Strategic Project Manager

4 weeks ago


Hamilton, Canada McMaster University Full time

**Regular/Temporary**
- Regular

**Job Title**
- Strategic Project Manager (Microsoft Technology Projects)**Job ID**
- 66319

**Location**
- Central Campus**Open Date**
- 11/25/2024

**Job Type**
- Limited Term (>12 months)

**Close Date**
- 12/15/2024

**Employee Group**
- TMG

**Favorite Job**

**Department**
- UTS IT Governance

**Salary Grade/Band**
- Band M

**Salary Range**
- $98213.00 - $147319.00 (annual)

**Contract Duration**
- 12.3 Months

**Hours per Week**
- 35

**Posting Details**

**Schedule**

Monday - Friday

8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Hybrid work schedule

**Education Level**

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business or a related field of study

**Career Level**

10 years of relevant technical Project Management experience

**Normal Hiring Range**
- $96,287 - $120,359 (annual)
- At McMaster University, our people are our most valuable asset. We strive to attract, develop, and retain talented faculty and staff, and to foster inclusive excellence which values the strengths, perspectives, and contributions of each individual. McMaster’s profile and stature has evolved to one of the Top 70 Universities in the World and we are recognized as Canada’s Most Research Intensive University. McMaster is also recognized as one of the top employers in the Hamilton/Niagara region and has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Diversity employers for the past 6 years.

Our University Technology Services team mission is to provide exceptional customer service and a high level of support to the McMaster community. Critical to the success of this role we stand by and value integrity, mutual respect, collaboration and cooperation in support of the University’s IT Strategic Vision of a connected One IT community.

**About the Position**

The successful individual will ensure a full and robust approach to project management processes including strong planning, communication and organizing capabilities to create a cohesive and well-defined understanding of the full scope, cost and timelines necessary to successfully deliver prioritized projects. You will work closely with the Project Sponsor, a Project Steering Committee, Project Team and campus wide stakeholder groups, and external partners.

This role requires a professional with a demonstrated record of successfully managing and delivering complex enterprise-wide interdependent technology projects, managing diverse teams (internal and external), and managing vendor relationships. Experience with implementing projects within the Microsoft 365 Ecosystem is preferred. Experience implementing projects within a Higher Education environment is also an asset.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Project and Program Management**
- Develop and manage all aspects of interdependent projects from planning, resourcing, executing project tasks to managing external vendor relationships, communications, budget, risks and issues.
- Lead walkthroughs and reviews of project plans, stakeholder communication, documented success criteria and risk mitigation strategies. Organize and conduct start-up sessions to communicate requirements and project plans, and to initiate team building.
- Develop executive level communication regarding all aspects of the project.
- Develop and maintain project plans, prepare project status reports and keep management, clients and other project stakeholders informed of the status.
- Develop and manage project budget, timelines and milestones for presentation to senior management.
- Evaluate work product to ensure adherence to established functional and operational specifications.
- Conduct in-depth client interviews to determine scope, priority and constraints of business needs.
- Lead the development of project charters, business case documents and cost justifications.
- Conduct daily stand-ups and scrum meetings to ensure that the project team can track progress, identify and resolve blockers.
- Ensure project deliverables and other collaterals are documented and uploaded to project repositories
- Ensure proper setting of priorities, problem resolution and incorporation of changing events and conditions into the project from business, technical and political perspectives.
- Partner with the Technical Team to maintain the information technology issues database, create new issues and track the status of open issues.
- Responsible for leading change and transition management activities related to the outcomes of the projects that you lead.

**Manage Client and Vendor Relationships**
- Manage work assignments of internal staff and schedule and monitor adherence to procedures, protocols, and standards.
- Plan, coordinate, and schedule meetings for effective user groups, leadership team, and advisory boards.
- Investigate, evaluate, and recommend improvements that may be required to business practices, their systems, and supporting computing technology.
- Development and management of communications plan both internally within the project team and more bro


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