Senior Program Manager
Role Overview
Lead approved programs through the project lifecycle, including change requests, issue management, risk management, status reporting, and post-pilot deployment waves.
Manage the scope, schedule, budget, quality, and resources of large, multiyear enterprise programs.
Create short- and long-term plans, delegate work, oversee dependencies, support decision-making, and manage other project managers.
Key Skills for This Role
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Company Overview
Sysco describes itself as a global foodservice distribution company with more than 71,000 colleagues and approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide.
Compensation
- The stated compensation range is CAD 100,000 to CAD 150,000, with no pay cadence specified.
Role Overview
Lead approved programs through the project lifecycle, including change requests, issue management, risk management, status reporting, and post-pilot deployment waves.
Manage the scope, schedule, budget, quality, and resources of large, multiyear enterprise programs.
Create short- and long-term plans, delegate work, oversee dependencies, support decision-making, and manage other project managers.
Responsibilities
- Own one high-complexity program or two or more medium-complexity programs delivering approved business functionality.
- Define program scope, assumptions, dependencies, risks, budgets, schedules, governance, and quality indicators.
- Manage financial plans, funding gates, budgets, forecasts, purchases, contracts, resource onboarding, and expense coding.
- Lead business case development and stakeholder alignment through governance and approval bodies.
- Manage risks, issues, scope changes, escalations, stakeholder communications, conflicts, and dependent project relationships.
- Mentor project and program managers and oversee reporting, quality assurance, lessons learned, and change control.
Mandatory Experience
- At least 10 years of project management experience in a project or program management role.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with project management tools and methodology.
- Demonstrated understanding of project financials and performance measures.
Preferred Experience
- CAPM, PMP, Prince2, or a similar certification is preferred.
- Experience with Agile methodology or CSM certification is preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or PlanView is preferred.
Competencies
- Strong proficiency in schedule management, budget and cost control, forecasting, project governance, reporting, risk and issue management, change control, stakeholder management, project metrics, and quality management.
- Ability to set objectives, prioritize work, delegate tasks, manage ambiguity, negotiate with stakeholders, and resolve complex conflicts.
- Ability to conduct financial analysis, review budgets and forecasts, and make recommendations for project or program decisions.
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