Specialist Project Manager [Bhjob13022_12765]

On behalf of our client in here in Vancouver, Ignite Technical Resources is looking for an Specialist Project Manager for a full-time opportunity.

Role: The Specialist Project Manager is responsible for the initiation and execution a new project replacing an existing Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) solution with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Specific Responsibilities And Deliverables

• Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate stakeholders.
• Preparing estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project o Managing project scope and changes
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization
• Developing and managing all aspects of the project and program including planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks, issues, and day-to-day project activities including:
• Setting and continually managing project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders
• Developing and delivering progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project teams, sponsors, senior executive management, and key stakeholders
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
• Procuring adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes
• Defining success criteria and disseminating them to involved parties throughout project and program life cycle. The Project Management Specialist is also required to:
• Monitoring, tracking, and controlling outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables
• Owning the full project life cycle including implementation from initiation to deployment for one or more major initiatives simultaneously
• Providing leadership to the project team by building, coaching and motivating team members to meet project goals and milestones
• Managing all aspects of one or multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives across one or multiple lines of business
• Reporting on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities
• Managing ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution
• Defining the Statement of Work and Specifications for requested goods and services

Mandatory Requirements

• Experience at the program level overseeing a larger solution
• (Requirement but not evaluated) Training and certification (e.g., SAFe for Teams or SAFe Scrum Master), or willingness to undertake training and obtain certification within two (2) months from commencement of work.
• Solid understanding of software engineering technical principles and practice, skilled at liaising between business and technical stakeholders
• Extensive experience in stakeholder management, demonstrating excellent communication skills, strong at building rapport including when providing project status and presenting to sponsors, IT and business stakeholders
• 15+ years of project management experience managing multiple large waterfall, hybrid delivery (agile waterfall) or agile scrum delivery methods that span one or multiple business units, including enterprise scale and public sector environments
• Significant experience delivering solutions and managing deliverables provided by 3rd party vendor
• Experience with deploying to cloud systems, such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform
• Excellent understanding of financial analysis and principles of project cost estimating analysis.
• Experience in enterprise infrastructure security

Due to the volume of resumes, only those candidates being considered will be contacted.

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About Ignite Technical Resources.

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Vancouver BC, Ignite Technical Resources has been the preferred IT Staffing provider for many of Canada’s largest and well-known organizations for over 15 years.By specializing in Information Technology, we ensure that our processes are focused exclusively on providing qualified IT Professionals and our commitment to speed ensures your teams and projects are staffed quickly and efficiently. Our years of experience provide us with one of the most well-developed networks of candidates in the Canadian market. Come see why Ignite Technical is one of Canada’s premier providers of IT Professionals On-Demand.Ignite Technical Resources – Your Source for Top Talent