Senior Project Manager

Job summary

Lead business initiatives from discovery and chartering through delivery and close-out, defining scope, requirements, success measures, and deliverables. Coordinate internal teams and external partners, manage risks and changes, and report progress and recommendations to sponsors and senior leadership.

Job details

Job Description On behalf of our client, Affinity is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a new set of business initiatives in the client's strategy, communications and engagement area for a remote contract. This person will shape the work as well as deliver it. They will run discovery, define scope and requirements, and then carry initiatives through to completion with clear governance and reporting to senior leadership. What You'll Do Lead initiatives through the full lifecycle, from discovery and chartering through delivery and close-out Facilitate requirements workshops, stakeholder interviews and process-mapping sessions to define scope, success measures and deliverables Coordinate internal teams, vendors and agencies across communications, marketing, digital and stakeholder engagement workstreams Manage risks, issues, dependencies and scope changes, and bring options and recommendations to sponsors and steering committees Apply Agile, hybrid or traditional delivery approaches as the work requires What You Bring 5+ years of project management leading business or digital transformation initiatives. PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is required. Hands-on business analysis skills. You have personally led requirements gathering, discovery, process mapping and scope definition, rather than handing that work to others. Experience delivering communications, marketing, digital or stakeholder engagement initiatives, including coordinating external partners, vendors or agencies Nice to have Public sector or financial services experience Experience presenting to executive and steering committee audiences A degree in business, commerce, communications, marketing or a related field Affinity Earn Know someone who’s great for this, or any of our open roles? Earn up to $4,000/year for each successful referral through Affinity Earn. You can also earn up to $50,000 for helping us find new clients. Learn about our referral program at https://affinity-group.ca/earn/ or browse our jobs & follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/affinity-staffing/jobs/ About Affinity Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca Job Number: 14021

What you’ll do

Lead business initiatives from discovery and chartering through delivery and close-out, defining scope, requirements, success measures, and deliverables. Coordinate internal teams and external partners, manage risks and changes, and report progress and recommendations to sponsors and senior leadership.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of project management experience leading business or digital transformation initiatives, plus PMP or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification. Candidates must have hands-on business analysis experience and experience delivering communications, marketing, digital, or stakeholder engagement initiatives, including coordinating vendors or agencies.

Listed skills

• Project management · Preferred
• Business analysis · Preferred
• Requirements gathering · Preferred
• Process Mapping · Preferred
• Vendor Coordination · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Gathering
• Discovery
• Process Mapping
• Scope Definition
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Communications
• Marketing
• Digital Transformation
• Vendor Coordination
• Risk Management
• Issue Management
• Dependency Management
• Governance and Reporting
• Agile Delivery

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Technology
• Marketing

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