Senior Project Management Specialist - AI Transformation

Kyndryl; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl Canada is seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Management Specialist to lead planning, governance, and organizational change management for a large-scale AI transformation initiative in a hybrid setting based in Ottawa, Ontario.

This contract role focuses on establishing AI governance, delivery models, and transformation roadmaps across multiple workstreams, working with executives, business units, and technical teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years leading large enterprise projects or transformation programs.
• Minimum 3 years supporting AI transformation or digital modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience delivering complex initiatives in Agile environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience establishing governance models, operating frameworks, KPI reporting, and program oversight.
• Experience supporting organizational change management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an outcome-driven AI Transformation Roadmap aligned with business priorities.
• Lead planning and execution for AI framework development, communications, training, stakeholder engagement, and change management.
• Contribute to AI governance frameworks, operating models, architecture patterns, reusable assets, and playbooks.
• Facilitate collaboration between executives, business units, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Coordinate leadership committees, steering groups, governance forums, workshops, demos and review sessions.
• Establish and maintain reporting frameworks, performance metrics, governance processes, and transformation oversight.
• Support AI adoption by identifying opportunities to scale capabilities and drive continuous improvement.
• Deliver project management leadership and related transformation activities.

Skills

AI governance

Executive facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Agile project leadership

Roadmapping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/AI

AI/Digital Transformation certifications

Job description

Senior Project Management Specialist - AI Transformation

Senior Project Management Specialist - AI Transformation

Engagement Type: Contract

Location: Hybrid, Ottawa, Ontario

Work Arrangement: Approximately 10 days onsite per month; flexibility may be considered for qualified candidates outside the Ottawa area. Travel and living expenses are not reimbursed.

Contract Length: Initial 14-month term with potential extension up to an additional 22 months.

Start Date: October 2026

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Security Requirement: Eligible to obtain Government of Canada Reliability Status Clearance

Language: English

Overview: Kyndryl Canada is seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Management Specialist to support a large-scale enterprise AI transformation initiative for a major Canadian organization. This role will lead the planning, coordination, governance, stakeholder engagement, and organizational change management activities required to successfully advance AI adoption and operational transformation.

The successful consultant will work closely with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technical teams to establish and enhance AI governance frameworks, delivery models, operating structures, and transformation roadmaps while driving alignment across multiple workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and evolve an outcome-driven AI Transformation Roadmap aligned with business priorities.
• Lead planning and execution activities supporting AI framework development, communications, training, stakeholder engagement, and change management initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of AI governance frameworks, operating models, architecture patterns, reusable assets, and implementation playbooks.
• Facilitate collaboration between executive leaders, business units, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Coordinate leadership committees, steering groups, governance forums, workshops, demos, and review sessions to ensure alignment and progress.
• Establish and maintain reporting frameworks, performance metrics, governance processes, and transformation oversight mechanisms.
• Support enterprise AI adoption by identifying opportunities to scale successful capabilities and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Deliver project management leadership and related transformation activities as required.

Required Qualifications Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience leading large-scale enterprise projects, programs, or transformation initiatives.
• Minimum 3 years of experience supporting AI transformation, digital modernization, innovation, or emerging technology initiatives.
• Proven success delivering complex initiatives within Agile environments involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Experience establishing governance models, operating frameworks, reporting structures, KPI frameworks, and program oversight processes.
• Demonstrated experience supporting organizational change management initiatives, including communications, training, stakeholder engagement, and workforce enablement.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of AI technologies, AI governance principles, and AI adoption strategies.
• Experience facilitating executive-level meetings, workshops, technical demonstrations, steering committees, and decision-making forums.
• Ability to build strong relationships across executive, business, and technical stakeholder groups.

Education & Certifications

• University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline.
• AI, Cloud, Digital Transformation, or related professional certifications are considered strong assets.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be located in Canada and legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Must be eligible to obtain Government of Canada Reliability Status clearance.
• Must be available to support a hybrid engagement model.

Why Apply?

This opportunity is ideal for a senior transformation professional who combines strong project leadership, stakeholder management, governance expertise, and practical experience driving enterprise AI initiatives within complex enterprise environments.

Disclaimer: This is an independent consultant position for contract work with a Kyndryl client and is not a direct staff position with Kyndryl.

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