Project Manager

This is a remote position.

• Deliver project phase initiation activities (i.e. Phase Initiation Document, scope, team setup, Kick Off, etc.)
  
• Perform detailed planning activities for each project (i.e. development activities, schedule, etc.)
  
• Provide project delivery and management for each project (i.e. resources, risk, issue, change management, etc.)
  
• Provide project monitoring and controlling activities (i.e. status reports, change requests, risk & issue management, etc.)
  
• Understand business challenges to design effective solutions that address users, process, technology, and data needs of clients to achieve their desired outcomes.
  
• Work with clients and internal teams to define and establish scope and requirements, create solutions, and develop an executable plan, including resource needs, timelines and costs.
  
• Utilize data and analytics knowledge and the associated business processes to deliver solutions which meet client’s business objectives.
  
• Design and conduct discovery sessions, document requirements/user stories, work with technical teams to determine scope, organize into sprints.
  
• Support the project to create development-ready, scoped and approved user stories. Articulate clearly and unambiguously what needs to be accomplished with a clear definition of “done”. This may require coordination with multiple workstreams for more complex projects.
  
• Manage scope, requirements, resources, time, cost, quality, risks, and communications for on-time, on-budget, high quality project delivery.
  
• Drive structure and content for Project Status meetings and Steering Committee meetings with key Client stakeholders, as well as for all Agile/Project ceremonies.
  
• Report on status and progress of assigned activities to the management. 
  
• Identify potential non-technical risks and anticipated points of resistance and develop specific plans to mitigate or address concerns.
  
• Other roles, tasks and duties as assigned. 
  

Requirements

• Minimum 10 Years of IM/IT experience.
  
• Minimum 2 Years of experience in full lifecycle delivery using Agile
  
•  Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience managing multiple related projects that align with the organization's strategic objectives, which included coordinating teams across projects, manage stakeholders' expectations, and facilitate communication between various stakeholder groups.
  
• Experience working as a Senior IT Project Manager working in IT system development and support
  
• Experience working with and leading cross functional business and technical teams that include a mix of in-house and external resources and stakeholders.
  
• Experience working in or for the public sector in Canada.
  
• Experience in change management activities - developing a plan outlining how the project organizational change will be managed. 
  
• Experience in cost estimating, resource planning, and project time management skills.
  
• Demonstrate knowledge of IT system concepts and how they impact business processes. 
  
• Current Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or PRINCE2 designation.
  
• Experience in life cycle delivery using Agile during the Concept, Inception, Iteration and Release phases.