Sr Manager, IT Project Management

Mckesson Corporation; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Senior Manager, IT Project Management to lead a regional team of Project Managers overseeing technology initiatives across US Oncology practices. This leadership role focuses on strengthening delivery discipline, coaching talent, and improving portfolio visibility, risks, capacity, and execution priorities.

You will partner with practice-facing leaders, business stakeholders, and enterprise technology teams to drive governance, scalable delivery standards, and

Qualifications

• 9+ years of professional experience with at least 1 year in supervision
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field
• Experience leading or developing project managers, delivery leads, program managers, or comparable technology delivery resources
• Experience overseeing cross-functional technology projects or programs in a complex enterprise environment
• Resume-verifiable experience with project planning, governance, status reporting, resource coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communication
• Experience communicating project status, risks, and decisions to senior leaders or executive stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of regional Project Managers supporting technology and practice-facing initiatives
• Establish project governance standards, delivery management practices, operating rhythms, tools, and reporting expectations
• Guide project managers through planning, risk and issue management, escalation, dependency management, and stakeholder alignment
• Provide executive-level communication on project health, delivery risks, capacity, resource needs, and improvement opportunities
• Lead capacity planning, workload balancing, prioritization, and resource tradeoff discussions across multiple initiatives
• Partner with business, technology, and practice leaders to align project sequencing, delivery support, and organizational priorities
• Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned, standardization, delivery metrics, and disciplined use of project artifacts
• Lead through influence across cross-functional teams in a matrixed technology environment

Skills

Leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Project governance

Delivery management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/Engineering or related field

Tools

Planview

Jira

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Visio

Microsoft Office

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

McKesson is seeking a Senior Manager, IT Project Management to lead a team of regional Project Managers supporting technology initiatives across US Oncology practices. In this people leadership role, you will strengthen project delivery discipline, coach and develop project management talent, and improve visibility into portfolio health, risks, capacity, and execution priorities. You will partner across practice-facing leaders, business stakeholders, and enterprise technology teams to drive consistent governance, scalable delivery standards, and executive-ready communication in a complex, matrixed environment.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of regional Project Managers supporting technology and practice-facing initiatives.
• Establish project governance standards, delivery management practices, operating rhythms, tools, and reporting expectations.
• Guide project managers through planning, risk and issue management, escalation, dependency management, and stakeholder alignment.
• Provide executive-level communication on project health, delivery risks, capacity, resource needs, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead capacity planning, workload balancing, prioritization, and resource tradeoff discussions across multiple initiatives.
• Partner with business, technology, and practice leaders to align project sequencing, delivery support, and organizational priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned, standardization, delivery metrics, and disciplined use of project artifacts.
• Lead through influence across cross-functional teams in a matrixed technology environment.

Basic Requirements

• 9+ years of professional experience, including 1+ year of supervisory, people leadership, or management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading or developing project managers, delivery leads, program managers, or comparable technology delivery resources.
• Experience overseeing cross-functional technology projects or programs in a complex enterprise environment.
• Resume-verifiable experience with project planning, governance, status reporting, resource coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience communicating project status, risks, and decisions to senior leaders or executive stakeholders.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Healthcare, physician practice, oncology, or regulated-industry experience.
• Experience leading distributed, regional, or multi-site teams.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Lean, Six Sigma, ITIL, or comparable certification or experience.
• Experience with enterprise project management and reporting tools such as Planview, Jira, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Visio, or Microsoft Office.
• Financial or operational planning experience, including forecasting, utilization, capacity planning, or resource planning.
• Experience using dashboards, approved AI-enabled tools, or predictive insights to improve delivery visibility and outcomes.

Travel, Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Up to 25% travel may be required based on business needs, practice support, team engagement, and leadership activities.
• Work arrangement may vary based on team, business, and role requirements.
• Role may require extended periods working at a computer and participating in virtual or in-person meetings.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$102,500 - $136,700

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