Our client is looking for Sr. Project Manager / Finance Transformation / PMO

Start: October 13, 2025

End: April 30, 2026

Location: Remote / Calgary work hrs

What You Will Bring

• 10+ years of direct Project Management experience in increasing complexity and challenging projects.
• Demonstrated experience in business transformation, emphasizing streamlining processes and a proactive embrace of automation-first strategies.
• Skillful in succinctly conveying essential information to the right audience with professionalism and clarity for informed decision-making.
• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to proactively identify problems, gather information and set and monitor a course of action.
• Diverse and creative solution orientation focusing on technical and process solutions for the financial business area.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills, including leading up, across and down.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Self-motivated & decisive with the ability to adapt to change and competing priorities.
• Competent and proficient understanding of various technology platforms, including ERPs like SAP and PeopleSoft.
• Proven strength in the application and interpretation of Project Management methodologies.
• Must be able and willing to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• Industry-recognized certification in Project Management.
• Bachelor's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• Experience with Operating Model design & deployment is an asset

What you will do:

• Facilitate definition of project scope, deliverables, and benefits in collaboration with Business Owners, Project Sponsor(s), Portfolio Manager(s), and Steering Committee members.
• Working with the project team and business owner, appropriately select an implementation methodology (agile, waterfall, hybrid) based on the scope of work, timeline, and budget.
• Estimate resources and budget required, adhering to strict financial and resource management practices during the project lifecycle.
• Plan and deliver complex projects to meet scope, budget, time, and business satisfaction while following the PMO methodology.
• Actively engage with business areas to ensure access to knowledgeable personnel and execution of project planning and organizational governance.
• Identify stakeholders and manage at varying levels within the organization, tailoring your style and approach to meet their needs.
• Effectively collaborate with cross-functional, cross-organization teams to negotiate and integrate project plans, secure commitments on deliverables, and resolve blocking issues.
• Identify, track, and manage project interdependencies to ensure optimal utilization of resources, ongoing risk identification and timely benefits realization on the project level.
• Ensure the project establishes and delivers on commitment and benefits and establishes metrics to identify areas of risk and allow planning for mitigation proactively.
• Diligently monitor and control project scope, budget & schedule throughout the project lifecycle, identifying potential issues and mitigation plans.
• Develop and deliver status reports and Steering Committee presentations on a timely basis.
• Conduct project postmortems and create recommendations in the final Project Close report leveraging successful and unsuccessful project lessons learned.