Application Implementation Project Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Application Implementation Project Manager based in Canada.

This role offers the opportunity to lead a critical enterprise application implementation project within a mission-driven organization. The successful candidate will oversee the internal delivery of a major ERP transformation, ensuring business needs, timelines, resources, and technical requirements are aligned. Working across departments and with external implementation partners, this position will play a key role in driving project success from planning through go-live and stabilization.

The role requires strong coordination, governance, and communication skills to support effective adoption of new systems. As a remote position, it provides flexibility while collaborating with teams across Canada. This is an impactful opportunity for an experienced project manager who enjoys improving processes and enabling organizations through technology.

• Develop and maintain the internal implementation plan, including milestones, dependencies, deliverables, ownership, and timelines.
• Coordinate requirements gathering, process reviews, configuration validation, testing activities, and business decision-making.
• Maintain project documentation, including schedules, budgets, risk and issue logs, decision trackers, change requests, testing dashboards, and status reports.
• Coordinate technical dependencies related to integrations, data exchanges, access, security, privacy, and system readiness.
• Support change management activities, including training coordination, documentation, communications, and user adoption preparation.
• Lead go-live readiness activities, ensuring testing completion, approvals, data validation, support processes, and transition plans are in place.
• Monitor risks, issues, project scope, budget, vendor performance, and implementation quality while escalating concerns when needed.
• Provide clear updates to leadership and stakeholders regarding progress, decisions, risks, financial status, and project health.
• Facilitate collaboration between internal teams, subject-matter experts, and external implementation partners.
• Support post-launch stabilization, knowledge transfer, documentation, and transition to long-term system ownership.

• Post-secondary education in business administration, finance, information systems, project management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing ERP, finance system, or enterprise application implementations.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross‑functional teams, external vendors, implementation partners, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project governance, risk management, issue resolution, testing coordination, data migration, change management, and go‑live preparation.
• Working knowledge of finance and accounting processes, including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, month‑end close, reporting, and internal controls.
• Experience with Net Suite or similar ERP platforms, including ERP concepts such as chart of accounts, multi‑entity structures, reporting, searches, configuration, or customization.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, statements of work, deliverable acceptance, change requests, and contractual commitments.
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, actuals, variances, and financial reporting.
• Experience supporting organizational change management and user adoption initiatives.
• Strong business analysis and process‑mapping capabilities to assess requirements and define effective solutions.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or Asana, along with strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Familiarity with waterfall, agile, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Project management certification or formal project management training is considered an asset.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, organization, and stakeholder management skills.

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $78,000 to $92,000 CAD, based on experience, skills, and role complexity.
• Fully remote work opportunity available anywhere in Canada.
• 12‑month contract with the possibility of extension.
• Occasional travel for team meetings and organizational events, typically one to two times per year.
• Opportunity to lead a high‑impact enterprise transformation project.
• Collaborative environment focused on innovation, inclusion, and meaningful community impact.
• Opportunity to work with cross‑functional teams and contribute to long‑term operational improvements.
• Inclusive workplace committed to accessibility, diversity, and equitable opportunities.