Senior Project Manager, Learning Technology
Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company
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Global Technical Talent is seeking a Sr. Project Manager, Learning Technology to lead the end-to-end planning and execution of a large enterprise LMS implementation at a major financial institution in Toronto.
The role is contract-based for 14 months with hybrid onsite flexibility, requiring strong delivery leadership and governance oversight. You will drive project planning, data migration, stakeholder engagement, and vendor coordination while ensuring business requirements translate into
Qualifications
- 7+ years of project management experience in large-scale enterprise system/technology implementations or upgrades.
- Experience leading LMS implementations and data migration projects is highly desirable.
- Experience collaborating with HR/Learning departments and governance bodies.
- Ability to drive cross-functional teams and manage complex stakeholder environments.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, and critical paths.
- Monitor and report progress, risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and decisions.
- Manage project scope, budget, and resource requirements.
- Lead the LMS implementation, including configuration, deployment, data migration, testing, and production readiness.
Skills
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Job description
Location: Toronto, ON
Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid
- Position Type: Contract
- Contract Duration: 14 months (extension possible)
- Pay Rate: C$70.00–C$82.00 / Hour (CAD)
- Shift / Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Travel Requirements: Not required
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Location: Toronto, ON
Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid
- Position Type: Contract
- Contract Duration: 14 months (extension possible)
- Pay Rate: C$70.00–C$82.00 / Hour (CAD)
- Shift / Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Travel Requirements: Not required
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The Sr. Project Manager, Learning Technology will lead the end-to-end planning and execution of a new enterprise Learning Management System (LMS) in a large financial institution. This is a multi-year transformational initiative.
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- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, and critical paths
- Monitor and report progress, risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and decisions
- Manage project scope, budget, and resource requirements
- Ensure adherence to enterprise project governance standards
- Lead the implementation of a Learning Management System (LMS), including configuration, deployment, and transition activities, ensuring business requirements are translated into actionable project deliverables
- Coordinate data migration planning and validation activities
- Support testing strategy, execution, defect management, and readiness assessments
- Oversee system integration, user acceptance, and production readiness activities
- Ensure a successful transition to BAU
- Build strong working relationships with business, technology, learning, and compliance stakeholders
- Manage multiple implementation partners and vendors
- Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, workshops, and executive reviews
- Escalate and resolve project issues in a timely manner
- Prepare executive reporting, dashboards, status updates, RAID logs, and SteerCo materials
- Present project status and recommendations to senior leadership
- Support decision-making through clear analysis and communication
- Partner with change and communication teams to support adoption and readiness activities
- Ensure stakeholders are prepared for upcoming releases and system changes
- Support transition to operational teams and post-deployment stabilization
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- Ability to manage transformational projects with disciplined execution in: project planning and execution; risk, issue, and dependency management; budget and financial management; schedule management; vendor management; and governance and reporting
- Learning Management Systems (LMS)
- Learning technology ecosystems
- Digital learning delivery models
- Learning operations and administration
- Learning reporting and analytics
- Ability to tailor communications to different stakeholders at different levels, especially executives
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and build relationships effectively, leveraging sound communication, negotiation, consensus-building, and influencing skills
- Change leadership
- Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Highly adaptable and flexible with ability to take initiative in a dynamic work environment
- Proficiency in MS Office suite and project management software
- Competency in team meeting facilitation in virtual and hybrid environments leveraging collaboration tools such as MS Teams
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- Experience leading LMS implementation, upgrade, data migration, and modernization initiatives
- Experience with deploying Workday Learning, SumTotal, Cornerstone, SuccessFactors, Degreed, EdCast, Sana, or similar learning platforms
- Experience with HRIS or Talent platforms
- Experience supporting bilingual or multilingual implementations
- Experience working within regulated or compliance-driven environments
- Learning analytics and reporting
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- 7 years of project management experience in:
- Large-scale enterprise system/technology implementations or upgrades involving configuration, data migration, testing, and deployment
- Working within Learning & Development, Human Resources, Talent, Workforce Enablement, or related functions
- Managing third‑party implementation partners
- Managing multiple workstreams with complex dependencies
- Navigating complex stakeholder environments with executive governance and a Steering Committee
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- Bachelor's degree in Learning, HR, Business, Technology, or related discipline
- PMP, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and/or equivalent project delivery certification (preferred)
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- Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
- 401k Retirement Fund
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This client is a top 10 North American bank providing comprehensive retail, commercial, and wealth solutions across Canada and the United States. With a broad geographic footprint spanning major financial centres, the organization employs tens of thousands of professionals including project managers, technology specialists, learning and development experts, HR leaders, and financial services practitioners who collaborate across enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
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GTT is a minority‑owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American‑owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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Job Number: 26-12028 Industry: Operations & Management
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