Program Manager (IT / Digital)

Position: Program Manager (IT / Digital)

Location: Toronto, ON

Job ID#:   RQ10952 

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Duration: 10 months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager / Leader to manage large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk enterprise IT initiatives. This role ensures that project deliverables meet business requirements within scope, schedule, and budget, while adhering to established project management methodologies and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex enterprise IT projects from initiation through close-out
  


• Ensure project deliverables align with business requirements, timelines, and budget constraints
  


• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and integrated plans
  


• Monitor project costs, provide forecasts, and ensure financial targets are met
  


• Direct cross-functional project teams and ensure compliance with established governance standards
  


• Coordinate and monitor project processes and develop guidelines and procedures
  


• Build, onboard, and manage multidisciplinary project teams, including consultants
  


• Resolve resource constraints, interpersonal conflicts, and manage change requests
  


• Develop and manage complex project budgets across multiple funding channels
  


• Identify risks and issues proactively and implement mitigation strategies
  


• Communicate project risks and issues to senior leadership and stakeholders
  


• Facilitate stakeholder forums and steering committees
  


• Provide regular project, program, or portfolio reporting to senior executives
  


• Drive adoption of change management strategies across all project phases
  


• Promote adherence to IT standards, best practices, and governance frameworks
  

Qualifications

General Skills

• Experience in organizational development, strategic planning, and business case development
  


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  


• Ability to manage competing priorities and complex dependencies
  

Required Skills & Experience

Project Management (35%)

• 10+ years of enterprise project management experience across business and IT teams
  


• Proven experience managing multi-year, multi-million-dollar projects ( must-have )
  


• Strong experience managing stakeholders, risks, scope, timelines, and resources
  


• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Visio, Teams, PowerPoint, and Word ( must-have )
  


• Experience managing full project lifecycles using tools like Jira, Trello, Kanban, etc.
  


• Ability to validate financial forecasts and manage project expenditures
  


• Experience defining business and technical requirements and aligning them with goals
  


• Ability to collaborate across policy, legal, IT, and communications teams
  

Technical, Deployment & Integration Skills (35%)

• Strong experience with Agile/Scrum and other software development methodologies ( must-have )
  


• Experience with enterprise IT deployments and large-scale technology rollouts
  


• Experience managing procurement processes for large infrastructure initiatives
  


• Experience delivering end-to-end business and IT solutions
  


• Experience leading QA processes and ensuring delivery quality
  


• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud platforms
  


• Experience with Azure data services (Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake, Unity Catalog, SQL Warehouse) ( must-have )
  


• Exposure to AI, machine learning, and large language model technologies ( must-have )
  

Documentation Skills (20%)

• Experience creating business cases, privacy impact assessments, technical documentation, and reports ( must-have )
  

Public Sector Experience (10%)

• Experience with public sector ITIL processes (incident, release, problem management)
  


• Familiarity with public sector governance frameworks and project methodologies ( must-have )
  


• Understanding of government IT infrastructure procurement and implementation standards
  

Must-Have Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in Data & AI strategy and execution in large, multi-stakeholder environments
  


• Experience with Data & AI governance processes and technologies
  


• Strong expertise in Azure, Databricks, and AI technologies
  


• Proven experience managing complex, multi-million-dollar enterprise projects
  

About Symbiotic Digital

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