Senior Project Manager Specialist Job at Randstad (Ottawa)

Senior Project Manager Specialist

Randstad

Location:
Canada , Ottawa

Category:
IT - Administration

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Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

Our client, a leading national institution, is seeking a Senior Project Manager with extensive experience driving complex IT infrastructure and network security initiatives. The successful candidate will provide expert project management leadership across all phases of delivery—planning, execution, risk management, and stakeholder engagement—ensuring all objectives are met within agreed timelines and performance parameters. Working closely with business and technical teams, you will develop detailed project plans, oversee resources, and manage interdependencies across multiple workstreams. You will play a key role in coordinating cross-functional collaboration, facilitating Agile ceremonies, and ensuring clear communication and alignment with senior leadership. The ideal candidate will bring over ten years of IT infrastructure experience and at least five years managing medium-to-large modernization projects in complex environments. Strong business acumen, stakeholder management, and analytical skills are essential, along with proven experience leading initiatives related to infrastructure lifecycle management, firewall architecture modernization, and Zero Trust implementations. PMP and Scrum Master certifications are strong assets. This is an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned project leader to make a measurable impact in a highly visible and transformative environment.

Job Responsibility:

Provide project management expertise for all project activities by working with stakeholders, project team members, and groups using proven project management best practices and methodologies
Oversee the project throughout all phases by ensuring resources are adequately utilized and the project is completed and fully operational within previously agreed upon timelines and performance parameters
Develop project plans and prioritize work to achieve project objectives, working with project resources and ensuring collaboration with other teams, as required
Oversee project risks, issues, and interdependencies while delivering defined scope and work plans within defined quality and timeframes
Prepare and present proposals, plans, charts, status reports, and risk logs to assist in analyzing, displaying, and socializing progress, challenges, issues, and problems using a variety of project management tools
Assist the team with change requests and risk mitigation plans
Align success measures to track adoption and transformation progress
Coordinate the input, support, and communication with all functional areas that affect requirements related to project scope, business value, and risk
Develop and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with stakeholders and business partners to ensure understanding of client needs and support effective resolution of client inquiries and concerns
Collaborate proactively with teams to coordinate interdependencies and optimize flow for delivery and operational teams
Act as a central point of contact for all project resources and subject matter experts
Facilitate daily scrum, sprint planning, retrospective meetings, and backlog management to provide guidance to the delivery team to identify and prioritize deliverables
Provide regular updates on progress and value delivery to senior management and/or the sponsor/client
Ensure all project deliverables are completed, including all related documentation and processes
Perform other activities and deliverables, as required

Requirements:

University Degree or College Diploma in a related field (information technology, project management, business analysis, etc.) or equivalent work experience
A minimum of ten (10) years of recent demonstrated experience as a Senior Project Management Specialist in overseeing large projects (more than 40 project resources, over multiple years) in a complex environment
A minimum of five (5) years of experience using Agile or hybrid delivery approaches (Agile / Waterfall) to deliver strategic projects
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences
Strong demonstrated business acumen, including the ability to identify and communicate value and translate business needs into project objectives
Demonstrated experience leading multiple initiatives concurrently and effectively managing interdependencies
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve objectives

Nice to have:

Demonstrated / recent experience delivering large projects / initiatives in the financial sector (banks, financial institutions, market participants, etc.)
Demonstrated knowledge / understanding of Central Banks’ business
Project Management Institute (PMI) certifications
PMP and Scrum Master certifications are strong assets

What we offer:

High-impact leadership: Lead major infrastructure and security modernization projects that directly influence the strategic direction
Advanced technology exposure

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 18, 2026

Expiration:
March 02, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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