RQ11217 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Responsibilities: • Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives. • Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget. Requirements Experience and Skill Set Requirements: Must Haves: • Minimum 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager directly responsible for leading all aspects of large, complex Application Development initiatives • Demonstrated hands on experience leading and managing agile projects, preferably following Scrum methodology • Advanced knowledge of project management principles, methods and techniques • Demonstrated experience successfully managing OPS governance Cluster and Corporate governance approval processes such as project gating, architecture governance points, digital first assessment • Experience managing privacy and security deliverables • Advanced knowledge and experience with Agile development concepts and methodologies • Experience leading technical teams • Experience running scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives • Demonstrated experience managing external and internal stakeholders and project interdependencies • Strong technical and business aptitude • Persistent attention to detail • Excellent verbal and written communication skills (clear & concise) • Self-motivated leader with strong interpersonal skills • Advanced skills in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, and Visio, and Planview • Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver within extremely tight deadlines • Project rescue/project triage experience is an asset • Previous government experience is an asset Skill Set Requirements: Agile Project Management Experience: • 10+ years demonstrated hands-on Project Management experience managing large complex application development projects • 7+ years demonstrated experience managing agile/iterative/scrum projects • 7+ years facilitating and leading ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives and customer journey/story mapping • Demonstrated experience using issue management tools such as Jira to manage backlogs and sprints • Experience creating and managing project schedules, project plans, issue/risk logs, status reports and other project management artefacts • Experience managing project resources by aligning skills/experience to project tasks • 3+ years experience multiple complex Siebel Public Sector project concurrently • Experience planning and managing OPS project gating, architecture and governance checkpoints/requirements Leadership, Facilitation and Communication Skills: • Demonstrated experience leading project teams, facilitating interactions with clients and among the project team, especially in complex multi-stakeholder environments • Excellent verbal and written skills • Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver within extremely tight and/or aggressive project timelines • Strong communication skills to present complex or technical details to business clients • Strong negotiation, consensus building and ability to manage/facilitate difficult conversations with team members, clients and/or executives Technical Skills: • 5+ years demonstrated experience managing technical resources and tasks involving solution development (design, coding, configuration), data migration, testing, platform upgrades/patching, maintenance/support, integration • Understanding of key phases and tasks of a Siebel based project • Understanding of Oracle products/services, with an emphasis on Siebel Public Sector • Advanced Microsoft Project, Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Visio