Project Manager- L&D

ProViso Staffing; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing company is seeking an experienced L&D Project Manager for a contract role in Toronto. This position involves leading diverse learning solutions projects, engaging with stakeholders, and managing the delivery of high-quality learning experiences. The ideal candidate will possess a PMP certification and have extensive experience in Agile environments. This role offers the chance to influence effective learning strategies within the organization, championing innovative solutions in a collaborative team atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in project/program management, ideally in L&D.
• Strong client focus with proven stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience in Agile methodologies with a solid understanding of project management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex L&D projects and programs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize and deliver results.
• Actively engage with vendors and manage the onboarding process.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Agile

Communication

Critical Thinking

Education

PMP Certification

SCRUM Certification

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Candidate Profile Details:

• Degree/Certifications Required: PMP Certification and Agile/SCRUM Certifications
• Years of experience: 7 years
• Reason for request/why opened: backfill and volume
• Interaction with Stakeholders: 90% stakeholder interaction.
• Project Scope: Managing L and D Projects and L&D workstream on programs run in SAFe Agile methodology
• Team Size: Direct team is about 7 all together, broader team is 12
• Personality Style/Team Culture: organized, can direct team members (need to be firm) but can understand individual stakeholder needs. Needs to be okay telling stakeholders “no”.
• Selling Points of Position: Foot in the door with Client, work in an amazing team environment.

Best Vs Average Candidate:

• A candidate that has demonstrated they have the ability to manage large projects and can delegate/hold people accountable.
• A candidate that can articulate specific experiences/examples of their PM experience in an interview.
• Experience PM who has working in L and D project, ideally in a banking environment.
• Agile mindset
• Working with ambiguity
• Being able to pivot to changing priorities.
• Needs to be able to answer behavioural questions in an interview. They need to be able to engage in meaningful dialogue and speak to their experiences.
• Very strong communication skills- stakeholder mgmt
• How will performance be measured: Deliverables, feedback from team
• How will performance be measured: Deliverables, project artifacts- measures on ability to use those.

Summary Of Day To Day Responsibilities:

• Leading and L and D team- designers, developers, BP’s in implementation of learning solutions.
• Working with an agile program level team.
• Reporting to the Manager, Learning Enablement, Learning & Development, the L&D Project Manager will partner with individual businesses, Learning Solutions Architect, vendors, and the broader L&D team to oversee and ensure end to end delivery of high quality, innovative, diverse, multi-modal blended learning solutions on a variety of learning projects that support business priorities, enable people strategies and impact key business measures.

Job Requirements:

• In partnership with business-specific Learning Solutions Architects, lead the end to end planning and execution of high complexity learning and development projects and programs which entail design, development and delivery of internal or outsourced enterprise-wide and business specific solutions
• Understand the learning development and delivery processes specific to Client that deliver various learning formats including virtual classroom, eLearning, webinars, self-led learner pathways and workshops of learning and development programs
• Support the vendor engagement and onboarding process when third party learning partners are engaged
• Develop and implement effective stakeholder engagement and strategies leveraging key project management assets e.g. charter, project schedule, change requests to ensure tight governance control and risk management throughout the project/program
• Be an active member of the Learning Enablement team and share your subject matter expertise in project management, including knowledge of best practices and emerging trends; maintains best practices in areas of project framework methodologies

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• Proven track record of delivering results and commitment to operational and service excellence
• Minimum 7 years of experience in project management and/or program management, preferably in a learning or adult training environment
• Demonstrate knowledge in the application of adult learning principles for various delivery methodologies.
• PMP certification
• SCRUM certified and experience working in Agile and/or Agile Hybrid manner
• Thorough understanding of the project management framework and how to effectively leverage project management assets (charters, project schedules, risk management plans, change management plans etc.) to establish clarity of vision and detailed execution plan throughout project life-cycle.
• Strong client focus with an ability to listen and quickly learn about the various clients that the Learning function serves and become a trusted advisor on delivering learning projects successfully
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment in alignment with changing business priorities.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple internal and external stakeholders and build relationships effectively leveraging sound communication, negotiation, consensus building and influencing skills
• Solutions-focused, “can-do” attitude to foster positive team morale and high engagement on projects
• Sound understanding of how to translate business requirements and design a project delivery approach in collaboration with external vendors and internal delivery teams
• Display agility and strong organizational skills, to demonstrate progress in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly developed critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Solid competency in MS Office suite especially MS Project
• Competency in team meeting facilitation in virtual environments and leverage of collaboration tools like Adobe Connect, MS Teams and SharePoint.
• Experience supporting eLearning across multiple platforms (i.e., HTML 5 output that works on tablets, smartphone and desktop as one SCORM package

Must Have:

• PM experience
• MS Project Proficiency
• Demonstrated experience managing in Agile (SAFe SCRUM) and/or hyrbid Agile/Waterfall – need to be able to give examples of Project mgmt experience in the interview (missing piece from previous interviews)
• PMP Certification, SCRUM and Agile certifications
• Strong ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

Nice To Have:

• Experience managing L and D projects, Corporate Training experience (highly desired)
• Agile mindset
• Banking experience
• Jira

Job Details

13278

Contract

1 year

Toronto