IT Project Manager

PLATO; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An Indigenous-led software testing firm in Canada is seeking a skilled Project Manager to oversee IT projects. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and organizational skills, with over 7 years of experience in managing complex ERP implementations. This role allows for working on-site or in a hybrid format, with candidates expected to be within commutable distance to Regina or Winnipeg. PLATO is committed to inclusivity and accommodating various communities in its operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing complex ERP implementations.
• Experience with project management tools like Jira, Trello, or MS Project.
• Relevant certifications like PMP or CSM are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage IT projects through the entire project lifecycle.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Monitor and report on project progress to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management methodologies

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Trello

Job description

The OpportunityPLATO 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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 Who We Are

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 train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.

We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality-centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.

At PLATO, we encourage our employees' personal career growth. We have plans in place to make sure that each employee is connected with a people manager to help guide them through their professional development, offer e-learning classes, and give our employees the opportunity to pursue software certifications for cutting-edge technologies.

PLATO respectfully acknowledges that our offices are located on treaty territories, unceded First Nations and Inuit territories, and part of Métis homelands. We honor their long history of welcoming many Nations to the beautiful Turtle Island and we actively work towards reconciliation between Métis, Inuit, and First Nation peoples and non-Indigenous people on this Land.

We contribute to proactive employment practices to promote inclusivity and diversity to those especially marginalized populations such as women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, and all other groups protected under the Human Rights Code.

We are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.