Project/Program Manager – IT

Project/Program Manager

Typical Day in Role:
-We have a team of 30 people, the project manager will be managing the finances, delivery, expectations, and people of the program and business partners.
-Driving meetings
-Coordinating and engaging other technologies teams as needed as required by the core Agile Team.
-Help the core Agile team to remove blockers or impediments.
-Escalating issues to the HM or executives as needed.
-Managing spreadsheets about timelines, finances, and deliveries

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 10+ years of experience as a project/program manager in the Technology environment working closely with a business partner, operations partner, and/or senior executives.
2) 5+ years of experience in modernization (strategic and delivery) and legacy/mainframe systems
3) 3+ years of experience working on mainframe migration to cloud technology
4) 3-5+ years of cloud experience with Azure (Strategic and delivery)
5) 5+ years of experience in successful project delivery with a program budget of 3-5 Million
6) 5+ years of experience leading a large technology team of 20-30 people.
7) 2 years of experience managing PEGA applications

Nice-To-Have Skills:
1) 3-5 years of cloud experience with Google Cloud (GCP)
2) Experience in managing applications/systems deployments and WebSphere

Soft Skills Required:
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, negotiation skills and interpersonal skills
• Organized, self-motivated, and can interact well with other stakeholders
• Self-project management and analytical skills – can analyze data to support actions to move to a paperless environment

Education:
-bachelor’s degree in computer science or related area.
-Certification in Project management is an asset