Project Managers

Ian Martin Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ian Martin Group is actively sourcing for upcoming opportunities with a major Ontario public-sector organization. A high-profile Digital Onboarding Project will modernize Oracle PeopleSoft HCM, HR and payroll processes, with a focus on self-service capabilities and redesigned user experiences.

The position requires a hands-on Project Manager who has led ERP initiatives (> $5M) in the public sector, with Azure and Oracle Database experience, and a strong ability to manage complex schedules,

Qualifications

• Hands-on PM who has led multiple large ERP projects and public sector experience.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, and risk across large programs.
• Proven ability to coordinate with government stakeholders and executives.
• Knowledge of PMBOK, Information Management principles, and IT standards (AODA).

Responsibilities

• Lead resources and costs, manage schedule and scope per standards.
• Maintain large ERP project budgets with strong fiscal control.
• Identify risks and issues and propose mitigation strategies.
• Participate in steering committees and report to senior stakeholders.
• Support change management through all project phases.

Skills

ERP project management

Public sector experience

Stakeholder management

Risk & budget management

Tools

Azure Cloud

Oracle DB

RHEL/Windows

Job description

Raise is proactively curating exceptional candidates for upcoming opportunities supporting a major digital transformation initiative with a leading Ontario public-sector organization.

Our client is expanding their Project Management team in response to increased service demand.

Duration: 18-24 months

Work Location: These opportunities will require five days per week in-office at 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario.

We are actively building our talent pipeline for both current and upcoming opportunities.

If your skills and experience are a match for the project, our recruitment team will reach out with more information about the specific opportunity.

Project:

The organization is undertaking a significant modernization project, a business-critical Human Capital Management (HCM) platform that supports the organization’s workforce, payroll, benefits, compensation, and employee information.

This is a large-scale, multi-phase transformation initiative focused on modernizing HR and payroll processes, expanding digital self-service capabilities, and improving the overall employee and manager experience.

About the Project:

The Digital Onboarding Project will enhance and modernize the existing Oracle PeopleSoft HCM environment and introduce new digital capabilities across key HR and payroll processes.

The initiative will include:

• Digitizing critical HR and payroll processes that are currently manual or paper-based, including employee onboarding, benefits enrollment, and life-event management.
• Expanding employee and manager self-service capabilities to improve efficiency and reduce administrative effort.
• Modernizing legacy PeopleSoft functionality by transitioning Classic+ pages to the Fluid interface.
• Implementing technical upgrades to align the platform with current vendor-supported capabilities.
• Improving operational efficiency and enabling HR, payroll, and benefits teams to focus on higher-value activities.
• Supporting a structured approach to design, development, testing, deployment, change management, and post-go-live support.

This platform is a critical enterprise system supporting approximately 68,000 employees, making this an opportunity to contribute to a highly visible, business-critical transformation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the project’s resources and costs, manages schedule of deliverables and scope, on time and in adherence to government and ministry standards.
• Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability.
• Proactively identifies and prioritizes potential risk events and issues and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.
• Participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums and provides reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.
• Uses appropriate strategies and actions to support change management during all stages of projects.

Qualifications

• A hands-on project manager who has led multiple large ERP ($5M+) projects and has public sector experience.
• Experience working on Microsoft Azure cloud platform with RHEL/Windows OS and Oracle Database.
• Experience to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.
• Ability to promote I&IT project management and OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management and adherence to standard methodologies.
• Ability to identify and manage inter-personal conflicts, as well as manage client relationships, ensures knowledge is shared among team members and partners.
• Knowledge and understanding of: Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge, Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

Why Consider These Opportunities?

This is an opportunity to contribute to a large-scale enterprise transformation involving a business-critical HR and payroll platform. Professionals joining the project will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced business, technology, and implementation teams while contributing to modernization efforts that will directly impact thousands of employees.

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.