Senior IT Project Manager

We are seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to provide dedicated delivery leadership for complex, cross-functional initiatives within a large enterprise environment. As a single point of accountability, you will oversee end-to-end execution, coordinate across diverse teams, and manage risks to ensure alignment with enterprise governance and business objectives.

The ideal candidate is a strategic leader capable of operating independently in an evolving environment, driving priority work to successful completion while maintaining high standards of delivery.

Location: Remote (with occasional onsite requirements)

Contract Duration: 12-month contract with potential for 12-month extension

Rate: $56.38-$63.02/hr

Advantages

Flexibility: Primarily remote work arrangement with occasional office visits.

Extended Tenure: 12-month contract with a strong potential for a 12-month extension.

High-Visibility: Opportunity to lead high-priority enterprise initiatives and engage directly with senior stakeholders.

Professional Growth: Work in a complex, regulated environment that rewards strategic thinking and proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

Delivery Leadership: Own the day-to-day management of assigned initiatives, ensuring full accountability for project execution and alignment with approved objectives.

Planning & Execution: Establish and maintain comprehensive delivery plans, schedules, and dependency tracking mechanisms.

Risk Management: Proactively identify, monitor, and mitigate delivery risks and issues; escalate concerns as necessary to ensure project continuity.

Stakeholder Coordination: Act as the primary liaison between IT teams, business partners, vendors, and senior leadership, fostering collaboration across all workstreams.

Governance & Reporting: Ensure all initiatives comply with enterprise delivery standards, stage-gating requirements, and internal reporting protocols.

Communication: Deliver regular status updates and strategic insights to senior leadership regarding project health, timelines, and decision points.

Knowledge Transfer: Facilitate structured transition planning and knowledge transfer to internal teams prior to the conclusion of the contract.

Qualifications

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale or complex IT initiatives in enterprise environments.

Delivery Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead complex IT programs end-to-end, maintaining focus on accountability, timelines, and quality.

Governance: Solid understanding of IT delivery governance, stage gating, and enterprise standards.

Risk Management: Proven experience in proactively managing RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and navigating complex cross-team interdependencies.

Communication & Engagement: Excellent ability to influence, communicate, and report effectively at the executive level.

Technical Context: Strong understanding of infrastructure and/or digital delivery environments to support informed decision-making.

Soft Skills: Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments and demonstrated success in cross-functional coordination.

Summary

If you're interested in the Senior IT Project Manager role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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