At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting projects and collaborate with diverse teams to drive impactful business initiatives.
- Company: Join a leading financial institution known for innovation and growth.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, remote work options, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Remote work available; we value diversity and encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in a dynamic environment while enhancing your project management skills.
- Qualifications: 5+ years of project management experience and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 94 - 94 $ per hour.
Pay Rate: $94.00/hour, depending on experience
Contract Length: 8 Months (possible extension)
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Raise is currently hiring a Project Manager, Enterprise Projects on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client is a market leading financial institution.
Description
Our clients Enterprise Projects team is seeking a highly organized and strategic Project Manager to lead the Request for Proposal (RFP) lifecycle for a critical business initiative: the StrategyOne replacement project.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Technology, Business, and 3rd party stakeholders to confirm the problems to be solved, expected outcomes and project deliverables.
- Identify and confirm project approach and engage appropriate stakeholders to develop detailed resource estimates and effective plans to manage the initiative.
- Assign deliverables, tasks and activities and continuously monitor and control all associated resources, schedules and plans.
- Report on status, risk management, budget/cost, success criteria and reporting as required.
- Anticipate and effectively manage risks and issues throughout the lifecycle of the initiative.
- Ensure optimal communications within and across teams and with all project stakeholders.
- Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis and ensure a strong and positive stakeholder relationship.
- Provide positive team leadership and motivate those teams directly and indirectly involved.
- Identify key requirements for cross-functional teams and external vendors.
- Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects.
- Ensure team members are effectively onboarded onto projects.
- Support planning, preparing, and conducting of project delivery ceremonies.
- Reports key metrics to senior stakeholders.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of dedicated Project Management experience executing complex initiatives within large corporate or financial enterprise environments.
- Direct, hands-on experience managing end-to-end RFP processes, software selection matrices, and third-party vendor evaluations.
- Prior experience supporting technology modernization or legacy system replacement projects is highly desirable.
- Proven ability to navigate complex enterprise environments, bridge gaps between corporate business units and IT, and maintain strong, positive relationships with senior leadership.
- Exceptional capability in managing strict timelines, orchestrating complex cross-functional ceremonies, and juggling multiple operational dependencies without losing sight of the details.
- Solid financial acumen to track project spend, forecast resource allocations, and monitor fiscal metrics during critical procurement phases.
Technical & Core Skills
- Strong understanding of project management frameworks (PMP, Agile, or hybrid delivery styles) and standard project scheduling/tracking tools.
- Direct experience managing project budgets, parsing vendor cost structures, and delivering financial health status reports.
- Exceptional presentation and verbal communication skills; a proven track record of providing positive team leadership and motivating matrixed, cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Education and Certifications
- University degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- PMP® (Project Management Professional): Highly Preferred.
- CAPM® (Certified Associate in Project Management) (nice to have).
- Scrum Alliance: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) (nice to have).
- PMI-ACP®: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (nice to have).
- SAFe®: Scaled Agile Framework credentials (nice to have).
Additional Information
- Work Location: Remote, preference for Alberta-based candidates but open to anywhere in Canada.
- A requirement for candidates to be considered for this role will be to complete a criminal and credit check (including Canadian Credit Risk Score).
- We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
- We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation.
Project Manager, Enterprise Projects in Calgary employer: Project Management Institute - Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC)
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Contact Details:
Project Management Institute - Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC) Recruitment Team
