Senior Project Manager – Digital Transformation

Role overview

Compensation

• Base salary range is CAD 11,397.00–17,081.58 monthly.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise projects and lead project, functional, architecture, change management, and user experience workstreams.
• Develop scope, schedules, budgets, resource plans, project charters, and implementation plans; monitor progress and manage RAID logs.
• Direct cross-functional project teams, coordinate stakeholders, manage dependencies, and address delivery risks and roadblocks.
• Manage procurement documentation, contracts, service-level agreements, and vendor RFP/RFI processes with university procurement and legal teams.
• Monitor deliverables and system performance, evaluate client satisfaction, and conduct post-implementation reviews.
• Coach project managers and improve methodologies, delivery practices, and cross-program coordination.

Minimum qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline; postgraduate degree may be required for specialized positions.
• At least nine years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Specialized technical expertise is required.

Preferred qualifications

• Project Management Professional designation is an asset.
• Experience with RFPs/RFIs, change management, budgeting, financial management, and risk management is preferred.
• Supervisory experience, higher-education project experience, and policy or regulatory compliance experience are assets.
• Large-scale IT project experience involving COTS systems, systems development, enterprise architecture, business process change, data migration, or integration is valued.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, consulting, relationship-building, leadership, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and team-building abilities are valued.

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