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.
Leads all project activities for the development and submission of the Treasure Board Business Case for the CCMP implementation funding approval through planning, scoping and execution to completion using OPS and industry-standard project management methodologies.
Provides strategic advise and ensures engagements across project team, stakeholders and ministry partners.
Supports Digital First Assessment (DFA) for both Enterprise Discovery and Alpha phases.
Supports solution options analysis and architecture governance approvals, e.g., Architecture Review Board (ARB) checkpoints.
Provides risk management and mitigation throughout the project lifecycle to ensure successful delivery of enterprise-wide outcomes.
Requirements
Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Must Haves:
PMP certified, 10+ years of overall IT project management experience
Project, program and portfolio management, business transformation and process improvement experience on large, complex enterprise systems and products (including COTS, and cloud-based solutions, etc.), experience with multi-ministry governance.
Ability to create and maintain a product road map and product backlogs, provide senior technical expertise, project leadership and coordination of activities in the development, implementation and maintenance of large scale IT projects
Ability to think holistically and horizontally about business problems and opportunities and ensure strategic alignment between cross-functional programs/activities.
Ability to manage business stakeholders' expectations and understand business processes and requirements to ensure project scope, business and technical requirements are clear, and agreed on, by each stakeholder
Ability to foster strong senior leadership and executive relationships through broad business and IT governance tables.
Vendor Management experience and skills – ability to build relationships, regular check-in’s and manage expected deliverable timelines to documented SOW
Skill Set Requirements:
Leadership & Project Management:
PMP certified, 10+ years of overall IT project management experience
Project, program and portfolio management, business transformation and process improvement experience on large, complex enterprise systems and products (including COTS, and cloud-based solutions, etc.), experience with multi-ministry governance.
Ability to create and maintain a product road map and product backlogs, provide senior technical expertise, project leadership and coordination of activities in the development, implementation and maintenance of large scale IT projects
Ability to create and closely manage detailed integrated project plans and have demonstrated experience with both waterfall and agile methodologies.
Possess in-depth knowledge of project, program and portfolio management methodologies with the capability to apply best practices knowledge to unique and dynamic situations.
In-depth knowledge of IT risk management concepts and best practices to identify and assess business and technology risks and issues, assess risks at a detailed level, and develop strategic plans, approaches and recommendations to mitigate
Ability to think holistically and horizontally about business problems and opportunities and ensure strategic alignment between cross-functional programs/activities.
Excellent time management and prioritization skills, with the ability to coordinate many tasks simultaneously without losing focus on the priority, and work on multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment and with aggressive timelines.
Relationship Management and Communication:
Strong facilitation and negotiation skills to lead consultations, resolve issues and obtain buy-in from wide and diversified working groups/stakeholders
Ability to manage business stakeholders' expectations and understand business processes and requirements to ensure project scope, business and technical requirements are clear, and agreed on, by each stakeholder
Ability to foster strong senior leadership and executive relationships through broad business and IT governance tables.
Ability to produce presentations, dashboards, briefing papers and submissions, business cases and status reports for different types of audiences.
Vendor Management experience and skills – ability to build relationships, regular check-in’s and manage expected deliverable timelines to documented SOW
Exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills
Other Essential Knowledge and Skills:
Business transformation/change management knowledge and expertise related to implementing new IT systems and business processes with broad implications.
Practical experience supporting strategic IT investment planning decisions, including supporting business case development for new system implementations/enhancements, technical debt reduction initiatives, etc.
Strong experience with a wide range of IT systems and technologies, with broad understanding of business processes/functions, technical architectures, components, integration capabilities, deployment environments, and roadmaps.
Knowledge of IT industry best practices and trends impacting digital service delivery organizations, including emerging technologies
