Global IT Project Manager - R&D Labs & AI Platform Rollouts

Celestica; Toronto; On-site; CAD 109,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead global facility build-outs, lab deployments, and enterprise system transformations for an R&D engineering footprint.

You will drive planning, procurement, and deployment timelines for critical infrastructure, software toolchains, and security controls across worldwide sites, requiring strong PM, governance, and collaboration with engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Track record of developing comprehensive project charters, master schedules, RACI matrices, risk mitigation logs, and SOPs.
• Experience managing complex infrastructure, labs, or enterprise software rollouts.
• Strong knowledge of modern DevOps pipelines and software licensing models.
• Familiarity with security/compliance, export controls, and air-gapped environments.
• Experience with isolated R&D networks and AI platform provisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead facility build-outs and global design center scaling.
• Drive IT project planning for expansion of design centers in 2026 (Austin, TX; Petaluma, CA).
• Coordinate specialized lab deployments, including AI labs and isolated rooms.
• Ensure deployments meet security standards and export-control regulations.
• Coordinate lifecycle deployments for toolchains (Azure DevOps, Jira Cloud Enterprise).
• Oversee R&D network isolation and endpoint security initiatives.
• Project-manage PKI+ code signing infrastructure deployment across Linux/Windows.
• Lead AI platform provisioning and developer endpoint enablement.

Skills

Project management frameworks

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Strategic problem solving

Financial stewardship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira Cloud Enterprise

Cadence

Synopsys

PTC Creo

Job description

Celestica in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead global facility build-outs, lab deployments, and enterprise system transformations for an R&D engineering footprint.

You will drive planning, procurement, and deployment timelines for critical infrastructure, software toolchains, and security controls across worldwide sites, requiring strong PM, governance, and collaboration with engineering teams.