Project Manager

Submission Close Date: November 5, 2024

Estimated Start Date: November 18, 2024

Estimated End Date: October 31, 2025

Location: Remote/Edmonton

NOTES ON LOCATION:

Resource will work remotely, though must be available for onsite meetings when required. Onsite meetings include but are not limited to strategic, architectural, & technical discussions, meeting with team members, senior managers, directors, executive directors & business clients. Frequency of meeting could be up to 3-4 times per month.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS - Criteria & Qualification

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• The proposed resource must meet or exceed one of the following:
  • University graduation in business, management or related discipline, and four years of Project Management (PM) experience or
  • Two-year diploma in business, management or related discipline and six years of PM experience or
  • One year certificate in business, management or related discipline and seven years of PM experience or
  • Eight years of PM experience
• 8 years experience in a project management role.
• 2 years experience in coaching teams on Agile methodologies, facilitating agile ceremonies, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS:

• Active professional Scrum Master certification (please attach certificate).
• Currently active PMP or PGMP Certification as issued by the Project Management Institute or equivalent (attach a copy of the certificate).
• Prosci change management certification or designation.
• 2 years experience driving Agile adoption and cultural transformation through coaching, training, and team facilitation.
• 8 years experience developing project deliverables including project charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs and project closures.
• 5 years experience in Agile project methodology.
• 3 years experience in leading organizational change initiatives with proven results.
• 2 years experience with Agile backlog management tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps.
• 8 years experience working on multiple projects at one time.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Description:

Project Overview:

Reporting to the Manager, Data Product Delivery, the ideal candidate is responsible for the successful delivery of projects within the Data Center of Excellence. This role involves overseeing project management while embedding agile practices to ensure data access, analytics, & economy support data-informed decision-making. The Senior Project Manager collaborates across the organization to deliver data products as corporate assets, focusing on business outcomes, innovation, & transformation. The Senior project manager will also function as an agile coach by embedding agile practices across the team. Additionally, this role supports the identification, evaluation, & recommendation of project opportunities for the GoA & its external partners as needed.

The successful candidate is expected to have a broad skill set & be capable of performing diverse functions & activities, including but not limited to:

• Excellent organization & presentation skills.
• Firm knowledge of project management methodologies & tools.
• Excellent communication skills, both written & verbal.
• Excellent business client & vendor management, & negotiation skills.
• Ability to influence & foster an environment of transparency & shared accountability.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse people, processes, & systems.
• Ability to be flexible & highly adaptive in a fast-paced environment.

Description of Services:

Responsible for the coordination & completion of IT projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, & monitors & summarizes progress of project. Builds & maintains working relationships with team members, vendors, & other departments involved in the projects. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.

• Compile project charters & business/project plans to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each applicable project, to ensure business objectives & data integrity are achieved.
• Manage project(s) that will document business requirements, design & deliver IT solutions that are compliant with & contribute to the Ministries’ enterprise architecture.
• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to internal/external influences & the methodology to be applied.
• Produce & package deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, & other project stakeholders.
• Manage multiple projects, project resources & project governance.
• Work with project sponsors to ensure that effective project communication exists through the duration of the project including escalation of risks as required.
• Take responsibility for ongoing client satisfaction – manage peer-level client relationships & overcome hurdles to ensure win-win solutions.
• Collaborate with business & IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project’s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits & budget.
• Work with project sponsors & the project management office to develop a project organization structure with clearly defined roles & responsibilities for all stakeholders.
• Document & report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget & resources & facilitate tracking & closure of issues & risks.
• Develop project schedule plans & strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop & monitor work plans & take corrective action for completion of project tasks.
• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities & prompt delivery of project tasks.
• Develop, as required, related requirements documentation.
• In collaboration with project sponsors, assess whether the project achieved stated outcomes & identify opportunities for improvement for future similar projects.
• Provide leadership & assistance to business & project teams that require change management & communication support.
• Work within the standards defined by the project management office & in the absence of standards work with the project management office to define new standard.

Duties:

The Senior Project Manager will work with the Data Center of Excellence to provide project management services that delivers services to enable data access, analytics & economy to support data-informed decision making.

This role will be responsible for managing new projects & projects in progress, which is designed to coordinate, analyze, & manage delivery of data products & analytical initiatives supporting the Data Center of Excellence. The role is key in defining & meeting all scope requirements, budgets, & timelines, & ensuring defined business & technical requirements are met. The role would function as an agile coach & provide hands on knowledge to team members on integrating Agile best practices into project delivery.

Duties & responsibilities of the successful candidate include but are not limited to:

• Lead the adoption of Agile methodologies, facilitating Agile ceremonies, coaching teams, & integrating Agile best practices into the project delivery.
• Aligning project scope, goals, & deliverables to business objectives in collaboration with the senior leadership team & internal stakeholders.
• Advise the Manager of Data Product Delivery on all aspects of project delivery, providing expert insights & recommendations.
• Lead the team in establishing agile best practices for resource utilization, product prioritization, value management, status delivery & project sizing.
• Manage various projects concurrently & communicate appropriate update to leadership team.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, agility, & collaboration among team members by acting as an Agile Coach & applying change management techniques.

Terms and Conditions:

To find out more information or to apply for this position please send in your resume and cover letter to: bonnie.modef@kzenedge.com or apply below. KZenEdge will conduct internal interviews with selected candidates.