Project Manager

Newport Williams; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Toronto seeks a Project Manager to oversee IT initiatives. Responsibilities include managing project delivery processes, prioritizing features, and ensuring alignment among stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management on enterprise projects.
• Experience with Agile (SCRUM) delivery methodologies.
• Ability to articulate and prioritize issues at senior executive levels.

Responsibilities

• Articulate the product vision and strategy for the project team.
• Prioritize features and manage the backlog effectively.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to maintain alignment.

Skills

Communication

Team Building

Relationship Management

Negotiation

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Project Management Certification

Tools

Microsoft Azure

JIRA

Atlassian Confluence

Microsoft Office 365

Trello

Job description

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About the Company

Project Manager/Leader Contract 3 days in office at 87 Sir William Hearst Ave., Toronto.

About the Role

The Project Manager is responsible for the following activities:

• Identifying strategic and operational requirements of specific project (product) management environment for IT initiatives;
• Providing ongoing advice on refinements and enhancements to the organization’s project (product) management delivery processes;
• Developing project (product) design criteria, planning activities, business objectives, communication and reporting protocols, implementing planning, project prioritization and phasing strategies, issues management, quality assessment and transition requirements;
• Directing, coordinating and monitoring project (product) management activities to ensure timely, cost-effective and high-quality business and customer-focused results

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Articulate the product vision and product strategy - so the project (product) team knows why they are undertaking the effort of building the product, and what the plan for doing so is.
• Prioritize features & manage the backlog - So the project (product) team has a shared focus across tactical design and development work.
• Establish and track against measurable objectives - So the project (product) team knows whether they are on the right path or not.
• Decide when to ship software - So customers can experience the benefits of the product as soon as possible, and the project (product) team can continue to gather valuable feedback about how to iterate on the product.
• Continually de-risk product direction - So the project (product) team only builds the features they should build, based on validated customer problems and business opportunities, and increase the likelihood that the product will be successful in the market
• Communicate effectively - So the project (product) team, stakeholders and sponsors are all aligned, and momentum is maintained.

Qualifications

Skill Set Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience in communication and mediation skills with business teams and core team members to ensure Client projects (products) are progressing according to schedule or product road map
• Demonstrated experience in team building, consensus building and relationship management skills
• Experience with strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live or similar delivery methodologies
• Experience with identification to risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.
• Ability to articulate and prioritize issues and risks at program management and senior executive level and recommend mitigation strategies for decision makers
• Ability to create and maintain a product road map which describes how your product is likely to evolve over time.
• Ability to delivery on a (project) product with a balanced team (product owner, user experience designers, developers) utilizing Agile (SCRUM) delivery methodologies. Scrum master experience is preferred.
• Experience gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan
• Experience with project (product), program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels;
• Experience with participating in steering committee and stakeholder forums.
• Basic Knowledge in Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• Knowledge of online collaboration tools such as MIRO, Atlassian Confluence and Trello, Microsoft Office 365, Google Drive, Zoom, Slack and Microsoft Teams
• Knowledge of Backlog Management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, Pivotal Tracker
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills

Required Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

• Project Management and technical documentation
• 10+ years of project management on enterprise projects including managing scope, risk, resources, schedules, and costs
• 10+ years of experience in the creation of project documentation
• Experience with recommending revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction for published material, existing guides, documentation, and framework

Preferred Skills

Technical Knowledge

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with I&IT Project management frameworks
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the following computing environments:
• Oracle Database, Unix (Solaris, AIX, Linux), and Windows (Server) Operating Platforms,
• WebLogic and Microsoft IIS Web/Application Servers and Mainframe applications

Tools and process

• Experience with the use of tools for the creation, distribution, and maintenance of project documentation
• Experience with completing a cost-benefit analysis

Experience in working in accordance with policies and procedures of Public Service would be an asset

Pay range and compensation package

Pay range or salary or compensation

Equal Opportunity Statement

Include a statement on commitment to diversity and inclusivity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Public Health and Government Administration

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