Senior Project Manager

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager/Leader to manage large-scale, complex, and high-risk I&IT initiatives within the Ontario Public Sector (OPS). The role requires strong product management expertise, stakeholder coordination, and end-to-end ownership of project delivery aligned with scope, timelines, and budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage large-scale, multi-year, multi-million-dollar projects.
• Define and execute product vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Gather, analyze, and prioritize business and customer requirements
• Ensure project delivery aligns with scope, schedule, and budget
• Conduct risk management, stakeholder engagement, and issue resolution
• Coordinate across cross-functional teams for seamless delivery
• Manage OPS project assessments (TRA, PIA) and financial planning
• Oversee Agile delivery lifecycle, including release planning and execution
• Ensure compliance with OPS PMO stage gate processes

Requirements

Mandatory Skills (Must Have)

Product Management

• Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle management
• Strong ability to define and execute product vision and strategy
• Experience in building and managing product roadmaps
• Expertise in gathering and prioritizing business requirements
• Experience managing multi-year, high-budget projects
• Strong stakeholder management and scope control capabilities

Project & Technical Skills

• Experience with project management tools:
• Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, Kanban, Azure DevOps
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• Experience managing end-to-end project lifecycle

Documentation & Governance

• Experience creating:
• Business Cases
• Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)
• Threat Risk Assessments (TRA)
• Financial & communication documentation
• Strong experience with Agile artifacts:
• Roadmaps, release plans, epics, user stories

Public Sector Experience

• Familiarity with OPS processes and ITIL framework
• Experience with:
• Incident, problem, and release management
• Understanding of OPS PMO Stage Gate framework
• Exposure to Service Ontario / MGCS processes

Nice to Have

• Prior experience working with Ontario Public Sector (OPS)
• Experience in government digital transformation projects

Tools & Technologies

• Project Tools: Jira, Trello, MS Project, Azure DevOps
• Collaboration Tools: MS Teams, Confluence, Miro, Slack, Zoom
• Documentation: Office 365, Google Drive