IT Project Manager

Flynn Group of Companies•Mississauga, ON

12d•CA$100,000 - CA$130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Director, ERP Systems, we’re looking for an IT Project Manager to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders. These projects will typically be implementation of new software, upgrade of existing software, onboarding of new entities because of M&A activity and rolling out infrastructure solutions.

Requirements

Minimum of five (5) years' related experience in IT project management
Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary technology projects
Prior experience managing mid-scale implementations and ongoing enhancement initiatives for ERP, HRIS, Time & Attendance, Payroll, or similar enterprise systems
Experience in work management tools (such as JIRA), content management tools (such as Confluence), project management and time tracking tools
Strong knowledge of/experience in Agile practices (i.e. Scrum, Kanban)
Experience applying PM lifecycle to SDLC processes
Experience with multiple, industry standard, structured, and agile methodologies
Ability to understand complex architectural, networking and software issues

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in IT business analysis an asset
Prior experience in IT service delivery an asset
Prior experience in Agile and ITIL an asset
PMP or similar certification an asset

Responsibilities

Capture the definition and approval of project scope, deliverables, desired quality and measures of success
Facilitate timely and effective communication within the project team and between the project team and their stakeholders. Enforce project adherence to internal quality standards, processes, tools, and documentation
Proactively define and implement standards where required
Actively support business analysis activities to ensure projects and technical solutions meet business objectives
Develop schedules, identify and maintain critical path, critical chain, key milestones and quantify slack
Develop and manage detailed work plans (often with many interrelated workstreams), project schedules, budget estimates and resource plans in conjunction with project team members and other involved business and IT teams
Work with the Director, ERP Systems to define and build the governance structure for projects
Plan and manage project resources
Define and track project milestones and budget while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated project plan
Own Risk and Decision Management, being the single point of contact for all project related issues, risks and decisions. Coordinate the development and approval of corrective action and/or contingency plans.
Track and manage project issues through to successful resolutions.
Manage stakeholders to ensure expectations are clearly defined and met.
Develop, track, and manage project budgets and schedules
Lead and enable cross-functional teams to deliver on their assigned work, coach, and mentor and manage project team
Own the Project Change Management (pCAB) process – vetting requests, improvements to the process, ensuring all relevant information is provided prior to our Project Change Advisory Board (pCAB) meetings and approving changes