Senior Project Manager to select an ERP and lead implementation

S I Systems; Ottawa, Victoria, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Project Manager for a pivotal back-office transformation project involving ERP implementation. This contract position, fully remote, requires extensive experience in management and ERP projects, ensuring successful execution through strong governance and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of senior project/program management experience.
• Proven leadership of ERP implementations (e.g., Oracle, SAP).
• Experience in public sector or large-scale service organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead ERP implementation and oversee program governance.
• Develop strategies for the new operating model.
• Engage with executive sponsors to define business requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Change Management

Governance

Job description

Senior Project Manager to select an ERP and lead implementation

Job Type: Contract

Positions to fill: 1

Start Date: Jul 28, 2025

Job End Date: Mar 31, 2026

Pay Rate: Hourly: Negotiable

Job ID: 146291

Senior Project Manager to select an ERP and lead implementation

Contract: ASAP to March 31st, 2026 plus 2x1 year extensions

Fully Remote

Must Haves:

• Senior management leadership experience with back office large scale transformations delivering tangible benefits to organizations
• Experience developing modernization strategies and target operating models
• 10+ years of senior project/program management experience
• Proven leadership of ERP implementations (e.g., Oracle, Workday, SAP, MS Dynamics)
• Experience in public sector, health care, or large-scale service organizations
• Experience with Operating Model Strategy and Implementation
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills and change management skills
• Proven experience in dealing with vendors including consulting firms
• Ability to drive results and hold vendors and consulting firms accountable for deliverables
• Ability to effectively run team meetings, document meeting minutes, and follow up on action items
• Deployment readiness planning, tracking and reporting

Project Overview

This initiative aims to transform the organization's back-office functions—including Finance, HR, Payroll and Procurement and how they are used by all VON stakeholders—through an operating model and process modernization and the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The Executive Project Manager (EPM) will oversee the successful planning, execution, and delivery of the program. 3

Objective of the Engagement

To provide senior-level management, governance, and delivery management for the entire back-office transformation, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and in-scope delivery of the ERP implementation while supporting organizational readiness and business continuity.

Scope of Work

Governance and Leadership

- Establish and lead the program governance structure.

- Serve as the primary liaison between the Executive Co-leads and the project delivery teams.

- Define roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and escalation paths across workstreams.

Strategic Planning and Execution

- Develop the strategy for the new target operating model.

- Determine the resourcing for the project implementation team.

- Determine what “readiness” activities should be done in advance of implementation.

- Develop and maintain a comprehensive integrated project plan with timelines, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths. This includes process changes and organizational changes.

- Align ERP implementation with organizational goals and change management strategies.

- Assist in the selection of ERP software and systems integrator.

Stakeholder Engagement

- Engage executive sponsors, business unit leaders, and functional leads to define business requirements.

- Communicate project vision, status, and risks to executive stakeholders.

Project Delivery Oversight

- Oversee project delivery (design, configuration, testing, data migration, training, and deployment).

- Coordinate internal and external resources, including ERP vendors and consultants.

- Monitor performance metrics and project KPIs.

Risk and Issue Management

- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks.

- Establish and manage issue logs, risk registers, and change control processes.

Change Management and Readiness

- Develop and implement change management strategy and plan

- Support organizational readiness assessments, training programs, and communication planning.

Budget and Resource Management

- Oversee and track project budget, expenditures, and resource utilization.

- Recommend corrective actions as needed to keep the project within financial targets.

- Project Charter and Governance Plan

- Integrated Project Plan (with dependencies and milestones)

- Risk and Issue Registers

- Status Reports (bi-weekly and monthly)

- Executive Steering Committee Presentations