required becauseit is specified as a required skill in the mandate, but it is validated withthe candidate and is not weighted in the scoring system.
  

WHAT WEDON'T WANT

• SoleProject Manager without experience supervising multiple project managers.
  
• PortfolioManager or PMO without direct accountability for program delivery.
  
• Profilewhose maximum portfolio managed remains well below $50 million per year.
  
• ProgramDirector without exposure to the data, analytics, or AI domains.
  
• Purelytechnical AI profile without a management, governance, and transformationdimension.
  
• Candidatewith no history in large organizations, experience limited to small structures.