LeverageTek Staffing Solutions
LeverageTek is actively seeking a Senior Project Manager for a 6-month contract with its Ottawa-based customer.
Work Location
The successful candidate will work remotely for the duration of the contract
Key Tasks
- Be responsible for finalizing and maintaining a project plan and managing all aspects of the project to ensure good governance and the monitoring and management of risk
- Keep the project on time and budget and provide reporting and guidance to Senior Leadership
- Work in tandem and collaboratively with the Back Office Refresh Project Team, Back Office Refresh Executive Project Sponsors, the Senior Management Team
- Implement and work with consultant agency and internal process owners and stakeholders on large-scale modernization/transformation of systems/tools to perform back office functions and operations
- Implement a Financial, Procurement, Payroll and Human Resource Information System platform solution
- Provide Organizational Change Management
- Manage large complex transformation projects
- Manage a diverse team of consultants and client team members
- Provide executive presence and brief board members, senior executives
- Manage project timelines and risks in a proactive and solution-oriented manner
- Effectively run PM team meetings
- Deploy IT solutions within the organization
- Deploy readiness planning, tracking and reporting
Key Qualifications
- Project Management experience implementing large scale modernization/transformation of systems/tools for back office functions
- Experience implementing a Financial, Procurement, Payroll and Human Resource Information System platform solution
- Experience with systems integration projects, including experience integrating a new system with ERPs such as SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft and/or other IT systems
Qualifications
- Proven experience in dealing with vendors including consulting firms
- Ability to drive results and hold vendors and consulting firms accountable for deliverables
- Experience in the successful implementation of Change Management
- Experience developing appropriate project management documentation and monitoring tools
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to effectively run team meetings, document meeting minutes, and follow up on action items
- Excellent understanding of and experience in project phases of execution
- Experience in deployment readiness planning, tracking and reporting
Assets
- PMP certification
- Change Management certification
About LeverageTek Staffing Solutions
Founded in 2003, LeverageTek provides end-to-end, cross-functional staffing solutions throughout North America. We are a trusted partner to leading private and public sector organizations and experts in talent solutions that create optimal business outcomes.
Don’t let our name fool you. Our roots are in technology, but we are also a proven leader in accounting and finance, sales and marketing, human resources, supply chain, and legal talent acquisition. We offer contract and permanent staffing, executive search, talent mapping, management consultancy, and contractor payroll management.
LeverageTek is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our customers, the candidates we represent, and the diverse communities we call home. We do all of this with kindness, empathy, and respect for each other. LeverageTek is committed to employment equity and creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, and marital status.
Accessibility accommodations are available upon request