Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Job ID: RQ10952 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Job Description:
Responsibilities:

•Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives.

•Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.

Technical, Deployment and Project Integration Skills:

• Experience in leading QA activities and processes
  

• Experience with Azure Cloud setup and operations
  

 Public Sector Experience:

• Experience with Public Sector ITIL process including incident management, release management, problem management, support models, etc.
  

• Knowledge of Government network and desktop infrastructure procurement, implementation and support models.
  

Must have Skills:

• 15+ years of experience in data & AI strategy and execution in a large multi-stakeholder environment
  

• Experience with Data & AI Governance processes and technologies
  

• Experience with Azure and Databricks as well as AI technologies
  

• 10+ years of Integrated Enterprise project management experience across business and I&IT teams.
  

• Demonstrated experience with managing multi-year multi-million budget projects 
  

• Experience with the management of Stakeholders, risks, changes, issues, time, scope and resources.
  

• Experience with Microsoft Office tools including Visio, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Teams and other tools that support project management, collaboration and development of processes and plans
  

• Experience managing project life cycles including assigning resources and maintaining the project backlogs and in-progress/completed tasks with collaboration tools like: Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, KanBan, Workamajig, etc.
  

• Experience with Azure Cloud Data services, including Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake, Unity Catalogue, SQL Warehouse
  

• Experience with AI, LLM and related technologies (must have)
  

• Experience utilizing, managing and understanding various software development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum and scalable minimum viable products. 
  

• Experience creating privacy, financial, communication and IT documentation including business cases, Privacy Impact Assessments, Threat Impact Assessments, Requests for Service and Requests for Information. 
  

• Experience with OPS business processes, gating procedures, project management requirements and business rules. 
  

Desirable Skills:

•Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge

•Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices

•Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

•Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources

•Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectiveness

•Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas