Senior Project Manager

Randstad Canada; Fredericton; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency in Canada is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a fully remote opportunity. The successful candidate will lead a digital transformation initiative to modernize online student financial services, focusing on improving access and client experience. With strong project management and Agile skills, you will guide all project phases, ensuring successful delivery and stakeholder engagement. This position offers a competitive contract with remote flexibility.

Benefits

Remote flexibility

12-month contract with high probability of renewal

Meaningful impact on public service

Qualifications

• Minimum 7–10 years of experience managing large-scale IT projects.
• Proven experience managing Agile projects and leading Agile ceremonies.
• Experience leading modernization or digital transformation projects, especially involving online portals.

Responsibilities

• Lead detailed project planning and execution across all phases.
• Monitor and control project progress through regular status reports.
• Facilitate and lead Agile ceremonies such as daily scrums and sprint planning.

Skills

Agile project management

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Education

University degree or college diploma in Information Technology, Business Administration, or Project Management

Tools

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Scrum Master certification (e.g., CSM, PSM)

Job description

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager for a fully remote opportunity supporting a major digital transformation initiative within a provincial government environment. The successful candidate will lead the modernization of online student financial services, ensuring the delivery of a streamlined, fully automated solution that improves the client experience for students and educational institutions. This initiative includes enhancing the online application process, implementing secure data exchange with educational institutions, supporting historical data migration, and introducing robust administrative tools such as reporting, surveys, and troubleshooting mechanisms. Working closely with business and technical teams, the Senior Project Manager will plan and execute all phases of the project lifecycle, conduct Agile ceremonies, manage risks and timelines, and deliver regular updates to stakeholders and steering committees. This is an excellent opportunity to lead a high-impact project that will modernize public services and directly improve access to student aid.

• Remote position
• 12-month contract with high probability of renewal

Advantages

• Remote flexibility – Work from anywhere with no commute required.
• Meaningful impact – Lead a project that improves access to student financial aid services.

Responsibilities

1. Lead detailed project planning and execution across all phases, including development activities, scheduling, and sprint organization.
2. Monitor and control project progress through regular status reports, dashboards, budget tracking, and risk / issue management.
3. Facilitate and lead Agile ceremonies such as daily scrums, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
4. Conduct discovery sessions with stakeholders to gather and document clear, actionable requirements and user stories.
5. Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and internal teams to define project scope and align deliverables.
6. Organize tasks into development-ready user stories with a clear definition of "done" for each.
7. Coordinate communications for Project Status and Steering Committee meetings, driving structured updates and decision-making.
8. Identify and mitigate non-technical risks and stakeholder concerns throughout the engagement.
9. Ensure compliance with the SNB Project Delivery Framework and complete all project documentation, including closure reports and logs.
10. Provide leadership and guidance to ensure that all components of the student financial services modernization project are delivered on time and to specification.

Qualifications

• University degree or college diploma in a related field (e.g., Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management).
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent is strongly preferred.
• Scrum Master certification (e.g., CSM, PSM) is considered a strong asset.
• Minimum 7–10 years of experience managing large-scale IT projects, including planning, execution, and delivery.
• Proven experience managing Agile projects and leading Agile ceremonies (scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, timelines, risks, and reporting.
• Experience working within structured project delivery frameworks, preferably in the public sector.
• Experience leading modernization or digital transformation projects, especially involving online portals, data migration, and automation.
• Knowledge of student financial aid systems or public service delivery platforms is an asset.
• Familiarity with data validation, secure information exchange, and web application development processes.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate across business and technical teams and influence decision-making.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Summary

If you're qualified and interested, please submit your resume. One of our experienced Recruiters would be happy to give you a call. Thank you.

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