Project Management Specialist

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Ottawa, ON, CAN
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Software • Design
The Role
Leads complex, multi-year projects spanning policies, business processes, operations, and technology. Responsibilities include integrated planning, workstream coordination, risk and dependency management, stakeholder engagement, delivery tracking, executive reporting, documentation, and transition to operational support. The role also coordinates technology initiatives with IT leadership and ensures production and technical readiness.
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Company Description

Wepoint is the architect of major transformations for businesses and public sector organizations.

We support our clients from strategy through technological implementation, always striving to think beyond the obvious and to act within the framework of Economic, Social, Environmental, and Technological Responsibility (RESET). Our goal is to create new ways of working, new economic models, and smarter environments.

In nearly 20 years, we have become one of the key players in digital transformation, employing 3,500 people across Europe, Tunisia, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region.

What We Are Looking For

COURAGE – AUTHENTICITY – OPENNESS – COMMITMENT – ELEGANCE

Do these words resonate with you? They are our company values.

At Wepoint, we are looking for committed talents who are ready to share their expertise within open and collaborative teams, and who are not afraid to take initiative. We also value people who are able to challenge themselves and continuously improve.

At the heart of relationships at Wepoint are authenticity and the constant pursuit of excellence for our clients — this is what we expect from our future colleagues.

Job Description
We are currently seeking a Project Management Specialist to join our team.

Responsibilities

  • Provide project management expertise for all project activities by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, project team members, and various groups, while applying recognized project management best practices and methodologies;
  • Coordinate the overall implementation of the new oversight mandate, including developing, maintaining, and evolving integrated work plans, schedules, and delivery strategies;
  • Lead the planning and execution of the various project streams covering policies, operations, and technologies;
  • Coordinate business activities related to the technology stream and work closely with the IT Program Lead during the planning, solution selection, configuration, implementation, and transition to operational support phases;
  • Identify, monitor, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies while ensuring the delivery of the defined scope and work plans in compliance with quality standards and established timelines;
  • Establish delivery tracking mechanisms, performance indicators, and escalation processes to support timely and informed decision-making;
  • Develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships to proactively identify delivery-related risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies;
  • Provide regular updates to senior management and/or the sponsor/client regarding project progress and delivered value;
  • Ensure that all project deliverables are completed, including all related documentation and associated processes;
  • Support production readiness activities and transitions to operational teams for the areas under their responsibility, ensuring that operational readiness, oversight, and technical readiness criteria are met;
  • Perform any other related activities or produce any other related deliverables required as part of the mandate.

Qualifications


  • Diplôme universitaire ou diplôme d’études collégiales en technologies de l’information, en gestion de projet ou en analyse d’affaires;
  • Certification Project Management Professional (PMP).
  • Minimum de dix (10) années d’expérience démontrée au sein de projets d’envergure, complexes et pluriannuels impliquant plus de 40 membres d’équipe, ainsi que la gestion simultanée de multiples initiatives couvrant les domaines des politiques, des processus d’affaires, des opérations et des technologies;
  • Minimum de quatre (4) années d’expérience récente et démontrée en gestion de projet dans le cadre d’initiatives complexes d’affaires et de technologie;
  • Minimum de cinq (5) années d’expérience démontrée dans la livraison de projets stratégiques utilisant des méthodologies de livraison Agile ou hybrides (Agile/Waterfall);
  • Expérience démontrée dans l’identification, l’évaluation, le suivi et l’atténuation des risques, enjeux, dépendances et interdépendances de projets;
  • Expérience démontrée dans la production de documentation claire, concise et professionnelle destinée autant aux membres de la haute direction qu’aux intervenants techniques;
  • Expérience démontrée dans l’animation d’ateliers, de réunions et de discussions visant à atteindre un consensus, résoudre des problématiques et faire progresser les objectifs de projet;
  • Expérience démontrée dans l’élaboration, la mise à jour et la gestion de plans de projet intégrés, d’échéanciers, de dépendances et de feuilles de route de livraison couvrant plusieurs volets de travail;
  • Doit être admissible à l’obtention de la cote de sécurité suivante : Cote de fiabilité (Reliability Status), nécessitant un minimum de cinq (5) années d’historique personnel vérifiable;
  • Excellente communication en anglais. L'anglais est requis, le poste étant basé à Ottawa.

Atout

  • Connaissance démontrée des solutions et services infonuagiques Microsoft Azure, acquise dans le cadre de projets de mise en œuvre technologique Azure ou par une participation active à ceux-ci.

Seuls les candidat(es) légalement autorisés(ées) à travailler pour tout employeur au Canada seront considérés(ées)


Wepoint Benefits


  • Minimum of 3 weeks of vacation starting from the first year;
  • Comprehensive group insurance with a generous employer contribution;
  • Employer contribution to a group RRSP;
  • Full remote work flexibility: Hybrid, Remote, or On-site;
  • A warm, bright, and welcoming office offering fresh fruit, coffee, beverages, occasional meals, etc.;
  • Annual IT equipment budget;
  • A balanced work environment with flexible working hours;
  • Career development: training and certifications, online or in-person learning, Wepoint Academy, etc.;
  • An international community of experts ready to share their knowledge;
  • A company culture focused on individuals’ needs and their belonging to a strong community.

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Permis CNESST : AP-2504754, AP-2504755, AR-2504756

Skills Required

  • University degree or college diploma in information technology, project management, or business analysis
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • At least 10 years of demonstrated experience managing large, complex, multi-year projects involving more than 40 team members and multiple concurrent initiatives
  • At least 4 years of recent, demonstrated project management experience on complex business and technology initiatives
  • At least 5 years of demonstrated experience delivering strategic projects using Agile or hybrid Agile/Waterfall methodologies
  • Experience identifying, evaluating, tracking, and mitigating project risks, issues, dependencies, and interdependencies
  • Experience producing clear, concise, professional documentation for senior management and technical stakeholders
  • Experience facilitating workshops, meetings, and discussions to build consensus, resolve issues, and advance project objectives
  • Experience developing, updating, and managing integrated project plans, schedules, dependencies, and delivery roadmaps across multiple workstreams
  • Must be eligible to obtain Reliability Status security clearance and provide at least five years of verifiable personal history
  • Excellent English communication skills
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud solutions gained through Azure technology implementation projects or active participation
  • Legally authorized to work for any employer in Canada
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The Company
HQ: Paris
3,518 Employees

What We Do

In our world of data, design, platforms and supercollectives, we are architects of the transformation of companies and the modernization of public administrations, from strategic vision to operational implementation. Bold, authentic, open, elegant and committed architects. The organization of our expertises into open communities enables us to bring a unique value proposition to our clients with our ability to lead end-to-end projects, from strategy to implementation, relying on cutting edge tech and business skills. By being audacious and going beyond the obvious, we want to help each of our clients to design, in concrete terms, a path to the future. We want to create new ways of working, new business models and new places. Every day, we get up in the morning to design a new world. This is what defines our raison d'être - Design a new world - and our catchphrase: Beyond the obvious. Today, onepoint has 2300 employees across 14 offices over the world : Today, onepoint has 2300 employees across 14 offices over the world : Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nantes, Lyon, Amsterdam, New-York, Brussels, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore, Montreal, Tunis, Zele.

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