We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Program Manager to lead a high-visibility Master Data Management (MDM) platform migration from STIBO STEP to Syndigo. In this role, you will oversee complex, cross-functional program delivery, align strategic roadmaps with business objectives, and orchestrate multiple workstreams to ensure seamless execution. Candidates with strong expertise in retail product flows, enterprise MDM implementations, and large-scale transformation programs are highly preferred.
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The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill an existing vacancy for a new position.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Program Leadership: Own the end-to-end program lifecycle from discovery through production deployment, defining overarching scope, strategic roadmaps, milestones, and governance frameworks
- Cross-Functional & Vendor Orchestration: Coordinate multiple interdependent teams, including Business Analysts, Developers, QA Engineers, Architects, and Product Owners across distributed environments
- Governance & Financial Oversight: Manage program-level sprint planning, backlog prioritization, milestone tracking, budget adherence, resource utilization, and delivery metrics
- Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate executive governance reviews and maintain clear, transparent communication with business and technical leadership
- Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify and mitigate program-level risks, cross-project dependencies, blockers, and resource constraints
- Release & Change Management: Ensure rigorous quality standards, oversee release readiness assessments, drive issue resolution, and support user adoption and post-go-live stabilization
Requirements
- Senior Program/Project Leadership:
Extensive experience managing large-scale, complex technology programs and transformations within Agile/Scrum environments
- MDM & Retail Domain Expertise: Direct background in Master Data Management platforms (Syndigo/STIBO preferred) with a strong understanding of retail product flows, pricing, promotions, or digital commerce
- Program Governance: Expert-level proficiency in project planning, financial management, estimation, and delivery governance across enterprise application delivery and cloud solutions
- Distributed Team Management: Proven track record of leading distributed, cross-functional teams and managing data integration, QA, and automation workstreams
- Risk & Stakeholder Mastery: Exceptional ability to navigate organizational complexity, manage executive stakeholders, and resolve high-stakes escalations
- Tool Proficiency: Hands-on expertise with enterprise tracking and collaboration tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, and modern reporting suites
We offer
- Extended Healthcare with Prescription Drugs, Dental and Vision, and Healthcare Spending Account (Company Paid)
- Life and AD&D; Insurance (Company Paid)
- Employee Assistance Program (Company Paid)
- Telehealth (Company Paid)
- Short-term Disability (Company Paid)
- Long-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick days)
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with Company match
- Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave Top-up
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Employee Discounts
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our clients, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a energetic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.Engineer the Future with a Career at EPAM (https://www.youtube.com/embed/NU_mnNITn2o?si=IiCxyQ4sr1YJWxDG)
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📌 Senior Program Manager (Toronto)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 Toronto