Job Description :Our Client is looking for a Project Manager for a contract role.

Must Have Primary Skills :

• The successful candidate(s) will have the knowledge and skills typically acquired through a degree or equivalent diploma program in technology supplemented by formal project management training and certification including PMP (preferred) or PRINCE2. 
• They will have at least 5 years of significant and recent, related experience in a leadership capacity on complex initiatives, including the ability to lead and motivate a team, delegate tasks, manage vendors, manage a budget, and provide guidance and support throughout the project lifecycle in an agile delivery environment. 
• Executive and senior leadership; product managers; project agile team members; vendorpartners; service providers; and other stakeholders. 
• Familiarity with predictive and hybrid project management as well as managing projects in kanban/agile style and utilizing work management tools such as Jira.
• Experience navigating interdependencies across multiple business teams, agile delivery teams (Scrum, Kanban, Hybrid methodologies) and external vendor partners.
• Effective negotiation with sponsors of other initiatives, product owners of teams with competing priorities and deadlines, and others.
• Application of appropriate judgment and discretion in the resolution or escalation of project issues and recommendations to the Project Sponsor, Steering or Governance committees. 
• In depth knowledge of standard project management methodologies and tools including scope and budget management, work breakdown structures and scheduling, stakeholder management, communication planning, risk assessment, readiness assessment, etc. • Fluent in Confluence, Jira, the Microsoft Office Suite/SharePoint, and MS Project. 
• Strong understanding of web development and website infrastructure. 
• Experience with SaaS applications and integrations in complex environments, mobile applications and vendor management. 

Nice To Have Secondary Skills :
Excellent organizational, planning and scheduling skills with very strong attention to detail. Excellent time management skills to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and ensure timely completion of project deliverables. • Excellent written and spoken communication skills, including the ability to communicate complicated technical issues effectively to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences
Experience working with a Crown corporation is preferred. • Experience with the gambling industry preferred. 

Proven Experience In :
• Utilizing a project management methodology and processes for project activities and gates; creating and managing standard project management artifacts and activities as required, including project plans, budget, scope, schedule and timeline, risk register, status reports, and others, with a focus on effective delivery. • Conducting initial project planning, soliciting estimates, requirements and user stories, incorporating change management, establishing timelines, and monitoring progress to ensure timely completion of projects. • Obtaining and allocating resources: assigning tasks to agile delivery team, allocating resources effectively to ensure project success. • Ensuring compliance with information privacy and security assessments, and project governance, procedures and practices, including escalating unresolved issues. • Monitoring project deliverables to ensure they meet quality standards and align with project requirements, managing testing activities as required. • Content and business writing and maintaining accurate project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and meeting minutes, for communication, future reference and auditing purposes

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