Position Title: IT Program Manager
Location: Toronto, ON
Duration: 12 months
Story Behind the Need
Business group: Project Delivery & Support
Project: Accelerated Cloud Migration Project, in house applications will be migrated to GCP.
Reason for request: The bank is partnered closely with Google to expedite the migration project and a new Program manager is required to assist with the project.
Candidate Value Proposition
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a high visibility to project, working closely with multiple client departments and a top tier vendor.
Typical Day in Role
- Develop, track and manage project budget, project plans, timelines and scope
- Manage project resources including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching and advising
- Partner closely with other members of functional teams to define business requirements
- Lead teams of developers in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs
- Define test plans and ensure that products are defect free before User Acceptance Testing
- Facilitate the User Acceptance Testing process, developing rollout plans and procedures
- Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses
- Ensure appropriate systems development and project management processes are being utilized
- Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors
- Communicating with project team and vendors
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
- 10+ years experience in a Program Manager role, working closely with business partners
- Prior experience with Cloud Migration projects (GCP,AWS, Azure)
- People Management Project Scope of at least 30 people.
- Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
- Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
Nice-To-Have Skills:
- Previous Financial Institution Experience an asset
- Jira experience is an asset
- Experience with Risk is an asset
Soft Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities
- Great communication skills are required, as they will regularly be communicating internally and externally
Best vs Average: The ideal candidate would have a PMP/PMI and previous Application migration experience specifically with Cloud platforms.
Degrees or certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field required (Technical fields preferred, although experience is more important)
Candidate Review & Selection
- Structure and Format: Two rounds (screening interview with HM + interview with project sponsors)
The pay range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is between CA$95.00 and CA$105.00
Our voluntary benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tundra Technical Solutions would like to thank you for the interest you have demonstrated in this opportunity. However, only candidates with the required skills will be contacted.
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