SharePoint Migration Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager for a fully remote role supporting a federal government client on a SharePoint 2016 to SharePoint Online migration. The successful candidate will lead planning and execution of the migration, coordinate technical and business stakeholders, manage risks and timelines, and ensure a smooth transition to the cloud with strong governance, documentation, and user adoption practices. This is an excellent opportunity for a results driven Project Manager with proven experience delivering SharePoint migration or modernization projects in complex enterprise environments.

*** Remote ***

*** Candidates must be eligible for Government of Canada Security Clearance ***

Advantages
•Location flexibility — You can work from anywhere, eliminating commuting time and allowing for better work life balance while supporting a major federal client.
•Access to large scale enterprise experience — You gain exposure to a complex SharePoint to cloud migration in a sizable organization, strengthening your experience with Microsoft 365 transformations and high impact digital modernization projects.


Responsibilities
•Lead end to end delivery of the SharePoint migration project, from discovery and planning through deployment and stabilization
•Define scope, schedule, milestones, and resource requirements, and maintain the project plan
•Coordinate cross functional teams including SharePoint admins, M365 engineers, security, records management, and business stakeholders
•Oversee site inventory, content assessment, and migration strategy (archiving, restructuring, or transforming content as needed)
•Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests, ensuring timely resolution and clear escalation paths
•Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and governance policies, including permissions, data classification, and retention rules
•Drive stakeholder communication, status reporting, and executive updates
•Support testing activities such as pilot migrations, validation, and user acceptance testing
•Plan and coordinate cutover activities and post migration support
•Work with training and change management teams to support user adoption and documentation


Qualifications
•Proven experience managing SharePoint 2016 to SharePoint Online or similar Microsoft 365 migration projects
•Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online architecture, and content/site migration approaches
•Demonstrated ability to manage full project lifecycle, including planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder reporting
•Experience coordinating technical teams, business users, and vendors in enterprise environments
•Familiarity with migration tools and methodologies (for example ShareGate, Microsoft Migration Manager, or similar)
•Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills in remote delivery settings
•Experience with project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches
•PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification is an asset
•Ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and dependencies in a structured, detail oriented manner


Summary
If you're interested in learning more please submit your résumé and one of our senior Recruiters would be happy to give you a call to discuss further.

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