Program Manager

NES Fircroft; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned program manager to lead complex digital transformation initiatives. This role involves providing strategic insights, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring alignment between technical teams and business goals. The ideal candidate will have a strong consultancy background and proven experience in managing high-impact transformations. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will drive significant change and enhance operational effectiveness. If you are a strategic thinker with a pragmatic approach, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior program management or strategic advisory roles.
• Strong consultancy background in large enterprises or public-sector environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic input for scaling down and transitioning digital infrastructure.
• Support alignment between technical execution teams and business objectives.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Thinking

Risk Management

Digital Transformation

Consultancy Skills

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic input into the overall approach for scaling down, transitioning, or redeploying elements of digital infrastructure, ensuring alignment with broader business and operational priorities.
• Work alongside internal program leadership and external partners to shape and stress-test program strategy, risk management approaches, and transition planning.
• Act as a senior-level sounding board to program sponsors and executive stakeholders, offering insights drawn from experience with similar high-impact transformations.
• Support alignment between technical execution teams and business objectives, ensuring clear articulation of outcomes, risks, and dependencies.
• Help define and review key governance frameworks, milestone planning, and reporting structures.

Key Experience:

• Proven experience in a senior program management or strategic advisory capacity within complex digital transformation or decommissioning programs.
• Strong consultancy background, ideally within large enterprises or public-sector environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence without direct ownership.
• Understanding of infrastructure lifecycle management, technology retirement, and associated risks.
• Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach.