Senior Program Manager Job at Randstad (Toronto)

Senior Program Manager

Randstad

Location:
Canada , Toronto

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

692.40 - 725.61 / Hour

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Job Description:

Do you have 10+ years of overall IT project management experience with PMP certified? Do you have experience in Project, program and portfolio management, business transformation and process improvement experience on large, complex enterprise systems and products (including COTS, and cloud-based solutions, etc.), experience with multi-ministry governance? If so, this would be a great opportunity for you! Our client is looking for a Senior Program Manager for a 9 month contract in Toronto.

Job Responsibility:

Provide program management leadership and expertise of large scale, highly complex, high profile and high-risk initiatives that may be multi-jurisdictional and/or enterprise-wide
Ensure accountability for the program’s centralized group of projects and their successful full life cycle delivery
Ensure programs are delivered cost effectively and efficiently, and in compliance with organization?s methodologies, standards and frameworks

Requirements:

PMP certified
10+ years of overall IT project management experience
Project, program and portfolio management, business transformation and process improvement experience on large, complex enterprise systems and products (including COTS, and cloud-based solutions, etc.)
Experience with multi-ministry governance
Demonstrated experience leading and overseeing program strategy development from inception through to project close-out and any required transition to operations, business planning, benefits identification and organization funding requests for I&IT programs
Demonstrated experience understanding and articulating I&IT executive expectations and translating into program deliverables
Experience directing, managing and leading multidisciplinary project teams including multiple Project Managers, each responsible for an element of the project and associated matrix team members
Experience monitoring and managing the cost, risk, schedule, governance, technical performance, and program impact of each of the component projects
Experience providing a program/portfolio view of project inter-dependencies and external project dependencies, monitoring and reporting on exposure levels
Exercises a range of leadership responsibilities including the role of coach and developer of talent
Experience developing complex budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross organization dependencies
Experience analyzing program and organization?s environments to identify potential risks and issues
articulates and prioritizes issues and risks to senior executives
recommends mitigation strategies to decision-makers to ensure projects are delivered on schedule
Uses significant innovation in the planning, analysis and execution of tasks
Experience directing stakeholder consultation, facilitation and consensus building
Provides program, portfolio, and/or project reporting to multiple stakeholders
Experience leading strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change
Experience seeking new and unique business processes, technologies and products to benefit programs, portfolios and projects
Experience supervising the development and communication of program related updates including through media relations, social media etc
Experience building positive relationships within the team and external parties
Experience contributing to improvements in life cycle based on lessons learned and past experience
Adheres to organization?s standards and best practices for program
Experience scheduling and organizing meetings/events and maintaining agenda
Ensures technology is used correctly for all operations (video conferencing, presentations etc.)

Nice to have:

Expert knowledge of PMLC
Excellent communication & collaboration skills

What we offer:

Earn a competitive rate within the industry
Potential for extension

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 23, 2026

Expiration:
May 03, 2026

Work Type:

On-site work

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