Sr. Project Manager/Leader in Toronto

10-month contract (198 business days) - 1 possible extension ONSITE 5 days - 595 Bay Street, Toronto

Security Level: CRJMC + Credit Check

MUST HAVES:

• 8+ years of experience managing complex digital or I&IT delivery initiatives, preferably within large or highly governed enterprise environments.
• Proven experience delivering projects using agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating delivery across blended teams of internal staff and external vendors.
• Proven ability to manage delivery risks, dependencies, and issues across multiple workstreams.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE) and/or Finance & Operations (F&O) environments and Azure DevOps–supported delivery.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, lead delivery discussions, and maintain momentum in complex environments.

Scope:

The Project Manager / Project Leader provides integrated project management leadership for assigned enhancements of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) Modernization program, including functionality intentionally sequenced beyond the Minimum Viable Product (MVP). The role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing delivery activities across defined workstreams and blended teams of internal and vendor resources. This includes managing schedules, dependencies, risks, and issues, as well as coordinating and optimizing the use of assigned resources to ensure successful execution in alignment with approved scope, timelines, and governance.

Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills are critical to success. The Project Manager / Project Leader works effectively with business leaders, delivery teams, and external partners, conveying complex delivery issues clearly and confidently, facilitating decision making, and maintaining alignment across diverse stakeholders. The role requires a proactive and adaptive leadership approach, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage delivery in evolving or uncertain conditions, and identify and mitigate risks before they impact outcomes. Accountability is limited to delivery execution within the assigned scope and does not include ownership of funding approvals, procurement authority, or responsibilities associated with initial solution delivery.

Assignment Deliverables:

• Integrated Delivery Planning: Develop and maintain a detailed, integrated delivery plan for assigned workstreams, including tasks, milestones, dependencies, and resource considerations. Ensure plans remain responsive to iterative or agile delivery approaches while supporting day-to-day tracking of activities and progress.
• Execution and Coordination: Coordinate delivery across internal teams and external vendors, including tracking activities and milestones associated with vendor deliverables. Support execution of system integration, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities to ensure delivery continuity and readiness.
• Status Reporting and Governance Support: Prepare regular (e.g., weekly, bi-weekly, and ad hoc) delivery status reports covering progress, risks, issues, and dependencies. Present delivery status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and governance forums as required.
• Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and manage delivery risks and issues across assigned workstreams. Escalate high impact risks and issues with recommended mitigation strategies in a timely and structured manner.
• Transition and Knowledge Transfer Support: Support transition planning and handover activities to operational teams to enable sustainable post-implementation support and continuity.