Senior Project Manager

Discover The Opportunity Oakville, ON Information Technology Experienced Contract $75 - $100 / hour PLATO is Canada's only Indigenous-led, Indigenous staffed software testing services firm. We insist on working with quality people who share our passion for quality testing and have built a team of people who also believe quality is the most important deliverable. Our team of software testing specialists believes that better software leads to a better world.We are committed to building strong communities - PLATO trains and employs members of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities across the country and strives to build a network of 1000 Indigenous software testers across Canada. PLATO has offices on or near Indigenous communities across Canada, in Fredericton, Sault Ste Marie, Ottawa/Gatineau, Regina, Prince Albert, Calgary, and Vancouver.We are growing and are currently looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to help us do that This is a fully on-site role, working out of our client office in Oakville, ON. Share What you'll do Responsibilities Provide effective Project Management services in a timely, cost-effective, and high-quality manner on key highly strategic projects using agile/waterfall/hybrid methodologies as needed.Accountable for end-to-end delivery of projects and programs with the specified level of quality for the project sponsor, on time and within budget and scopeIdentifies critical path and determines and integrates milestones, control points, imposed dates and Go/No-go decision points into the scheduleProvides a high level of relationship management, resolving conflicts and enabling discussions amongst stakeholders, management, co-workers and team members with varied interestsIntegrate diverse business processes, cross-functional teams, and external vendors as required for successful project outcomes.Prepares and delivers Executive Level presentations; facilitates workshops; handles complex questions from varied audiencesPrepares status reports and writes clear, concise communications related to complex and/or sensitive issuesConducts formal risk management sessions, documents and manages risk management plansDrive the decision-making process to identify changes, risks, and development mitigation strategies throughout the project lifecycle. Manage escalations as necessary.Monitor the progress of delivery by tracking performance indicators (cost, time, quality) and milestones.Serve as the prime contact for CTB projects with other Business Units and Departments. Engage stakeholders regularly to gather feedback, manage expectations, and ensure alignment.Lead project/program governance through working committees and steering committees to provide updates, oversight, and guidance on initiatives.Coordinate and obtain resources across the organization while providing integration expertise for broad cross-functional initiatives. Foster collaboration among large stakeholder teams towards achieving common goals.Provide postmortem/root cause analysis for issues encountered during projects. Review consolidated postmortem results to identify trends and opportunities for improvement. Continuously optimize the project delivery process through implementing best practices. What you'll need Qualifications University degree or College diploma in technology or business-related discipline.Minimum 10 years of project management experience, with a minimum of 7 years leading complex technology and business projects, programs and portfolios ($1M-$10M)A professional designation as a PMP (Project Management Professional), CCMP (Certified Change Management Professional) and/or CSM (Certified Scrum Master).Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical requirements for non-technical business partners and influence/persuade a different point of view.Ability to clearly and confidently communicate written and verbal recommendations, articulating risks and trade-offs.Highly developed presentation skills with experience facilitating meetings and discussions with senior leaders and Executives.Experience leading projects with 3rd party vendors.Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver complex projects within budget and timeline constraintsExcellent leadership skills with the ability to influence and motivate cross functional teamsExcellent relationship management, consulting, and problem-solving skills.Exceptional time management and self-management skills.Experience in creating project cost benefit analyses, presenting project budgets, assumptions; ability to attend to management queries related to project budgetPrevious work experience at a Financial Institution is considered an assetWilling to work on-site (Mon-Thu, Fridays are remote) at our client's Oakville office A little bit about us PLATO Who We ArePLATO is a software testing and technology services company trusted by clients around the world.In addition to providing our clients the highest quality software testing services, PLATO is creating careers in technology for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people from coast to coast to coast through our innovative train-and-employ model. Since 1997, we have been helping organizations all over the world reach their quality objectives by delivering scalable, proven, quality-centric managed services. Companies such as Apple, Suncor, TD Bank, Medavie, BCLC, LinkedIn, Boeing, and many others have gained considerable advantage from our Quality Assurance (QA), Testing, and eLearning expertise and experience.We deliver specialized QA services to our clients with the goal of helping them increase profitability, boost customer satisfaction, manage development cycles and implement quality-centric solutions. We develop innovative approaches and solutions, designed to generate increased efficiencies, competitive advantage, and market share for our clients.