Project Manager, Transformation

JOB SUMMARY

12+ years of demonstrated Project Management experience leading multiple concurrent business and technology transformation initiatives. Proven experience delivering projects across Canada while partnering with U.S.

-based cross-functional teams, including IT, Operations, Finance, HR, and business stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to operate in a matrixed North American environment, balancing Canadian business priorities with enterprise objectives.

• Partner with business leaders and /Project Exec Sponsors, Program managers, and Leaders to develop, execute, and implement the projects and business priorities.
• Adhere established governance, scope, project timelines, and milestones for each project assigned
• Incorporate key tenants of change management into the implementation in each project being delivered
• Be quick and agile in escalations to the right stakeholders on the keys risks and issues
• Maintain detailed project plans, action plans, RAID logs through using Smartsheets and other potential portfolio management tool on a daily basis
• Cross-Functional Leadership:
  Collaborate with key stakeholders, including executives, department heads, and team members, to ensure projects meet organizational objectives.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Drive a culture of continuous improvement by utilizing Lean and Agile principles to streamline processes and optimize team performance.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, ensuring that potential challenges are proactively managed.
• Resource Management:
  Efficiently allocate resources, manage budgets, and ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Performance Metrics:
  Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate project success and organizational effectiveness.
• Change Management:
  Lead change initiatives by facilitating communication, managing expectations, and minimizing resistance across the organization.
• Partner with the Enterprise Planning Leader and Functional Leaders to track the overall Canada IT Project Portfolio
• Understand resource and capability requirements for the project & partner with the Enterprise Planning Leader to ensure those capabilities are included in the resource capacity tool
• Understand initiative resource constraints/ challenges
• Partner with functional leaders & Enterprise Planning Leader to assess resource requirements or trade-offs needed to ensure that overall NA deliverables are met on time, and identify capabilities needed to achieve project results
• Leverage discussions to identify and communicate timeline changes or needs to project team and leadership
• Occasional travel might be necessary within Canada or to the USA.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Initiative and drive
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to influence people and thought processes without direct authority
• Experience with working with collaboration tools, such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Smartsheet, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• 12+ years of demonstrated experience as a Project Manager leading multiple projects or large, business-wide transformational programs.
• Experience in managing projects with global and/or cross-functional responsibility
• Documented experience in negotiating and resolving complex issues and risks
• Experience in estimating work efforts and/or resource capacity planning in a professional services environment
  
  Specific experience designing and leading the execution of internally focused and externally-focused change/communications strategy
• Documented experience in negotiating and resolving complex issues and risks

• 4-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent required, business, engineering, or science disciplines preferred. A Master’s degree or MBA is a plus.

• PMP certification
• Certification or professional knowledge of Smartsheet's Project Management and Resource Management modules
• Change Management (Any OCM Certification is desired)
• Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher) certification

• Total…