Sr. IT Project Manager

OpenText; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenText is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide technology initiatives from strategy through successful delivery. You will partner with executive sponsors, Domain Leads, architects, vendors, and business stakeholders to drive roadmaps, governance, risk management, and measurable outcomes.

This role balances technical, operational, and financial priorities while ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or related field preferred; equivalent education and experience considered.
• 6+ years of progressive project management experience in large IT programs.
• Experience delivering complex projects with multiple stakeholders, vendors, risks, and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex IT projects from initiation through deployment and closure within scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Translate objectives into charters, delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, and execution approaches.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to drive execution and resolve blockers; maintain alignment with business outcomes.
• Develop integrated project plans with workstreams, milestones, resources, and financial tracking.
• Apply PMO standards and governance artifacts, including change controls and decision logs.
• Define and track benefits, success measures, and business value with sponsors and stakeholders.
• Prepare clear, decision-oriented reporting for sponsors and governance forums.
• Identify risks/issues early and drive mitigation and timely resolution across teams.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Waterfall/Hybrid/Agile

PMO governance

PMP or equivalent

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Project planning tools

PPM/reporting platforms

Job description

Opentext - The Information Company

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do - powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

YOUR IMPACT

The Senior IT Project Manager is a seasoned project delivery leader responsible for successfully managing complex, enterprise-wide technology initiatives from inception through completion. This role provides end-to-end ownership of project execution, including strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, risk and issue management, governance oversight, budget and schedule control, and transparent communication of project progress, decisions, and outcomes. Partnering closely with Portfolio Managers, executive sponsors, Domain Leads, Enterprise Architects, technical teams, and business stakeholders, the Senior IT Project Manager translates business objectives into actionable project roadmaps and drives delivery excellence. By balancing technical, operational, and business priorities, this individual ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards while achieving measurable business value and organizational objectives.

What The Role Offers

• Manage complex IT projects from initiation through deployment and closure, ensuring delivery within approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Translate sponsor objectives, project requirements, and business needs into clear project charters, delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, and execution approaches.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and delivery partners to drive execution, resolve blockers, and maintain alignment with project objectives and expected business outcomes.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, including workstreams, milestones, dependencies, resource assumptions, financial tracking, and delivery constraints.
• Apply PMO methodology and Project Navigator practices to ensure required documentation, approvals, decision logs, change controls, and governance artifacts are complete and current.
• Support benefits definition and tracking by partnering with requestors and sponsors to clarify expected outcomes, success measures, and business value for assigned projects.
• Prepare clear, decision-oriented reporting for sponsors, Portfolio Managers, project governance forums, and stakeholders, highlighting delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and required actions.
• Proactively identify risks and issues, develop mitigation plans, elevate appropriately, and drive timely resolution across business and technical teams.
• Serve as the primary project delivery contact for sponsors, Domain Leads, technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and PMO leadership.
• Communicate complex project information in a concise, audience-appropriate manner, ensuring stakeholders understand progress, risks, decisions, trade-offs, and next steps.
• Lead without direct authority by creating accountability, building trust, and enabling collaboration across cross-functional project teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned, identifying process gaps, and supporting PMO standards, templates, reporting practices, and tool adoption.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and experience considered.
• 6+ years of progressive project management experience, preferably managing complex, cross-functional IT projects in a matrixed enterprise environment.
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, dependencies, risks, and competing priorities.
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycle management, governance, change control, risk and issue management, financial tracking, project reporting, and stakeholder communication.
• Well-versed in Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery approaches.
• PMP certification preferred; PMI-ACP, ITIL, PRINCE2, or other relevant certifications considered an asset.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, project planning tools, PPM/reporting platforms, and collaboration technologies.
• Interest in AI learning and practical application of AI-enabled tools to improve planning, reporting, risk visibility, project controls, and delivery outcomes.

ONE LAST THING

As a Senior IT Project Manager, you will lead complex, enterprise-wide technology initiatives from strategy through successful delivery, partnering with executive sponsors, technical teams, and business leaders to drive impactful outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and results-driven project management professional to oversee planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and execution across high-visibility projects. You'll play a key role in translating business objectives into actionable roadmaps, leading cross-functional teams, championing continuous improvement, and leveraging modern delivery practices, including Agile, Waterfall, and emerging AI-enabled tools, to deliver measurable business value and lasting organizational impact.

OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. As you move through the hiring process, we're happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $72,160 - $108,240 Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.

AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.