31 Aug
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Pathlion
|
Edmonton
About the job Project Manager (IT) - Senior (Remote) JP831 We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large‑scale technology debt mitigation efforts across multiple applications and platforms. This role will focus on remediating vulnerabilities, modernizing legacy systems, and advancing upgrades across priority applications.
Responsibilities Leadership &
- Coordination Oversee delivery of technology debt mitigation initiatives across cross‑functional teams and vendor partners
Align agile sprint execution with overall project timelines to ensure timely implementation
Foster a team-oriented team culture that promotes accountability, trust, and problem‑solving
Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and keep the project focused on outcomes
Project Documentation Develop and maintain project deliverables including charters, governance artifacts, schedules, RAID logs, financial tracking, and dashboards
Maintain a central project repository with version‑controlled documentation
Produce deliverables for presentation to committees and stakeholders
Partner with vendors to align plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables
Hold vendors accountable for commitments, timelines, and quality standards
Build and maintain positive relationships across all levels of the organization, including executive leadership
Governance &
- Controls Maintain integrated master schedules incorporating sprint cycles, business activities, and technical readiness tasks
Lead project meetings, manage scope, schedule, and budget controls, and implement formal change processes
Track dependencies across development, training, infrastructure, security, privacy, and data migration
Apply recognized project management methodologies and industry standards
Maintain risk/issue registers and mitigation plans across all workstreams
Proactively identify risks related to vendor execution, resourcing, data migration, testing, training, and organizational readiness
Coordinate issue resolution and propose mitigation strategies
Change Management &
- Training Partner with change management leads to align activities with development and testing milestones
Ensure training materials are complete and accurate for delivery
Support stakeholder readiness and adoption activities
Reporting &
- Implementation Provide clear, timely reporting to leadership, summarizing status, risks, budget, and vendor performance
Support knowledge transfer and post‑implementation reviews
Qualifications University graduation in business, management, or related discipline and 4 years of project management experience
- OR
Two‑year diploma in business, management, or related discipline and 6 years of project management experience
- OR
One‑year certificate in business, management,
or related discipline and 7 years of project management experience
- OR
Eight years of project management experience
Experience Requirements Defining project scope and goals with business stakeholders
Developing project deliverables such as charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs, closures, and dashboards
Managing multiple projects concurrently
Leading large, complex custom software application development projects (developed in‑house) in environments of similar size and complexity
Conducting and interpreting impact and risk assessments (5 years)
Creating and managing project forecasts in Microsoft Project (4 years)
Building positive stakeholder relationships including executive level (5 years)
Delivering technology debt mitigation initiatives involving IMT changes (3 years)
Coordinating organization‑wide IT initiatives with vendors (2 years)
Leading and facilitating stakeholder meetings (8 years)
Leading change management and communication planning (5 years)
Leading custom software application development projects following formal project life cycle methodology (6 years)
Experience working in or for the public sector (3 years)
Senior leadership experience in the public sector with knowledge of stakeholders, business functions, and informational requirements (3 years)
Technical Skills Proficiency with Azure DevOps for sprint management
Proficiency with Microsoft Project, SharePoint Online, Teams, and MS Office (2016 or higher)
📌 Project Manager (IT) - Senior (Remote)
🏢 Pathlion
📍 Edmonton