Position Title: Senior Portfolio Delivery Lead
Duration: 1 year
Work Location: Toronto
DEPT. OVERVIEW:
The Enterprise Data, Architecture and Corporate Tech Services Delivery Shared Services – Enterprise Data & Analytics (EDACTS DSS)- ED&A Delivery team enables efficient and effective delivery of the enterprise's major cross-functional initiatives, using an enhanced framework and approach for delivering change.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
•Assist in managing Enterprise Data & Analytics portfolio of projects: Assist with overarching activities across the ED&A portfolio, which seek to implement consistent best practices across all projects,
•Deliver accurate and high-quality information to business partners and executives,
•Develop and manage interdependencies between projects
•Manage key issues and risks across ED&A portfolio
•Drive efficiency and effectiveness in project delivery by using tools and best practices:
•Develop the tooling strategy for project delivery and drive implementation of the strategy using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Tableau. Lead adoption of the tools and best practices across ED&A projects.
•Consistent implementation of templates, structures, and best practices will be an essential focal point.
•Lead delivery of projects
•Lead planning and execution of projects to delivering business value
•Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to teams, while liaising with business and executive stakeholders across multiple Lines of Business (LoB).
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Portfolio Management
•Deliver accurate and high-quality information to business partners and executives,
•Oversight of a portfolio of projects, including consistent status reporting, understanding of project interdependencies, proactive, concise, and accurate communication to executives.
•End-to-end responsibility of portfolio reporting,
•Proactively identifies, and manages project interdependencies across ED&A portfolio
2. Manage key issues and risks across ED&A portfolio
•Drive efficiency and effectiveness in project delivery
•Create the tooling strategy for project delivery
•Develop standards for project delivery using best practices and innovative use of tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Tableau, which drive efficiency and effectiveness in project delivery.
•Develop and implement a roadmap for the successful adoption of the standards across ED&A project teams.
3. Lead delivery of projects
•Ensures end-to-end delivery of programs and projects (make-it-happen).
•Works in close partnership with all project stakeholders to align plans, timelines, expectations and deliverables to meet the project's objectives. (i.e. serve as quarter-back).
•Uses negotiation and influencing skills to build consensus amongst diverse stakeholder groups to ensure project deliverables are met.
•Ensures projects are delivered based on agreed scope, committed timeline, and approved budget.
•Manages the project in adherence to Governance processes, policies, and procedures.
•Creates and maintains comprehensive project management artifacts as required by project governance standards.
•Considered as a subject matter expert on practices, procedures and principles of project management.
MUST HAVE:
•10+ yrs exp. as a Program Manager in a program delivery role
•5+ yrs exp. in portfolio mgt. (managing a large portfolio of projects)
•Expert in project collaboration & BI tools (JIRA / Confluence, Tableau & MS Teams)
•Expert in execution using Agile methodology & Waterfall methodology.
•Outstanding record of project management success, preferably in Big Data & Analytics.
•Proactive in implementing strategies that significantly mitigate delivery risk.
•Demonstrated leadership ability
•University degree or equivalent
NICE TO HAVE:
•Agile and/or Scrum certification
•PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM or CSP designation
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
•Ability to work independently and with purpose, even with high-level instructions.
•Innovative thinker and ability to develop
•Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
•Ability to learn and develop skills on your own.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to understand and aptly address your audience.
•Detail-oriented and capable of managing high-level goals and objectives.
•Proactive in identifying and managing project interdependencies.
•Demonstrates superior interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and negotiating skills.
•Flexible and able to quickly adapt to unfamiliar, ambiguous, or changing conditions.
•Excellent analytical, problem-solving, relationship management skills