SENIOR IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT ANALYST (PCO)

COFOMO; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CoFoMo Inc. in Montreal, Quebec seeks a seasoned project governance analyst to lead portfolio governance for IT initiatives. You will support integrated planning, forecast resources, monitor scope, cost and risks, and produce reliable reporting for decision-makers.

You will guide PMO practices, collaborate across teams, and drive continuous improvement in project management methods and tools, ensuring compliance with standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, business administration, management or related field.
• At least seven (7) years of experience in planning, project control or project management.
• Completed at least three (3) mandates of one year minimum in large-scale tech projects as a project management analyst or project controller.
• Expertise in organizational transformation programs, ideally in tech/public context.
• Understand project management methods, frameworks and best practices, including traditional, agile and hybrid approaches.
• Leverage Microsoft project management tools for planning, monitoring, reporting and management information.
• Structure, analyze and present reliable, coherent management information.
• Produce progress reports, dashboards, performance indicators and decision-making analyses.
• Support managers and governance bodies in accountability activities.
• Interpret monitoring mechanisms related to scope, timelines, costs, risks, dependencies and benefits.
• Excellent organizational, coordinating, analytical, synthesis and rigorous skills.
• Communicate effectively in writing and orally with stakeholders at different levels.
• Manage multiple priorities in a complex, multi-team, multi-partner environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain governance mechanisms for the portfolio of information technology projects.
• Support integrated project planning, including prioritization, capacity management and resource allocation.
• Monitor progress of projects with regard to scope, schedules, costs, risks, dependencies and benefits.
• Consolidate and analyze management information from project teams to ensure quality, consistency and reliability.
• Produce and maintain dashboards, performance indicators and progress reports.
• Support project managers, scrum masters and delivery train managers in PM practices.
• Participate in governance and accountability body preparation and facilitation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of PM processes, tools and practices.
• Collaborate with communities of practice and centres of excellence in PM.
• Use corporate monitoring tools and support adoption by teams.
• Ensure traceability of management information and compliance with requirements.

Skills

Governance & PMO

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Reporting & dashboards

Risk & issue management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft 365/Office

Job description

Here is a brief overview of the tasks and responsibilities that will fall to you:

• Establish and maintain governance mechanisms for the portfolio of information technology projects
• Support integrated project planning, including prioritization, capacity management and resource allocation
• Monitor the progress of projects with regard to scope, schedules, costs, risks, dependencies and benefits
• Consolidate and analyze management information from project teams to ensure quality, consistency and reliability
• Produce and maintain dashboards, performance indicators and progress reports
• Support project managers, scrum masters and delivery train managers in the application of project management practices
• Participate in the preparation and facilitation of governance and accountability bodies
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project and portfolio management processes, tools and practices
• Collaborate with communities of practice and centres of excellence in project management
• Use corporate monitoring tools and support their adoption by teams
• Ensure the traceability of management information and ensure that projects comply with organizational and normative requirements.

The profile sought is as follows:

• Hold a bachelor's degree in information technology, business administration, management or a related field
• Have at least seven (7) years of experience in planning, project control or project management
• Carry out at least three (3) mandates of a minimum duration of one (1) year in the context of large-scale technological projects as a project management analyst or project controller
• Develop expertise in organizational transformation programs or projects, ideally in a technological, public or parapublic context
• Understand project management methods, frameworks and best practices, including traditional, agile and hybrid approaches
• Leverage Microsoft project management tools for planning, monitoring, reporting and management information
• Structure, analyze and present reliable, coherent and relevant management information
• Produce progress reports, dashboards, performance indicators and decision-making analyses
• Support managers and governance bodies in the preparation of accountability activities
• Interpret monitoring mechanisms related to scope, timelines, costs, risks, dependencies and benefits
• Excellent organizational, coordinating, analytical, synthesis and rigorous skills
• Communicate effectively in writing and orally with stakeholders at different levels
• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a complex, multi-team, multi-partner environment.