Senior Project Manager

Job title: Senior Project Manager

Job description: Senior Project Manager

On behalf of our client, Procom is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager on a part-time basis (estimated at 70 hours per month) to be responsible for managing the implementation and rollout of a new financial planning and analysis system. The project will involve stakeholders from across the organization and will require rigorous testing prior to go live. The successful candidate will bring expertise in project management with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Senior Project Manager Job Duties:

• Apply a comprehensive understanding of project management to:

• Plan and execute the project
• Identify and manage stakeholders, risks and cross-project dependencies
• Ensure project activities remain aligned with project objectives and timelines
• Monitor, track and report on progress, resourcing, risks, issues, and project health on a regular and ad hoc basis
• Following their project delivery guidelines – and as agreed with the project sponsor and/or business owner – complete and maintain appropriate governance artifacts including but not limited to a stakeholder assessment, charter, budget, project communications plan, risk register and project plan
• Manage the quality of project deliverables, and ensure they are approved according to project governance
• Assess options for issue resolution, develop action plans and take corrective actions as needed
• Organize and facilitate cross-functional meetings with project team members, as well as with other stakeholders as required
• Ensure solution design is aligned with architectural principles and standards
• Ensure the project develops a viable, approved operational support/sustainment model as applicable
• Support a smooth transition to operations that includes a post-implementation support period

Senior Project Manager Mandatory Skills:

• Recognized certification in project management
• Minimum 7 years’ direct experience managing complex, high-profile IT system implementation projects within the finance/asset-management industry
• Experience in enterprise scale environments
• Experience managing a financial planning and analysis system implementation
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Flexible and client-service oriented
• Ability to balance multiple priorities
• Comfort with a fast-paced environment

Senior Project Manager Assignment Length

12-month contract with extension available

Senior Project Manager Start Date

March 7th, 2022

Senior Project Manager Assignment Location

Remote (some travel to Victoria &/or Vancouver may be required)

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