Technical Project Manager (Canada) - london

Bilinguallink; London; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GP Strategies is expanding its project and program manager contractor pool in Canada for 2026. We seek individuals with proven experience as contract project or program managers supporting content development and technology-enabled projects.

The Project Manager – Technology Delivery & Implementation focuses on delivering scope, plans, and budgets, translating technical inputs into clear delivery plans and stakeholder communications. It does not perform technical design or development.

Qualifications

• Strong project management fundamentals across planning, governance, and delivery.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.
• Experience applying Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.
• Excellent written and verbal communication translating technical topics for varied audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of projects to scope, plan, and budget.
• Create detailed project plans integrating delivery and technical workstreams.
• Apply delivery methodologies (Agile, waterfall, hybrid) with working knowledge of Agile practices.
• Ensure technical dependencies and risks are captured in plans and updates.
• Translate technical concepts into clear, client-friendly updates and reports.

Skills

Project management

Agile / Scrum

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tech delivery understanding

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

GP Strategies is looking to expand our project and program manager contractor pool in Canada for projects later in 2026. We are looking for individuals with proven experience working as a contract project or program manager supporting content development and technology-enabled projects.

PROJECT MANAGER – TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY & IMPLEMENTATION

SUMMARY

The Project Manager – Technology Delivery & Implementation is the focal point for content development and technology-enabled projects, ensuring delivery to scope, plan, and budget.

This role is a Project Manager first, with demonstrated capability in leading projects involving technical complexity, system integration, and evolving requirements. The role is responsible for ensuring that technical inputs are effectively understood, structured, and translated into clear delivery plans and stakeholder communication.

The Project Manager does not perform technical design or development activities, but plays a critical role in driving alignment between Project Management, technical teams, and client stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Delivery & Planning

• Lead end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring alignment to scope, timelines, budget, and client expectations
• Create detailed project plans that integrate both delivery and technical workstreams
• Apply appropriate delivery methodologies based on project needs, including Agile, waterfall, and hybrid approaches, with a working understanding of key Agile processes and practices
• Ensure technical dependencies, constraints, and assumptions are clearly reflected in plans, including by drawing out and validating input from technical leads and stakeholders
• Manage multiple concurrent and interdependent projects effectively

Managing Complexity & Ambiguity

• Operate confidently in environments where requirements may be incomplete, evolving, or ambiguous
• Build clarity and structured plans from high-level or unclear inputs
• Identify gaps in scope, documentation, or ownership, and proactively drive resolution
• Support alignment across interdependent workstreams, teams, and projects

Technology Delivery Coordination

• Work closely with technical teams to ensure delivery approaches, dependencies, and timelines are clearly understood
• Ensure technical documentation, assumptions, and risks are captured and reflected in delivery planning
• Incorporate technical inputs into project plans, client updates, and reporting

Note: This role does not replace technical ownership or accountability for design, development, or engineering decisions.

Translation & Communication

• Translate technical concepts, updates, and challenges into clear, structured, and client-friendly communication
• Ensure all stakeholders understand progress, risks, and next steps, regardless of technical background
• Consolidate and structure questions to enable efficient communication with technical teams
• Reduce communication friction through clarity, consistency, and structured updates

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Enable confident client communication on projects involving technical complexity
• Ensure appropriate technical representation is included in client discussions where required
• Support teams in communicating complex topics clearly and consistently

Governance, Process & Delivery Discipline

• Establish clear ways of working across Project Management and technical teams
• Define roles, responsibilities, and escalation pathways at project initiation
• Ensure effective use of delivery tools (e.g., Jira) with clear ownership, status, and next steps
• Maintain structured reporting cadence and clear project documentation

Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and blockers proactively
• Translate technical risks into clear business impacts and mitigation plans
• Ensure issues are escalated appropriately and resolved in a timely manner

Testing & Implementation Coordination

• Ensure clarity on testing ownership, scope, and timelines
• Coordinate readiness for deployment and implementation activities
• Ensure delivery stages (including testing and deployment) are clearly planned and communicated

Financial & Commercial Management

• Forecast and manage project costs in line with budgets and resource plans
• Ensure technical delivery considerations are reflected in financial planning and forecasting
• Support invoicing and revenue tracking aligned with delivery progress

Continuous Improvement

• Capture lessons learned relating to technology delivery, communication, and process gaps
• Contribute to improving ways of working between Project Management and technical teams
• Support the evolution of best practices for managing complex and technology-enabled projects

AI-Enabled Delivery & Continuous Improvement

• Leverage GP Strategies approved AI-enabled tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot and other authorised platforms) to support project planning, documentation, communication, and reporting across the project lifecycle
• Improve efficiency by using AI to streamline routine project management activities, including status reporting, meeting summaries, action tracking, and documentation creation
• Enhance the clarity and consistency of stakeholder communication by using AI tools to structure updates, summarise information, and translate complex or technical concepts into clear, accessible language
• Support data-informed decision-making by using approved tools to analyse project data, identify risks, surface trends, and highlight dependencies
• Apply AI tools to help structure ambiguous or incomplete inputs into clear plans, actions, and deliverables
• Contribute to the standardisation and adoption of AI-enabled ways of working within the PMO, including sharing best practices, prompts, and lessons learned
• Ensure all use of AI tools complies with GP Strategies policies on data security, confidentiality, and responsible AI usage

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES

• Strong project management fundamentals across planning, governance, and delivery
• Proven ability to operate effectively in complex and ambiguous project environments
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear, actionable language
• Experience managing or supporting projects with technical or system-based components, including an understanding of how delivery phases and dependencies impact project planning and execution
• Strong stakeholder management across cross-functional and distributed teams
• Confidence to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and openly identify where clarification is needed
• Working knowledge of technology delivery environments, tools, and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Jira, system implementations), with the ability to support clear user stories and unambiguous success criteria where needed
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with adaptability, sound judgement, and effective conflict resolution skills

*Ideally contract candidates will carry liability insurance.