Senior Project Manager

CARFAX; London; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their Business Technology Team in London, Ontario. The role involves managing all project aspects, developing plans, collaborating with teams, and ensuring project success. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree with 10+ years in project management, expertise in agile methodologies, and strong communication skills. This position requires a blend of leadership and analytical skills to drive complex project delivery and mentor junior team members.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience focusing on project management.
• Experience managing project teams of 10 or more in complex projects with multiple teams.
• Ability to mentor junior project managers.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for all aspects of project management and agile development.
• Develop and refine project plans specifying staffing and scheduling.
• Gather and represent project requirements for agile software teams.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Join our Business Technology Team as a Senior Project Manager

Isn't it time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do, every day. We pride ourselves on being mission-focused on helping to grow a brand built on accuracy and integrity. We care deeply about our products and our customers. We’re more than just a company: We help millions of consumers make more-informed decisions every day. We know that our teammates are our most valuable asset, and we value a balanced life while tackling challenging projects in a fast-paced environment.

We’re seeking a Senior Project Manager to focus on defining, planning, and implementing a diverse set of projects within the Business Technology organization. You’ll work hand in hand with a large team of project managers and analysts, a driven set of technologists, and business and technology leaders from across the enterprise. You’ll leverage and balance a passion for agile software development with application of sound project management practices. You’ll thrive in a team environment where you are well supported and can help launch “BEST-IN-MARKET” products to our customers.

This role has an expectation of 3 days in the London, ON office per week, subject to change based on future business needs.

What you'll be doing:

• Be responsible for all aspects of project management and agile development team ceremonies. Additional responsibilities may include analysis, project delivery validation (QA/UAT), and other duties as assigned
• Develop and refine project plans specifying staffing, scheduling, risks, and contingency plans
• Work with Product leaders to ensure clear definition of goals and metrics
• Lead large and sometimes global or virtual groups of multi-disciplinary teams with highly talented technical professionals through the execution of tasks defined in the plan
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using a variety of techniques to keep the project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized project changes
• Manage dependencies and collaborate with other project managers and team and product leaders to ensure overall project is completed within the parameters of the plan
• Establish and cultivate relationships with other departments and organizations to recognize and actively manage dependencies associated with projects
• Ensure a common understanding across stakeholders and team members by setting and managing expectations in accordance with the project plan
• Gather, articulate, and represent project requirements for our agile software development teams
• Anticipate and measure project performance using various quantitative tools and techniques to monitor and communicate progress, identify and quantify any variances, perform any required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders in an unbiased manner
• Proactively identify and plan for risks as well as implement approved actions and workarounds to mitigate risk events to minimize the impact to the project
• Drive the conversion of conceptual ideas into actionable and clearly understood project deliverables with feasible delivery timelines
• Generate key project milestones and facilitate their review
• Lead efforts to improve the way in which we manage projects via progressive tools, processes, and metrics
• Facilitate cross-functional team meetings, sometimes with C level executives to ensure alignment and clear communication

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum 10 years of relevant work experience focusing project management
• Demonstrated ability to execute on tasks that are sometimes vaguely defined using prior experience, analytical skills, and available research
• Thorough experience delivering projects using an agile methodology
• Experience managing project teams of 10 or more in multiple locations or complex multi-disciplinary projects that involve multiple project teams
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven manner
• Ability to work with and communicate, both written and verbally across multiple job levels, including C level executives to ensure alignment and achieve results
• Ability to mentor junior project managers in the use of proven project management tools and practices
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time

Other Desired Qualifications:

• Desire to pragmatically improve PM-related processes
• Passion for project-focused team leadership and execution
• Basic understanding of modern IT infrastructure, cloud, and IT security
• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP)