Senior IT Project Manager

About The Workplace Safety And Insurance Board (WSIB)

We’re here to help. When an injury or illness happens on the job, we move quickly to provide wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people get back to work. Funded by businesses, we also provide no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information. We are one of the largest insurance organizations in North America covering over five million people in more than 300,000 workplaces across Ontario. For more information, visit wsib.ca .

At The WSIB, You’ll Have The Opportunity To

• explore many career paths and follow your passion
• continuously learn and grow professionally
• be recognized for the great work you do
• participate in programs that support your health and wellbeing

You’ll also receive a competitive salary and may be eligible to participate in our health and dental plan.

Salary Grade: N08 From: $106,400.00 To: $133,000.00

This is a 12 month temporary opportunity.

Job Summary

We are seeking a results-driven Senior IT Project Manager who thrives in complex, cross-team environments and understands that success is measured not only by delivery, but by operational readiness, supportability, and governance discipline. You will partner with service delivery, engineering, security, architecture, release/change teams, and vendors to deliver solutions that are production-ready and sustainably supported.

You will be part of a purpose-driven public sector agency dedicated to making Ontario workplaces safer while helping people recover and return to work following an injury or illness. It is an exciting time to join our team as we transform and modernize our organization leveraging forward-thinking technology to deliver faster, easier, and more transparent service to the people of Ontario. We are dedicated to building a team that empowers our employees to thrive and grow. When you join the WSIB, you are not just taking a job; you are joining an organization where your professional potential meets a vital public purpose.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Lead complex technology projects from concept to implementation under the Manager, Business Solutions Services.

Risk Management

• Identify and mitigate risks to ensure business continuity and keep stakeholders informed.

Financial Oversight

• Conduct feasibility studies (CBA/ROI) and manage project budgets to ensure financial targets are met.

Operational Readiness & Support

• Drive end-to-end supportability, stability, and compliance before go-live.
• Develop support models, including runbooks, escalation paths, and transition plans.
• Oversee monitoring, incident response, and access control delivery.

Governance & Delivery Management

• Navigate structured governance, architecture, and security reviews.
• Translate compliance requirements into actionable delivery plans and tracked artifacts.
• Maintain decision logs and scope boundaries to ensure project control.

Cross-Functional & Environment Coordination

• Manage dependencies and accountability across non-reporting teams and vendors.
• Oversee environment readiness, QA coordination, and cutover sequencing.
• Align integrated plans with resource capacity and release calendars.

Project Controls & Documentation

• Maintain rigorous project hygiene using RAID logs, status reporting, and intake tools.
• Ensure all artifacts are auditable, centralized, and ready for leadership review.
• Proactively identify resource gaps and communicate delivery trade-offs.

• 10+ years of project management experience leading complex, high-profile IT projects and programs.
• Project Management Professional PMP designation is a strong asset
• Experience delivering IT Risk, Security, or Compliance-related initiatives (e.g., vulnerability management, security programs, audit remediation, identity/access, data protection) is a strong asset.
• Proven track record delivering projects that require coordination across multiple technical and operational teams (security, architecture, release/change, service delivery, etc.).
• Experience operating in a governance-heavy environment with architecture/security review expectations and formal assessment processes and experience producing and managing delivery artifacts (project plans, RAID, status reporting, dependency tracking, decision logs).
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We respect and value the diversity of our people. We strive to create an environment where employees can be themselves and where our differences are celebrated.

We value and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating inclusive experiences for both our employees and prospective employees. We invite all interested individuals to apply. If you require accommodations in order to apply to this position please contact ***email_hidden*** . If you are invited to participate in the interview or assessment process, you can advise our Recruiter of your accommodation needs at that time.

Please visit our EDI Vision to learn more about what actions WSIB are taking to advance our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and to support all employees participating and contributing to their full potential

Disclosing conflicts of interest

As public servants, employees at the WSIB have a responsibility to act in an ethical way at all times to create a respectful workplace and maintain public trust. Job applicants are required to disclose any circumstance that could result in a real, potential or perceived conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is any situation where your private interests may impair or be perceived to impair the decisions you make in your official capacity. This may include: political activity, directorship, other outside employment and certain personal relationships (e.g. with current WSIB employees, customers and/or stakeholders). If you have any questions about conflict of interest obligations and/or how to make a disclosure, please contact the Talent Acquisition Centre at ***email_hidden*** .

Privacy information

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As a precondition of employment, the WSIB requires that prospective candidates undergo a criminal records name check any time before or after they are hired.

To apply for this position, please submit your application by the closing date.

This role requires the successful applicant to commit to an in-office work arrangement up to 5 days a week beginning in 2026.