Project Manager, Project & Program Management, Operations Management

Position:
Project Manager IM-related Level 2  Duration  1 Year assignment (contract)
Client Location  Victoria BC (Onsite: 7 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday)
Engagement Model  Professional Services Engagement - B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)
Note on Assignment Type  This position is provisionally  Onsite , requiring  7.25 hours per calendar day  between  8:00 AM and 5:00 PM , Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.
About the Engagement  Akkodis is seeking an experienced  Project Manager IM-related Level 2  to lead and coordinate a complex payment technology and service migration initiative.
The successful consultant will bring strong experience in project public sector, stakeholder management, multidisciplinary team leadership, risk management, financial and schedule management, and the preparation of formal project management artifacts.
The engagement involves coordination across multiple stakeholder groups and technology providers, with responsibilities spanning merchant and financial setup, payment hardware migration, e-commerce migration, operational readiness, and PCI compliance.
Scope   Establish and maintain the project structure, project management team, resource requirements, timelines, milestones, and stakeholder communication plans.
Lead project integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement, and delivery management activities.
Coordinate implementation activities with Akkodis stakeholders and applicable third-party technology and payment service providers.
Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, change requests, budgets, schedules, resources, and deliverables.
Establish the project management team and required resources.
Develop and maintain the project plan, timeline, milestones, and key deliverables
Support configuration and readiness of revenue, chargeback, retrieval, and related operational reporting.
Coordinate and establish required access to payment-processing systems.
Must Have:
Minimum 3 years of experience within the last 7 years working as a Project Manager with experience in one or more of the following areas:
Project Integration Management
Project Scope Management
Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Project Quality Management
Project Human Resource Management
Project Communications Management
Project Procurement Management
Project Delivery
Demonstrated Project Manager experience on at least three projects, each with a duration of 8 months or longer.
Minimum  3 years of experience managing multidisciplinary teams .
Strong stakeholder-management and consensus-building experience.
Demonstrated experience liaising with management, business stakeholders, staff, technical teams, and other project participants.
Nice to Have:

Experience with e-commerce payment platform migrations and production cutovers.
Familiarity with TMS/Mainframe environments.
Security Clearance  Required.
Important  This is a business-to-business engagement. Candidates must represent an incorporated entity, hold a valid business number, maintain appropriate insurance, and invoice for services rendered.
Accessibility:  At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matter. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.