Program Director

Program Manager – Corporate Real Estate (Contract)
Location: Toronto or Winnipeg (hybrid, minimum 3 days per week in office)

The Role
Our client, a leading Canadian financial services firm, needs an experienced, hands-on Program Lead to deliver a portfolio of strategic real estate transformation initiatives. You’ll coordinate multiple high-priority workstreams, executive stakeholders, and external partners from planning through delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee three concurrent real estate programs: an office consolidation, a business-unit relocation, and a distribution network initiative. The portfolio covers about 40 projects ($45M) in 2027 and 25 projects ($33M) in 2028.
• Provide day-to-day direction, prioritization, mentorship, and escalation support to a team of 6 Project Managers. This role has no formal people-management responsibilities.
• Maintain a single source of truth for milestones, dependencies, risks, and blockers, and raise misalignments early.
• Prepare executive-ready reporting and briefing materials, and support steering committees and governance forums.
• Use data, dashboards, and KPIs to track performance and drive decisions.
• Manage scope, schedule, and resource changes through structured change control.
• Lead risk mitigation, issue resolution, and post-project lessons learned.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading complex, cross-functional projects or programs in corporate real estate, workplace transformation, capital projects, or a related field.
• Real estate experience is mandatory.
• PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, Lean, or an equivalent certification is preferred.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and financial and governance skills.
• A proven ability to drive results without direct authority in fast-changing environments.

Contract Details

• Duration: 12 months to start
• On-site 3 days per week in Toronto or Winnipeg