Job Title: Project/Program Manager with Human Resources (HR) Domain exp.
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Day 1 onboarding onsite / in-office presence required 3x/week)
Interview Must be local, as In-Person Interview is mandatory.
Note Looking for a candidates who have experience working with senior leadership and being front facing with senior stakeholders. Must have business PM experience and HR banking experience in a PM-type role. If not banking, then CRM or e-Commerce PM experience. Additionally, they need to have experience leading steering committee meetings, not just contributing to them.
The Human Resources Project/Program Management function is responsible for centralized oversight, coordination and delivery of large-scale divisional projects and initiatives, including prioritization; resource and financial capacity management; risk identification and mitigation; governance and alignment to business goals and defined project standards.
Specific Responsibilities include:
-Proactively manage full life cycle of complex cross-functional projects to deliver them in-scope, on-time and on-budget
-Develop detailed project plans with realistic, achievable goals, defined actions and milestones
-Ensure visibility to the project progress, milestones, and performance across all projects
-Leverage project management principles and methodologies to identify, manage and resolve issues and risks, ensure quality results
-Utilize an objective, transparent, fact-based perspective to proactively recommend opportunities of improvement to senior stakeholders
-Engage with project sponsors, stakeholders, change management and communication partners to actively gather input, or solicit and address feedback.
-Oversee and develop project budgets, schedules, works plans, resource requirements, cost estimates and projections
Desired Qualifications
-Experience in driving and leading large-scale projects University degree and 7+ years Project Management experience
-Strong client focus with outstanding judgment, analytical skills, critical thinking, influencing skills, and verbal and written skills
-Advanced proficiency in various project management methodologies, especially
-Agile methodologies.
-Ability to integrate project management discipline into a product management type of organization structure.
-Ability to build relationships across the regions and functions, partnering with team members of all levels.
-Ability to deal with the uncertainties of an evolving, dynamic organization
-Ability to work in a fast-paced, high change environment
-Strong attention to detail with excellent prioritization skills
-Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple demands and changing priorities
-Experience in managing Human Resources projects would be desired.
-MS-Project, MS Excel, and general MS-Office skills essential.