Project Manager/Leader in Toronto

About the job

Responsibilities:

• Provides project management on large scale, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives.
• Ensures project deliverables meet clients business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.

MUST HAVES:

• Artificial Intelligence: Strong Knowledge and/or experience of using AI tools for Business Analysis / Project Management.
• Business Systems Analysis: Strong experience in business/systems analysis within software/product development.
• General Skills:
• Project Management: Gathers requirements, creates detailed project schedules, monitors and forecasts project costs, and manages project schedules, deliverables, and scope.
• Coordination and Communication: Coordinates project processes, develops guidelines, clarifies roles, resolves conflicts, and ensures knowledge sharing.
• Risk Management: Identifies and mitigates risks, prioritizes issues, and recommends strategies to senior executives.
• Conflict Resolution: Ability to identify and address conflicts between project and functional areas.
• Client Relationship Management: Skills in managing client expectations, providing updates, and resolving potential conflicts.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Participates in steering committees, provides reporting to senior executives, and promotes best practices for project management.
• Technology Recommendations: Ability to recommend software, hardware, and technology resources.
• Project Management Knowledge: Understanding of PMIs Project Management Body of Knowledge.
• Accessibility Standards: Familiarity with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations.

Selection Criteria:

• Presentation of a project 15%: As part of the selection process we invite all selected candidates to prepare a presentation that includes the following:
• A description of a project they personally managed.
• Main project challenges and risks and how they were resolved.
• Any use of AI functionality to expedite the project timelines or reduce risk and cost.
• Project and Team Management 35%: Leads project teams to deliver high-quality products and services.
• Strong Knowledge and/or experience of using AI tools for Project Management.
• Resolves team impediments to increase the effectiveness of the development team.
• Identifies areas for improvement to boost the productivity of the Scrum Team.
• Facilitates and supports Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective.
• Proficient in requirements refinement, story point estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other scrum techniques.
• Identifies, manages, and reports risks and issues.
• Communication and Collaboration 25%: Excellent ability to develop crisp, concise, and engaging reports and presentation material for various audiences.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Collaborates with diverse teams and negotiates solutions with multiple stakeholders.
• Manages client relationships, providing updates and resolving potential conflicts.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Effective interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Business and System Analysis 25%: Conducts review of business/system analysis to identify gaps in supporting software and product development.
• Strong Knowledge and/or experience of using AI tools for Business Analysis.
• Collaborates with the Ministry's product owner to prioritize the product backlog.
• Ability to recommend software, hardware, and technology resources.