retail project managers x 5.

Our client, is seeking adaptable, high-performing Project Managers and Senior Project Managers to champion a diverse pipeline of critical business and technology initiatives.

Operating within a centralized PMO under the guidance of the Director of Transformation Management, you will step directly into active, high-priority workstreams. This is an elite generalist pool; you will map your foundational retail expertise to a rotating slate of complex projects, ensuring rapid execution, rigorous financial tracking, and seamless cross-functional delivery.

Position Type: 6-Month Contract

Work Structure: Generalist PM Pool supporting multi-banner enterprise rollouts

Core Mandate: Complete project ownership to stabilize, govern, and execute cross-functional technology streams.

Advantages
High-Visibility Generalist Exposure: Rotate across a diverse pipeline of high-priority technology investments, expanding your domain expertise.

Strategic Autonomy: Step into a mature PMO environment that trusts you to audit project health, course-correct milestones, and accelerate time-to-value independently.

Potential for Conversion: Benefit from a specialized contract-to-permanent evaluation framework designed for long-term career growth.

Enterprise Scale Impact: Lead projects that touch major foundational layers of a large-scale national retail footprint.

Responsibilities
Adaptive Project Execution: Standardize, govern, and execute the end-to-end delivery of diverse technology projects (ranging from retail applications and software configuration to infrastructure updates and point-of-sale/POS implementations).

Performance Optimization & Project Recovery: Step into existing, unbacked initiatives or legacy workstreams. Proactively audit project health, course-correct milestones, and accelerate time-to-value without adding operational friction to executive leadership teams.

Stakeholder Integration & Communication: Serve as the primary bridge between cross-functional business units (Supply Chain, Merchandising, Store Operations, Finance) and IT delivery teams. Translate complex requirements into crisp, actionable execution blueprints.

Financial & Resource Accountability: Actively manage end-to-end project accounting—governing internal full-time employees, contingent contractor resources, and external strategic vendor partners against tight business case constraints.

Agile Risk Triaging: Navigate fast-moving retail cycles by anticipating bottlenecks, resolving architectural or integration dependencies, and maintaining continuity across banner-level rollouts.

Qualifications
Experience: Proven track record operating in a Project Management or Senior Project Management capacity within a centralized corporate PMO.

Core Retail Pedigree: Deep, intuitive understanding of how large-scale brick-and-mortar and digital retail or grocery environments operate. Must understand how technology changes directly impact stores, margins, and operational frontline processes.

Versatile Tech Delivery Toolkit: Demonstrated success managing projects spanning different technology domains—such as commercial off-the-shelf software applications, cloud migrations, hardware/infrastructure deployment, data analytics, or digital workflows (e.g., ServiceNow).

Ambiguity Competency: Comfort stepping into a project that is already moving or partially defined, parsing out clarity, establishing governance, and driving structured progress independently.

Professional Presence: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to push back constructively, align director-level stakeholders across divergent operational pillars, and present clear health metrics to PMO executives.

Nice-to-Have Skills & Assets
Bilingualism (English/French): Strong spoken and written proficiency in French is a major strategic asset to support a high-priority business footprint in the Quebec market (local Montreal candidates are highly preferred).

Contract-to-FTE Openness: Candidates who are highly receptive to a specialized contract-to-permanent model, allowing for a deep cultural and execution evaluation period before long-term conversion.

Certifications: An active PMP or Agile equivalent is considered a strong asset.

Summary
The "Right Fit" for this transformation team is a project manager who thrives on change, possesses exceptional emotional intelligence to navigate internal corporate reshuffling, and treats a project's budget as if it were their own capital. If you are an adaptable retail PM who can walk into a moving stream and immediately deliver structure and direction, apply today!

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