Project Manager

Roles and Responsibilities:

• The selected candidate will provide the following deliverables / artifacts:
• Utilizing a project management methodology and processes for project activities and gates; creating and managing standard project management artifacts and activities as required, including project plans, budget, scope, schedule and timeline, risk register, status reports, and others, with a focus on effective delivery
• Conducting initial project planning, soliciting estimates, requirements and user stories, incorporating change management, establishing timelines, and monitoring progress to ensure timely completion of projects
• Obtaining and allocating resources: assigning tasks to agile delivery team, allocating resources effectively to ensure project success
• Ensuring compliance with information privacy and security assessments, and project governance, procedures and practices, including escalating unresolved issues
• Monitoring project deliverables to ensure they meet quality standards and align with project requirements, managing testing activities as required
• Content and business writing and maintaining accurate project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and meeting minutes, for communication, future reference and auditing purposes
• Executing and supporting other project activities and tasks for one or more projects as reasonably required by the Project Manager

Required Skills:

• The successful candidate(s) will have the knowledge and skills typically acquired through a degree or equivalent diploma program in technology supplemented by formal project management training
• certification including PMP (preferred) or PRINCE2.
• at least 5 years of significant and recent, related experience in a leadership capacity on complex initiatives
• A strong background in projects within IT Asset Management or Device Management domains
• Familiarity with ITAM frameworks and best practices

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with cyber security and Zero Trust best practices
• A strong background in large hardware replacement rollouts
• Familiarity with modems in a retail environment
• Mitigation plans and strategies to handle unexpected challenges
• A strong background in application implementations using vendors and partners for implementation
• Web development and website infrastructure
• SaaS applications, mobile applications, and integrations in complex environments
• Excellent organizational, planning and scheduling skills with very strong attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and ensure timely completion of project deliverables.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills, including the ability to communicate complicated technical issues effectively to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences
• Familiarity with predictive and hybrid project management as well as managing projects in kanban/agile style and utilizing work management tools such as Jira
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly identify potential issues and risks and craft innovative solutions
• Experience navigating interdependencies across multiple business teams, agile delivery teams (Scrum, Kanban, Hybrid methodologies) and external vendor partners
• Effective negotiation with sponsors of other initiatives, product owners of teams with competing priorities and deadlines, and others
• Application of appropriate judgment and discretion in the resolution or escalation of project issues and recommendations to the Project Sponsor, Steering or Governance committees
• In depth knowledge of standard project management methodologies and tools including scope and budget management, work breakdown structures and scheduling, stakeholder management, communication planning, risk assessment, readiness assessment, etc.
• Fluent in Confluence, Jira, the Microsoft Office Suite/SharePoint, and MS Project
• Experience with the gambling industry preferred
• Experience working with a Crown corporation is preferred