Remote Senior Program Manager — Data Foundation & AI

Randstad Canada; Mississauga; Remote; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Canada is seeking a Sr. Program Manager – O&M Data Foundation for an 8-month, 100% remote contract. Lead end-to-end program execution, governance, RAID management, and cross-functional alignment across data, analytics, cloud, and AI workstreams.

Role requires 8+ years of PM experience and strong Planview expertise, with executive communication skills and the ability to deliver governance-ready reports and summaries to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive Project/Program Management experience driving large-scale, complex initiatives.
• In-depth Planview experience for enterprise program setup, resource tracking, and governance reporting.
• Proven ability to create concise executive summaries, dashboard reports, and RAID logs for senior leadership.
• Strong track record aligning stakeholders across technical, business, data engineering, and vendor teams.
• Experience managing enterprise-scale data foundation, analytics, cloud, or AI programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Formal project/program management certifications (PMP, PgMP, or Agile) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end program delivery, planning, tracking, and execution across O&M Data Foundation workstreams.
• Hands-on management of Planview for project setup, resource allocation, governance, and reporting.
• Facilitate governance forums, gate reviews, and steering committee meetings; produce executive-ready status reports.
• Proactively identify, track, and mitigate RAID items and dependencies across multiple teams.
• Coordinate across business units, data engineering, enterprise architecture, analytics, and vendor partners.
• Maintain portfolio health and delivery readiness checkpoints for executive visibility.

Skills

Planview mastery

Executive communication

RAID management

Cross-functional alignment

Data foundation experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Planview

Job description

Randstad Canada is seeking a Sr. Program Manager – O&M Data Foundation for an 8-month, 100% remote contract. Lead end-to-end program execution, governance, RAID management, and cross-functional alignment across data, analytics, cloud, and AI workstreams.

Role requires 8+ years of PM experience and strong Planview expertise, with executive communication skills and the ability to deliver governance-ready reports and summaries to senior leadership.