Business Architecture Process Simplification Lead - Hybrid
Citi
PMP
Manager, Project Management
McCarthy Tétrault
contract
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Origin: • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Tech Stack
PMP
About the role
- Leading and managing project teams by overseeing planning, execution, resource allocation, risk and change management, stakeholder communication, and documentation to ensure successful project delivery in alignment with McCarthy Tétrault’s project management standards and objectives.
- Building and leading the project team; providing direction as required to meet the project objectives and commitments.
- Creating and executing project work plans and revising as appropriate through MT PMO change control procedures.
- Gathering business and technical requirements for proposed projects and establishing appropriate project design through a full understanding of business requirements.
- Managing changing priorities to complete project delivery within defined constraints.
- Identifying resources needed and assigning individual responsibilities; supporting and utilization of McCarthy Tetrault project resource management processes and tools.
- Managing day-to-day operational aspects of projects and/or programs including scope and deliverables.
- Applying MT project management methodology effectively, utilizing MT project management processes and tools to enforce project standards and meet requirements for MT PMO reporting.
- Developing an appropriate risk management plan on all projects, ensuring timely response and escalation of issues that can lead to unexpected changes in time, quality, scope and budget.
- Applying Change Management principles and tools to enhance successful operationalization of projects.
- Ensuring project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
- Working closely and maintaining strong work relationships with stakeholders and sponsors from all functional areas of business.
- Developing and maintaining key project documentation, including the project plan, periodic reports, schedule, issues, quality and risk documents.
- Providing formalized work direction and leadership to an assigned team that may include external consultants, vendors, firm associates and partners, if applicable.
- Conducting appropriate project meetings, including Project Kickoff, Team and Steering Committee meetings.
- Overseeing key project components including communication plans, change management plans, training plans, testing plans and roll-out plans.
- Ensuring sufficient communication is taking place, at an appropriate level of detail, to keep stakeholders appropriately aware of project statuses.
- May be assisting Business Analysts with identification of business requirements, integration needs, baseline metrics, feasibility studies and cost benefit analyses.
- Providing and maintaining accurate project forecasts for budget, resources and schedules.
- Documenting lessons learned and facilitating their translation into ‘Best Practices’.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of experience in project management
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in information systems/technology, computer science, engineering, business administration, finance or other undergraduate program
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Experience guiding others through project processes
- Senior stakeholder management
- Experience with program or portfolio management and different types and sizes of projects
- Consulting experience in a client-facing role – an asset
- Expertise in Organizational Change Management an asset
- Demonstrated effective time management skills by leading multiple projects concurrently
- Solid experience and understanding of technology initiatives
