Senior Program Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to provide strategic leadership for a major organizational transformation. In this role, you will guide the shift from a traditional project-based delivery model to an agile, product-based operating model. Working closely with executive sponsors, internal staff, and business partners, you will design and execute enterprise-wide change management strategies, communication frameworks, stakeholder engagement initiatives, and business readiness plans to ensure successful adoption and long-term organizational agility.

Location: Guelph, ON (Hybrid – 2 to 3 days/week onsite)

Duration: 7-month contract.



Advantages
High-Impact Strategic Scope: Direct a high-visibility, enterprise-wide shift from project-based to product-based operating models.

Executive Visibility: Partner directly with senior leadership to shape governance, organizational structures, and strategic messaging.

Comprehensive Change Ownership: Oversee the full lifecycle—from initial impact assessments and stakeholder engagement to training and long-term adoption.

Flexible Hybrid Setup: Enjoy schedule balance with a structured 2 to 3 days per week onsite working arrangement in Toronto.



Responsibilities
Program Leadership & Transformation Strategy: Direct end-to-end organizational transformation plans, roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risk mitigation strategies, and executive governance frameworks.

Change Management Execution: Implement industry-standard change management methodologies, conduct stakeholder impact and readiness assessments, and deploy targeted change interventions.

Strategic Communications & Stakeholder Engagement: Develop comprehensive communication plans, author executive briefings, key messages, FAQs, and presentations, and lead leadership workshops, town halls, and consultations.

Operating Model & Organizational Design: Facilitate the transition to future-state operating models, defining new organizational structures, roles, accountabilities, service delivery workflows, and governance processes.

Business Readiness & Adoption: Establish change champion networks, coordinate training and onboarding initiatives, monitor adoption metrics, and implement feedback loops to drive cultural alignment.

Performance Measurement & Governance: Develop executive dashboards, KPI tracking frameworks, and benefits realization models to monitor transformation progress and support leadership oversight.



Qualifications
Organizational Change Leadership: Proven experience leading complex, large-scale organizational transformation and change management programs using industry-standard frameworks (Strictly Required).

Stakeholder Impact & Readiness Analysis: Demonstrated expertise conducting stakeholder analyses, change impact assessments, organizational readiness evaluations, and change planning (Strictly Required).

Strategic Communications & Executive Engagement: Extensive experience designing large-scale communication strategies and developing executive-level presentations, key messages, and briefing materials (Strictly Required).

Transformation & Program Governance: Demonstrated track record managing multi-workstream transformation programs, establishing change governance, and monitoring benefits realization (Strictly Required).

Public Sector Governance: Strong experience navigating public sector operating environments, including enterprise governance, approval processes, accountability frameworks, and labor relations considerations (Strictly Required).

Nice-to-Have Assets:
Familiarity with government digital service frameworks, Common Cluster Operating Models (CCOM), and product-based delivery principles.



Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Program Manager" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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