Sr. Technical Project Manager (Cloud / Data Migration / EDW / ETL) - English / French Spreaking

Next Pathway; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company in Canada is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager specializing in Cloud and Data Migration. The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for agile methodologies. This role involves managing complex projects, facilitating client meetings, and leading technical teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a Project Manager managing complex projects.
• 5+ years leading geographically distributed technical teams.
• Fluency in English and French required.

Responsibilities

• Provide project and program management skills to various projects.
• Facilitate meetings with clients to gather requirements.
• Prepare detailed project plans and manage team tasks.

Skills

Project Management

Cloud Technologies

Data Integration

Agile Methodology

Communication

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field

PMP Certification

CSM Certification

Job description

Sr. Technical Project Manager (Cloud / Data Migration / EDW / ETL) - English / French Speaking

Next Pathway - The Automated Cloud Migration Company

Listed as one of Canada’s hottest start-ups by the Globe and Mail, Next Pathway is a technology services company providing clients a pathway from existing to emerging technologies. Our automation technology helps our customers accelerate the migration of complex applications and workloads to the cloud.

We’re seeking a highly skilled Senior Technical Project Manager (Cloud / Data Migrations / EDW) who is fluent in both English and French to join our team!

The candidate needs to have extensive experience as follows :

• 10+ years as a Project Manager managing risks inherent in leading complex projects
• 5+ years leading multiple technical teams that may be geographically distributed
• Technical familiarity with cloud technologies, enterprise data warehouse concepts, data integration pipelines and reporting

Project Knowledge

• Previous experience in EDW, Datawarehouse Migration or Data Integration projects
• Knowledge of cloud and related cloud solutions

Responsibilities :

• Provide project and program management skills to various projects
• Facilitate meetings with key staff from clients to gather requirements
• Prepare a detailed project plan(s) of the task by project phases
• Manage the tasks of the entire team (vendors, client, staff) to ensure the milestones are met for the completion of the project phases.
• Track and monitor the budget and consumption of the budget based on adherence to project estimates.
• Follow escalation procedures for matters relating to overall project health influenced by risks, issues and budget.
• Prepare a weekly status report to identify the current tasks, tasks to be completed next, issues, risks, budget and project milestone dates.
• Identify, track and manage issues and risks and bring them to the attention of the appropriate leadership.
• Facilitate regular status meetings with team members and client to update them on the project's progress, issues, risks and milestone dates.
• Ensure teams have access to technical clarity and focus during meetings / stand-ups.
• Facilitate operational efficiencies of the development team to plan maximum deliverables in an iteration
• Responsible for removing the impediments and blocking issues for the team.
• Implement processes, practices, and tools to allow for multiple paths of delivery (i.e. create simplified, consistent, reusable, efficient and flexible methodologies).
• Recommend improvements and drive alignment across IT teams within the same line of business
• Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.)
• Understand the basic fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches, like : Kanban, Crystal, FDD, XP, etc.
• Basic knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand Team needs.
• Expert in estimation and planning and knows how to create useful, reliable and practical plans for software development projects.
• Knowledge of Agile techniques : User Stories, Continuous Integration, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Ability to understand the commitment to deliver the project on time analyze, organize and prioritize work
• Experience in matrix-managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience in sprint planning and agile development practices
• Knows about the value of metrics and incremental delivery.
• Knowledge about tasks, backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, user stories etc.
• Familiar with common development practices

Other Skills :

• Previous Consulting or Experience Conducting C-Level Presentations
• Team Player with Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Written and Verbal)
• Strong Work Ethic with a Positive Attitude and a Passion for Scrum and Project Management
• Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

Must Have :

• Great communication skills (verbal and writing)
• Previous external client service, consulting or contracting experience
• PMP, CSM and Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field from a reputable university.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Project Management and Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting

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