Senior Project Manager, HRIS

Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd.•Toronto, ON

3d•CA$120,000 - CA$140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager is an integral team member of Atlantic’s Transformation Management Office responsible for leveraging technology to revolutionize our core capabilities to maximize business outcomes. This role will join a growing team that will contribute to the digital delivery portfolio within Atlantic. Our technology projects underpin Atlantic’s digital strategy, which is focused on systems, data, and automation. This role will ensure the successful, end-to-end delivery of transformation projects and programs through active stakeholder engagement. The Senior Project Manager will partner with the IT and Business leaders to lead project teams to execute the project/program and will be accountable for ensuring that projects are chartered, governed, planned and executed within agreed scope, cost, schedule, and quality, along with ensuring projects deliver desired outcomes, interdependencies are recognized and managed, and decisions made on projects are in the best interests of the organization.

Requirements

Project managed at least one full lifecycle HRIS implementation (Workday or SAP SuccessFactors), including planning, governance, scope, risks, testing, cutover, go-live, and stabilization.
10+ years’ experience delivering complex enterprise-wide, multi-region initiatives and ancillary technology implementations, preferably in Manufacturing.
University Degree in Business, Information Technology, or related major.
Certification in Project Management (PMP, Prince 2) or equivalent experience.
Experience working with different project delivery methodologies (i.e., Waterfall, Agile, SAFE), with a focus on agile and iterative value creation in a customer-centricity environment.
Ability to engage and influence stakeholders and collaborate with cross-functional teams effectively and with a high sense of urgency.
Ability to oversee multiple projects and excel in a complex and evolving portfolio. Demonstrates appropriate flexibility in all situations and comfortable with ambiguity, while pivoting from macro to micro issues, from shaping the strategy agenda through to the day-to-day.
Ability to challenge the status quo, exhibit a mindset of creativity, determination and an energetic drive to succeed.
Demonstrates change leadership by successfully guiding the organization through change, while maintaining focus, intensity and team cohesion.
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal and background check.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Change management (CCMP, CM2) would be an asset.
Experience in Architecture and Data Governance would be an asset.
Ability to communicate fluently in French would be an asset.

Responsibilities

Define project priorities, objectives, scope and deliverables, in alignment with business goals, working in conjunction with business sponsors and delivery partners.
Develop and manage project plans, communications, tasks, milestones, risks, issues, and deliverables. Deliver transparent and timely reporting of project status, issues, risks, and financials.
Lead and manage project teams and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. Adapt to resource constraints and changing priorities to ensure successful delivery of projects.
Lead and coordinate cross-functional activities to drive discussions, develop solutions, solve problems, resolve uncertainties and assess project progress and health.
Determine critical paths and risks ensuring that mitigation plans are in place.
Plan and lead quality assurance and performance review sessions (stage gates) to mark major milestones.
Ensure established project change request process/governance is followed.
Support transition of projects to business-as-usual activities.
Travel within North America may be required.