Strategic Business Operations Lead

3 weeks ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada GURUS Solutions Full time

We are seeking a highly skilled Project Manager to join our team at GURUS Solutions. As a key player in the successful delivery of our architectural, implementation, and integration projects, you will be responsible for enabling and guiding both internal and external teams with business process discussions, solution designs, and project planning and execution.

This role requires a strong sense of organization, soft skills, and the ability to adapt to different project situations. You will be working with a variety of industries and technologies, providing multiple learning opportunities to enhance your business, technical, and project management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with functional and development teams to gather and document client business requirements
  • Develop proposals and Project Plans with the Sales and Professional Services team
  • Designing and re-engineering business process solutions with the Professional Services team, aligned with clients business and strategic goals
  • Create and manage project schedules, organize activities, establish a sequence of execution, and identify dependencies and resource requirements
  • Schedule and manage resources throughout project life cycles, including managing engagement, preparing and leading client meetings, managing communication between the delivery team and stakeholders, and assuring that all aspects of the project are progressing appropriately
  • Plan, manage and communicate the achievement of project milestones by providing customers with weekly status reports and conducting internal project team meetings
  • Identify additional upselling and cross-selling opportunities before, during and after the project

Requirements:

  • 3-5 years of experience in system/application, business consulting or people management, either with a consulting firm or software provider
  • Experience with any of the following: NetSuite, Oracle ERP, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Great Plain, SalesForce.com, PeopleSoft or JD Edwards
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Accounting, Computer Science or any relevant discipline
  • Extensive business process experience is a strong asset
  • Go-getter attitude and ability to adapt to different project situations
  • Strong project definition skills and oversight of the entire project lifecycle
  • Excellent people management skills; ability to motivate, mentor, coach, and lead multi-disciplinary projects
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, in both French and English
  • PMP certification (an asset)
  • Experience in Waterfall and Agile methodologies an asset, along with experience with JIRA

What's a regular day for our Project Managers at GURUS?

  • Collaborate with functional and development teams to gather and document client business requirements
  • Develop proposals and Project Plans with the Sales and Professional Services team
  • Designing and re-engineering business process solutions with the Professional Services team, aligned with clients business and strategic goals
  • Create and manage project schedules, organize activities, establish a sequence of execution, and identify dependencies and resource requirements
  • Schedule and manage resources throughout project life cycles, including managing engagement, preparing and leading client meetings, managing communication between the delivery team and stakeholders, and assuring that all aspects of the project are progressing appropriately
  • Plan, manage and communicate the achievement of project milestones by providing customers with weekly status reports and conducting internal project team meetings
  • Identify additional upselling and cross-selling opportunities before, during and after the project

What are the perks of working at GURUS?

  • Be part of a team of fun and determined people, with an interest in business and technology
  • Experience a culture focused on People
  • Flexible schedule and work from home
  • Your well-being comes first; GURUS offers a benefit program (medical & dental insurance), and health flex plan (gym memberships, wellness equipment, therapeutic massages, etc), and access to the Dialogue healthcare platform
  • Work culture focused on learning and development, which includes training programs, certifications, and opportunities for advancement in the company

This position requires proficiency in a language other than French due as 75% of our clients operate in English



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