Senior Project Manager – Application Modernization

Alquemy Search & Consulting; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Alquemy Search & Consulting seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead enterprise application modernization initiatives, including cloud migration and transformation, within a large matrixed organization. The role emphasizes coordinating diverse technical and business teams and reporting to senior leadership.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience managing complex programs, strong governance capabilities, and a proven track record in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading complex enterprise technology projects or programs.
• Experience delivering application modernization or cloud migration initiatives.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application ecosystems and modern cloud environments.
• Experience working across architecture, cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, networking, and database teams.
• Proven experience managing vendors, consultants, and third-party delivery partners.
• Strong governance, risk, issue, dependency, and change management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments where requirements, scope, or architecture may change.
• Experience delivering projects within large, complex, or highly regulated organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more enterprise application modernization and cloud transformation initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and overall delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Enterprise Architecture, Cloud/AWS, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Networking, Database, Data, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate governance processes, project reporting, decision-making, and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Support application assessments, modernization roadmaps, architecture reviews, migration planning, and implementation activities.
• Manage vendors, consultants, and third-party delivery partners to ensure successful outcomes.
• Identify and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery challenges.
• Drive alignment across technical and business workstreams in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Support organizational readiness, deployment planning, transition to operations, and post-implementation activities.
• Ensure project delivery aligns with enterprise architecture, governance, security, and cloud adoption standards.
• Provide clear and concise status reporting and presentations to senior leadership and governance committees.]
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Skills

Enterprise project leadership

Vendor management

Governance & risk management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Cross-functional coordination

Ambiguity management

Cloud transformation familiarity

Matrixed environments

Tools

PMP (preferred)

Job description

Employment Type:

12-Month Term Contract

Location:

Hybrid

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex enterprise application modernization initiatives within a large, highly matrixed organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving projects from initiation through implementation, with a focus on application modernization, cloud migration, transformation, consolidation, and replacement of critical enterprise systems.

This role requires a delivery-focused leader who can navigate ambiguity, coordinate diverse technical and business teams, manage vendors, and provide clear communication to senior and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more enterprise application modernization and cloud transformation initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and overall delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Enterprise Architecture, Cloud/AWS, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Networking, Database, Data, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate governance processes, project reporting, decision-making, and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Support application assessments, modernization roadmaps, architecture reviews, migration planning, and implementation activities.
• Manage vendors, consultants, and third-party delivery partners to ensure successful outcomes.
• Identify and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery challenges.
• Drive alignment across technical and business workstreams in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Support organizational readiness, deployment planning, transition to operations, and post-implementation activities.
• Ensure project delivery aligns with enterprise architecture, governance, security, and cloud adoption standards.
• Provide clear and concise status reporting and presentations to senior leadership and governance committees.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading complex enterprise technology projects or programs.
• Demonstrated experience delivering application modernization, application transformation, or cloud migration initiatives.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application ecosystems and modern cloud environments.
• Experience working across multiple technical teams, including architecture, cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, networking, and database teams.
• Proven experience managing vendors, consultants, and third-party delivery partners.
• Strong project governance, risk, issue, dependency, and change management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments where requirements, scope, or architecture may change.
• Experience delivering projects within large, complex, or highly regulated organizations.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AWS or other major cloud platforms.
• Experience within public sector, higher education, healthcare, government, or similarly complex environments.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience working within formal compliance, governance, or enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Experience with application lifecycle management and enterprise modernization strategies.