Project Manager/Leader - Senior

isgSearch; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

isgSearch is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale IT initiatives across multiple business units. The role requires coordinating complex stakeholder relationships, managing budgets and schedules, and guiding teams to deliver from planning to close-out.

You will report to executives, influence strategic decisions, and drive governance across Agile and Waterfall programs. A track record of successful transformation in large organizations is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience, including 7+ years leading complex IT projects.
• Experience independently managing large-scale, high-risk initiatives from planning through implementation and close-out.
• Accountability for project budgets, schedules, scope, resource planning, risks, and deliverables.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams with competing priorities.
• Ability to advise senior executives, facilitate steering committees, resolve escalated issues, and influence strategic decisions.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships, organizational change, and interdependent technology systems.
• Ability to identify emerging risks, make informed decisions, and implement mitigation strategies with minimal supervision.
• 7+ years of experience leading complex IT projects or technology transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing multiple projects, budgets, schedules, resource allocation, and project governance.
• Experience presenting project performance, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Experience coordinating Threat Risk Assessments (TRA) and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) and implementing resulting recommendations.
• Proven experience managing change control, quality assurance, requirements, and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience implementing project management standards, templates, and reporting processes.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to negotiate, resolve escalated conflicts, build consensus, and communicate effectively with executive and technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex IT initiatives in large organizations with multiple business units, competing priorities, and interdependent systems.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Strategic influence

Communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

Planview

Job description

Project Manager/Leader - Senior

• Minimum 10 years of project management experience, including at least 7 years leading complex IT projects.
• Proven experience independently managing large-scale, high-risk initiatives from planning through implementation and close-out.
• Demonstrated accountability for project budgets, schedules, scope, resource planning, risks, and deliverables.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams with competing priorities.
• Proven ability to advise senior executives, facilitate steering committees, resolve escalated issues, and influence strategic decisions.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex stakeholder relationships, organizational change, and interdependent technology systems.
• Ability to identify emerging risks, make informed decisions, and implement mitigation strategies with minimal supervision.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Technical Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience planning and coordinating the modernization of complex, multi-platform IT systems.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in requirements management, technical issue resolution, and JAD facilitation.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, and Planview.
• Proven ability to oversee project plans, technical documentation, migration strategies, and SDLC deliverables using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Project Management and Methodologies

• Minimum 7 years of experience leading complex IT projects or technology transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, budgets, schedules, resource allocation, and project governance.
• Experience presenting project performance, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Experience coordinating Threat Risk Assessments (TRA) and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) and implementing resulting recommendations.
• Proven experience managing change control, quality assurance, requirements, and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience implementing project management standards, templates, and reporting processes.

Communication Skills

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to negotiate, resolve escalated conflicts, build consensus, and communicate effectively with executive and technical audiences.

Large-Scale Organizational Experience

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex IT initiatives in large organizations with multiple business units, competing priorities, and interdependent systems.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Project Manager/Leader - Senior
• Minimum 10 years of project management experience, including at least 7 years leading complex IT projects.
• Proven experience independently managing large-scale, high-risk initiatives from planning through implementation and close-out.
• Demonstrated accountability for project budgets, schedules, scope, resource planning, risks, and deliverables.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams with competing priorities.
• Proven ability to advise senior executives, facilitate steering committees, resolve escalated issues, and influence strategic decisions.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex stakeholder relationships, organizational change, and interdependent technology systems.
• Ability to identify emerging risks, make informed decisions, and implement mitigation strategies with minimal supervision.
• Experience and Skill Set Requirements
• Technical Skills
• Minimum 5 years of experience planning and coordinating the modernization of complex, multi-platform IT systems.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in requirements management, technical issue resolution, and JAD facilitation.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, and Planview.
• Proven ability to oversee project plans, technical documentation, migration strategies, and SDLC deliverables using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Project Management and Methodologies
• Minimum 7 years of experience leading complex IT projects or technology transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, budgets, schedules, resource allocation, and project governance.
• Experience presenting project performance, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Experience coordinating Threat Risk Assessments (TRA) and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) and implementing resulting recommendations.
• Proven experience managing change control, quality assurance, requirements, and stakeholder expectations.
• Experience implementing project management standards, templates, and reporting processes.
• Communication Skills
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to negotiate, resolve escalated conflicts, build consensus, and communicate effectively with executive and technical audiences.
• Large-Scale Organizational Experience
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex IT initiatives in large organizations with multiple business units, competing priorities, and interdependent systems.