Senior Project Manager/Leader - Toronto

Randstad Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive governance leadership

High-profile enterprise scope

Flexible hybrid model

Job summary

Randstad Canada in Toronto seeks a Senior Project Manager/Leader to oversee enterprise-scale, multi-year technology initiatives, bridging delivery teams, vendors, and executives in a hybrid setting.

You will lead executive governance cycles, synthesize complex data into briefing materials and dashboards, and manage cross-project dependencies and risk.

This 6-month contract offers strategic leadership across stakeholders, with potential extension.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of senior leadership experience managing large-scale technology projects.
• 5+ years of senior project/program leadership in public sector or enterprise government environments.
• In-depth experience applying all phases of advanced project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead executive governance cycles and create briefing materials and decision packages.
• Oversee full lifecycle management of large-scale technology initiatives, managing scope, schedule, and budget.
• Develop integrated project plans, baselines, resource forecasts, and budget tracking metrics.
• Identify and mitigate cross-project interdependencies, risks, and bottlenecks.
• Provide advisory services to executive leadership, offering actionable solutions for high-priority issues.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment among technical teams, operations, vendors, and executives.
• Track vendor deliverables and ensure alignment with milestones and SLAs.
• Maintain governance artifacts such as risk registers and change requests.

Skills

Senior leadership

Public sector experience

Lifecycle mastery

Job description

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Project Manager/Leader for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier strategic leadership capacity, overseeing large-scale, multi-year technology initiatives, executive governance cycles, and complex project delivery streams.

As a principal project leader, you will bridge the gap between technical delivery teams, vendor partners, and executive decision-makers. Operating within a hybrid work model, you will synthesize complex technical, financial, and operational data into executive briefing packages, manage cross-project interdependencies, and enforce proactive risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful program outcomes.

Location: Toronto, ON

Assignment Type: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)

Contract Duration: 6-month contract (with potential for extension)

Advantages

• Executive Governance Leadership: Direct multi-tier executive review cycles, steering committee materials, and strategic decision packages.
• High-Profile Enterprise Scope: Lead complex, multi-year technology and operational infrastructure initiatives.
• Strategic Cross-Stream Impact: Manage intricate interdependencies across concurrent project streams, vendor commitments, and multidisciplinary squads.
• Flexible Hybrid Model: Enjoy a balanced working arrangement combining onsite collaborative leadership in Toronto with remote flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead executive governance cycles, synthesizing complex technical, operational, financial, and vendor information into concise briefing materials, executive dashboards, and decision packages.
• Oversee full-lifecycle project management across large-scale, complex technology initiatives, maintaining scope, schedule, budget, and deliverable quality.
• Develop detailed integrated project plans, baselines, resource forecasts, and budget tracking metrics.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate complex cross-project interdependencies, operational risks, and technical bottlenecks.
• Provide strategic advisory services to executive leadership, recommending actionable solutions for high-priority project and policy issues.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment across technical teams, operational leads, external vendors, and executive leadership forums.
• Track vendor deliverables and contractual commitments, ensuring technical execution aligns with project milestones and service level agreements.
• Maintain comprehensive project governance artifacts, including risk registers, change requests, status reports, and terms of reference.

Qualifications

Core Requirements & Leadership Tenure

• Senior Program Leadership: 5+ years of progressive senior leadership experience managing large-scale, complex, multi-year technology projects and programs.
• Public Sector Context: 5+ years of experience in a senior project/program leadership capacity within public sector or enterprise government environments.
• Lifecycle Mastery: In-depth experience applying all phases of advanced project management methodologies (concept, definition, planning, implementation, and closeout) to high-value initiatives.

Governance, Communication & Risk Skills

• Executive Communication: Superior written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to translate complex technical data into concise executive presentations, briefing notes, and decision packages.
• Governance Management: Demonstrated experience leading executive governance review cycles, developing committee materials, and guiding senior decision-makers through complex choices.
• Risk & Dependency Analysis: Proven ability to manage complex cross-project dependencies, perform risk-option analyses, and enforce robust mitigation plans.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Navigation: Exceptional negotiation, consultation, and relationship management capabilities with a track record of driving alignment across multi-disciplinary teams and external vendor partners.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [e-mail] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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