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Project Manager

Project Manager

PQA TestingRegina , SK
Il y a plus de 30 jours
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500 000,00 $CA par an
Description de poste

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The Opportunity

Ottawa, ON | Fredericton, NB | Regina , SKInformation TechnologyExperiencedFull-timeCompetition Number : 24T003

PLATO is Canada's only Indigenous-led, Indigenous staffed software testing services firm. We insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing and have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable. Our team of software testing specialists believes that better software leads to a better world.

We are committed to building strong communities - PLATO trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country and strives to build a network of 1000 Indigenous software testers across Canada. PLATO has offices on or near Indigenous communities across Canada, in Fredericton, Sault Ste Marie, Ottawa / Gatineau, Regina, Prince Albert, Calgary, and Vancouver.

We are seeking a skilled Project Manager to join our dynamic professional services team. The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation, and tracking of IT projects from initiation to closure. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent organizational and leadership skills, and a proven track record of delivering complex IT projects on time and within budget.

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What you'll do

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage IT projects through the entire project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets to track progress and report on project status.
  • Coordinate resources, including team members, vendors, and consultants, to ensure timely completion of projects.
  • Manage project risks and issues and implement mitigation strategies as needed.
  • Monitor and report on project progress to stakeholders, including regular updates and formal presentations.
  • Facilitate project meetings and scrum ceremonies as needed to keep project team on track
  • Conduct root cause analysis, make recommendations for continuous improvement and steer project towards success.
  • Foster a collaborative and positive team environment
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards throughout the project lifecycle.

What you'll need

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
  • Proven experience (5+) as a Project Manager or similar role managing complex IT projects.
  • Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
  • Experience working on Project Management tools (e.g. MS Project, Jira, Trello, Asana, Monday, Basecamp, Smartsheet etc.)
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
  • Experience managing budgets, resources, and project timelines.
  • Relevant certifications like - PMP, CSM etc. are preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Excellent client facing communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Understanding of different leadership styles to lead teams and guide stakeholders.
  • Emotional Intelligence to deal with conflicts.
  • Highly organized, adaptive to change, strong inclination to continuous learning.
  • Believes in coaching and mentoring team members wherever needed.

    • We're looking for

    Core Skills

    Agile & Waterfall MethodologiesIT ManagementProject ManagementProject Management Tools

    A little bit about us

    PLATO

    Who We Are

    PLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.

    In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast to coast through our innovative train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.

    We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality-centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.