Program Manager (Contract Position)

Number of Positions: 1 Duration: 6 months

Location: Vancouver, BC, CA

Must be eligible to work in Canada

Hybrid position, 4+d/w onsite in Vancouver

Roles and responsibilities:

Help the client in its modernizing, adopting leading-edge methodologies for many initiatives. This program encompasses establishing, planning, design, implementation, and continuous improvement of technology resiliency services across the global enterprise. The ideal candidate will have a sharp business mind and a proven ability to collaborate, strategize and implement high-level program initiatives. As a natural born leader, you will have a strong talent for cross-functional coordination and delegation while enabling high impact communication & delivery activities. Ultimately, you are motivated by the desire to build new capabilities, optimize productivity and nurture program success from inception to completion

• Lead the implementation of program initiatives in partnership with 3rd party vendor, technology and business teams

• Drive alignment across teams to successfully achieve established business objectives and goals

• Collaborate with Cybersecurity Portfolio team in optimizing processes and tools across programs and projects

• Champion program management best practices and processes

• Oversee program roadmaps, governance, and resources to ensure optimal results

• Anticipate risks and issues, create mitigation plans

• Proactively create and track mitigation plans

• Organize and facilitate cross-function/project alignment with all applicable stakeholders to accomplish common goals

• Establish, manage & deliver change management, communication and reporting plans for executive leadership and stakeholders.

• Effectively manage and communicate GTR impacts and interdependencies

• Manage program budgets and key milestones

Must have skills/experience

• 8+ years of program management/industry work experience

• Familiarity with Resiliency, Cybersecurity or Disaster Recovery concepts, processes, and/or solutions is a plus

• Familiarity with SDLC methodologies (agile and waterfall) and compliance requirements such as PCI and SOX

• Experience working on transformation programs spanning technology capabilities and business imperatives

• Expert ability managing program CAPEX and OPEX budgets

• Proactive, strong leadership, sound judgement, critical thinking, and decision-making skills

• Aptitude to learn managed subject matter

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to successfully manage teams with competing priorities within deadlines in a complex and rapidly evolving organization

• Demonstrated experience of technology tools such as Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft SharePoint