Senior Project Manager - Azure Cloud - Ottawa

CQ Search Group Ltd.; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of Canada in Ottawa is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a 12-month hybrid contract. Candidates will bring 10+ years of experience managing large, multi-year initiatives across policy, business processes, and technology.

The role requires coordinating cross‑functional teams, leveraging Agile or hybrid delivery, and guiding go‑live readiness and transition activities. Strong stakeholder engagement and documentation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• University degree or college diploma in IT, project management.
• 10+ years of experience contributing to large, complex, multi-year projects.
• Experience delivering strategic projects using Agile or hybrid (Agile/Waterfall) methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management expertise for all project activities with stakeholders and teams.
• Coordinate the implementation of the new supervisory mandate with integrated work plans and schedules.
• Drive planning and execution of project workstreams across policy, operations, and technology.
• Collaborate with IT for technology workstreams and delivery.
• Lead planning, solution selection, configuration, implementation, and transition to support.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate risks and dependencies while delivering defined scope.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Risk management

Communication

Education

University degree or college diploma in IT/project management

Tools

Microsoft Azure

MS Project

Job description

Out client, the Bank of Canada in Ottawa has a 12 month hybrid remote renewable contract opportunity for a Senior Project Manager with 10+ years of experiennce.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide project management expertise for all project activities by working with internal and external stakeholders, project team members and groups across the Bank using proven project management best practices and methodologies
• Coordinate the overall implementation of new supervisory mandate, including developing, maintaining, and evolving integrated work plans, schedules, and delivery strategies
• Drive the planning and execution of project workstreams across policy, operations, and technology
• Coordinate business activities related to the technology workstream and work closely with the IT
• Program Lead during planning, solution selection, configuration, implementation, and transition to operational support
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate project risks, issues, and interdependencies while delivering defined scope and work plans within established quality standards and timelines
• Shape delivery reporting, performance indicators, and escalation mechanisms to support timely and informed decision‑making
• Develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships to proactively identify delivery risks and develop viable mitigation strategies
• Provide regular project status updates on progress and value delivery to senior management and/or the sponsor/client
• Ensure all project deliverables are completed, including all related documentation and processes
• Support go‑live readiness activities and implementation hand‑offs for assigned workstreams, ensuring operational, supervisory, and technical readiness criteria are met
• Related activities and deliverables, as required
• Minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience contributing to large, complex, multi-year projects involving more than 40 project team members and managing multiple concurrent initiatives across policy, business process, operational, and technology domains
• A minimum of four (4) years of recent demonstrated project management experience supporting complex business and technology initiatives
• A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience delivering strategic projects using Agile or hybrid (Agile/Waterfall) delivery methodologies
• Demonstrated experience identifying, assessing, monitoring, and mitigating project risks, issues, dependencies, and interdependencies
• Demonstrated experience producing clear, concise and professional documentation for both senior leadership and technical audiences
• Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops, meetings, and discussions to achieve consensus, resolve issues, and advance project objectives
• Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and managing integrated project plans, schedules, dependencies, and delivery roadmaps across multiple workstreams

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud-based solutions and services, gained through experience supporting or participating in Azure technology implementation projects.

Education and Certifications

• University degree or college diploma in information technology, project management,