Job Title: Junior Program Manager – Strategic Initiatives

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid • 3 days/week onsite)

Duration: 6 months

Contract Type: T4 only

Pay Rate: $44.82/Hour

Role Mandate:

• Responsible for using best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders / sponsor’s needs and deliver on desired outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Develop integrated baseline project plans applying estimating models, identify resources and skills required, document estimating assumptions, refine plans and manage performance against them

• Recommend best solutions based on understanding of business issues

• Provide task-based schedule and cost forecasts and assist in assessing risk-based provisions

• Capture and track program metrics and perform analysis

• Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk

• Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them

• Clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required

• Manage project closure initiatives, such as client satisfaction survey and closure analysis. Document and archive project activities, deliverables, tools and findings for future projects

Must-Have Skills:

• 5+ years in a similar program manage role

• Advanced verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals

• Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics

• Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis

• Advanced proficiency with all MS Office applications, MS Project and/or Visio

• Highly organized with good time management skills

• Customer service orientation, and strong interpersonal skills

• Analytical thinker with creative problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Ability to liaise with stakeholders of various seniority.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• PMP certification preferred
• Previous work in tech projects