IT Project Manager 1

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

10 - IT Project Manager 2 1 1
Req ID: 139450
Hiring Manager: Grace Rodriguez Santos
Band: 10
Region: Americas
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

General Overview

Functional Area: Information Technology (ITM)
Career Stream: IT Project Management (PRM)
Role: Manager 2 (MG2)
Job Title: IT Project Manage
Job Code: MG2-ITM-PROJ
Job Level: Level 10
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

We are seeking an experienced and execution-driven IT Project Manager for HPS (Band 10) to join our net-new, dedicated HPS IT Support Team. In this role, you will spearhead critical technology, infrastructure, and enterprise application initiatives driving global engineering design and manufacturing operations. Standard corporate IT models focus strictly on global consistency and volume-driven stability. In contrast, this role requires managing the divergent specialization and rapid iteration inherent to an R&D Engineering organization. The successful candidate will navigate complex facility build-outs, isolated lab network delivery, advanced AI platform provisions, and strategic enterprise software transformations across our global design footprint.

Core Responsibilities

• Facility Build-outs & Global Design Center Scaling
• Design Center Readiness: Drive the IT project planning, infrastructure procurement, and deployment timelines for the expansion and stand-up of the HPS Design Centers coming online in 2026: Austin,TX & Petaluma, CA.
• Specialized Lab Deployments: Coordinate the physical and electronic provisioning of specialized engineering environments, including AI Rack Integration Labs and physically isolated Clean Rooms (CRT).
• Regulatory Compliance Infrastructure: Ensure all facility IT deployments strictly align with infrastructure security standards and evolving Department of Commerce export control regulations governing dual-use technologies.
• Enterprise Software & Product Company Transformation
• Engineering Toolchain Support: Partner with applications management to coordinate lifecycle deployments, automated licensing configurations, and upgrade paths for critical hardware and software engineering toolchains (e.g., Cadence, Synopsys, PTC Creo, Azure DevOps, and Jira Cloud Enterprise).
• R&D Network Isolation & Cyber Security Initiatives
• Isolated Network Instantiations: Manage project timelines and cross-functional deliverables for establishing completely isolated Research & Development Lab (RDL) standalone networks featuring strict outbound-only data diode logic and localized jump host access layers.
• Endpoint Security & Policy Tuning: Coordinate the phased rollout and temporary stabilization models for specialized endpoint application controls like ThreatLocker across global engineering teams.
• Secure Chain of Custody: Project-manage the deployment of the AppViewX PKI+ enterprise code signing infrastructure, establishing standardized paths for Linux and Windows package validations from developer workstations to the manufacturing floor.
• AI Initiatives & Developer Endpoint Enablement
• AI Sandbox Rollouts: Lead the delivery framework for provisioning secure Cloud AI Platforms and sandboxes (including Vertex AI, Gemini, and Claude) while ensuring data ingestion logging and monitoring governance are maintained.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Required Technical Skills

• Project Management Frameworks: Expert proficiency in managing projects using Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies within an enterprise IT PMO environment.
• Infrastructure & Network Familiarity: Solid understanding of enterprise IT/OT boundaries, network segmentation concepts (VLANs, firewalls), and high-level requirements for air-gapped or isolated environments.
• Systems & Endpoints Awareness: Practical familiarity with developer computing tools, cross-platform endpoint operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS), and standard modern DevOps pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub).
• Lifecycle & Procurement Tracking: Proven ability to manage the complete asset lifecycle, tracking hardware/software dependencies from initial vendor selection and qualification through to active deployment.

Strongly Preferred Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Soft Skills & Working Style

• Detailed Documentation: Track record of developing comprehensive project charters, master schedules, RACI matrices, risk mitigation logs, and clear standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Strategic Problem Solver: Comfortable managing project delivery around strict technical boundaries where typical corporate automated tools may be blocked or restricted due to security compliance.
• Cross-functional Partner: Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to bridge the technical gap and collaborate closely between HPS Design Engineers, Site IT Services, Corporate Information Security, and external clients.
• Financial Stewardship: Ability to work closely with engineering managers and procurement to specify, track, and justify project-specific bills of materials (BOM), software licensing models, and infrastructure upgrade budgets.

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional overnight travel is required.

Salary

The stated range includes Base Salary and target Short-Term Incentive (STI) compensation only. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range. The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate. Salary Range: CAD 109,000 - CAD 159,002/yr

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5-8+ years of IT Project Management experience, with a heavy emphasis on delivering complex infrastructure, engineering labs, or large-scale enterprise application rollouts (e.g., Salesforce CRM).

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Celestica is an E-Verify employer.