Senior Project Manager

Are you an experienced Senior Project Manager in search of your next contract opportunity? Our high-profile client is seeking to hire a Senior Project Manager to join their talented team on a 6-month contract with a strong probability of extension.

Apply for this amazing opportunity if this sounds like a good fit for you!

Advantages

What’s in it for you!

As a consultant with our client, you’ll receive :

• Highly competitive market hourly rates
• A 6 month contract with a strong probability of extension
• Remote interview process

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess projects and initiatives coming through program
• Planning Intake process
• Coordinate with project leads and owner
• Develop project artifacts including project charter, project brief, project plan, project schedule, among others
• Develop and manage project team communications, appropriate for the audience and using appropriate channels and formats
• Report on project status, risks and milestones to various stakeholder groups
• Ensure all potential risks are identified and all impacted stakeholders are engaged
• Remove blockers to project team, escalating and mitigating risks and issues when required
• Enroll and educate project team, stakeholders and sponsors to ensure successful project delivery
• Manages project delivery to the agreed upon project scope, schedule and budget
• Manage external vendors where required
• Set clear expectations with project team and hold team accountable

Qualifications

Must have skills :

5+ years in project management experience with demonstrated experience leading complex, technology-enabled, transformation projects or programs with employee experience outcomes.

Complexity defined as having at least two of the following dimensions : multiple diverse workforce segments, global / multi-national scope with localization (process variation, language, etc.

or multiple business entities / divisions.

• Designations or certificates in project management (PMP), with deep understanding of and application of waterfall practices
• Experience working with organizational change management initiatives (e.g. change strategy, stakeholder analysis, change impact assessments, change planning, etc.)
• Deep understanding and application of waterfall practices
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to align stakeholders from project team level to executives
• Proven facilitation and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to cater to all audiences

Nice to haves :

• Experience working on a large HR implementation across multiple diverse stakeholder groups (e.g. various workforce segments, geographies, languages, job levels)
• Experience working with Workday (HRIS) and ServiceNow
• Experience working in a Shared Service implementation or Workforce Optimization / Transformation project
• Experience working in vertical retail or other vertical consumer goods or services industries

Summary

If you are a Senior Project Manager and the prospect of joining a dedicated team intrigues you, then this role with our high-profile client could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Apply below or reach out to your Randstad representative for more information.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees.

In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary / gender non-conforming;

Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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