IT Project Manager, GIS

Apotex•Toronto, ON

27d•CA$95,594 - CA$133,832

About The Position

Reporting to the Director, PMO, the Project Manager is responsible to successfully implement global or regional projects.

Requirements

University or Community College degree in in Information Systems or Business Administration or equivalent business experience
PMP Certification
Superior knowledge of the key principles of Project Management methodologies including Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid.
Experience in leading and influencing the activities and interaction of project team members and stakeholders on technology projects.
Excellent conflict management skills.
Ability to prioritize and effectively time manage responsibilities.
Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to relate well to internal and external stakeholders.
Expert-level experience with MS Project, OnePlan, or other planning software.
Demonstrated ability to grasp key concepts.
Strong planning and organizational skills.
Ability to learn quickly.
5-7 years Project Management experience leading large and complex projects, post PMP certification.
5+ years of experience in the Pharmaceutical/Process Industry, Consumer Packaged Goods, or Information Systems preferred.

Nice To Haves

Scrum designation an asset
Business acumen in Commercial / Finance functions an asset.

Responsibilities

Manages large, cross-functional projects involving multiple business functions, GIS teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
Leads all phases of projects in accordance with the Apotex project management methodology using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid delivery approaches.
Produces project management deliverables including charters, plans, status reports, risk and issue logs, financial reports, closure reports, and operational handover documentation.
Collaborates with sponsors, business leads, BRMs, SMEs, architects, technical teams, and operational stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and expected outcomes.
Establishes project governance and ensures compliance with PMO standards, stage-gate requirements, project controls, and audit requirements.
Communicates project status, risks, issues, decisions, dependencies, and recommendations to sponsors, steering committees, and leadership.
Leads project teams of GIS professionals, business representatives, vendors, and contractors to achieve objectives and drive collaboration and accountability.
Manages project budgets, forecasts, accruals, and financial reporting, ensuring alignment with approved funding and analyzing variances and risks.
Develops and maintains integrated project schedules, including resource assignments, dependencies, milestones, critical path activities, and forecasting.
Develops resource plans, identifies capacity constraints, and works with functional leaders to secure project resources.
Identifies and manages project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and constraints, implementing mitigation strategies with stakeholders.
Manages project scope and change through established governance and change control processes.
Monitors project execution to ensure deliverables meet defined requirements, quality standards, regulatory requirements, security requirements, and organizational policies.
Coordinates change management, communications, training, and business readiness activities to support successful implementation and adoption.
Ensures operational readiness and transition to support teams, including knowledge transfer, support documentation, service management processes, monitoring, backup and recovery, and support model definition.
Facilitates decision-making, escalates issues as required, and ensures accountability for project actions and decisions.
Performs project closure activities including lessons learned, retrospectives, financial closeout, acceptance, and transition of ownership.
Contributes to the continuous improvement of PMO governance, methodologies, tools, templates, and practices.
Works safely and collaboratively to achieve team objectives.
Demonstrates behaviours aligned with organizational values of Integrity, Teamwork, Courage, and Innovation.
Complies with all applicable ethics, quality, safety, environmental, and HR policies and procedures.
Performs other related duties as assigned.