Project Manager (ID#4539)

New Value Solutions, a national IT consulting company, is seeking a Project Manager to help our client implement an HCMS SaaS solution to replace the current system.

Although the new solution can provide a variety of features and functionality, the main focus will be on Core HR, Payroll, and integration to the WFM solution.

Responsibilities :

• Development of the plan for project delivery :
• Creation of a detailed schedule
• Breakdown of responsibilities among project personnel
• Ensure the right resources are available and allocated to tasks as needed
• Identify relationships, connections and collaboration points between internal and external resources
• Ensure the new system integrates seamlessly with other HR and financial systems
• Develop test plans in collaboration with SI, FH SMEs and other stakeholders as needed
• Establish and oversee cutover plans
• Ensure hypercare and post-go live stabilization plans in place and resourced
• Perform regular go live readiness assessments
• Validation of the change management strategy created through the current Pre-transformation project with inputs from FH’s Change Lead
• Review, update and manage project budget
• Execution and monitoring of the implementation plan :
• Plan, execute and distribute communications and other project related information
• Manage stakeholders’ expectations
• Report on performance, budget, schedule, meeting minutes, decisions, outcomes, risks and other such requested reporting requirements
• Provide regular project progress / status reporting to sponsors, steering committee, and project stakeholders / groups
• Escalate issues / changes out of the PM authority (e.g., scope changes) to sponsors / steering committee as required
• Perform risk management, including but not exclusive to, risk planning, identification, risk analysis and risk responses
• Oversee and track defect resolution and reporting during testing periods
• Liaise with the client's WFM and SI Project Managers to ensure alignment and communication of common direction and interrelated tasks and deliverables
• Liaise with the Change Lead to ensure readiness assessment, communication (planning), resistance management and training / new system adoption are considered
• Project closing documentation, including lessons learned, RACI, SLAs and Knowledgebase Articles

Requirements :

• 9+ years of experience with Project Management
• Knowledge of HCMS, WFM systems, HR and Payroll processes.
• Experience with HCMS, WFM and / or HR systems, specifically with cloud-based multi-tenant environments
• Experience working with Integration platforms
• Experience implementing SaaS solutions
• Health care experience preferred
• Experience developing and executing project plans with complex data integrations
• General knowledge of HR Information Systems and operations preferred
• Experience in multi-collective agreement and complex labour relations environment preferred
• Experience presenting to stakeholders and executives

If you have this expertise, and are able to work in Canada, please submit your resume. While we thank all candidates in advance for their application, only those candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted.

ID#4539

The hourly rate range for this position is $85 - $115, with the final rate based on consultant experience and fit for the role.