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Program Manager 8535-0312

Dheya

Ontario

Hybrid

CAD 85,000 - 110,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

A leading company in Ontario is seeking a Program Manager to oversee critical asset assessments and lead project initiatives within the Cyber Security Division. The role requires strong strategic planning, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on agile project delivery. The successful candidate will manage project budgets and ensure adherence to government standards while promoting best practices in project management.

Qualifications

Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes.
Proven ability to manage large project budgets and ensure fiscal control.
Experience working on agile project delivery teams.

Responsibilities

Provide program oversight on critical value asset assessments.
Lead Project Review Committee across Cyber Security Division.
Develop complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Problem Solving

Strategic Planning

Agile Project Delivery

Education

Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

HM Note : This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name. This role commences April 1, 2025.

The Program Manager will be a key member of the Offensive Security & Risk Advisory Branch leading the program oversight for critical value asset assessments, cyber maturity framework, and cyber control tower project. They will also lead and help develop the Project Review Committee practices across the Cyber Security Division.

Responsibilities :

Provide program oversight on critical value asset assessment, cyber maturity framework, and cyber control tower initiatives.
Provide Project Review Committee leadership across the Cyber Security Division to ensure proper tracking and reporting of work efforts aligned with committed strategic priorities.

General Skills :

Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.
Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and / or integrated plan.
Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting to ensure targets are met.
Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope.
Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies.
Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards.
Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing / communicating guidelines and procedures.
Sources, selects, and on-boards team members in various disciplines, clarifying roles and responsibilities and setting task / deliverable / performance expectations.
Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, ensuring knowledge is shared among team members.
Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross-ministry dependencies.
Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability.
Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur to develop proper mitigating strategies.
Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.
Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums.
Provides project, program, and / or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.
Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change during all stages of projects.
Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management.
Knowledge and understanding of Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge.
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources.
Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipating and troubleshooting issues.
Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develop responses to successfully address conflict.
Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations and provide updates as required.