RQ11217 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Must Haves

· Minimum 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager directly responsible for leading all aspects of large, complex Application Development initiatives

· Demonstrated hands on experience leading and managing agile projects, preferably following Scrum methodology

Advanced knowledge of project management principles, methods and techniques

· Demonstrated experience successfully managing OPS governance Cluster and Corporate governance approval processes such as project gating, architecture governance points, digital first assessment

· Experience managing privacy and security deliverables

· Advanced knowledge and experience with Agile development concepts and methodologies

· Experience leading technical teams

· Experience running scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives

· Demonstrated experience managing external and internal stakeholders and project interdependencies

· Strong technical and business aptitude

· Persistent attention to detail

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills (clear & concise)

· Self-motivated leader with strong interpersonal skills

· Advanced skills in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, and Visio, and Planview

· Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver within extremely tight deadlines

· Project rescue/project triage experience is an asset

• Previous government experience is an asset

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Evaluation Criteria:

Agile Project Management Experience – 50%

• 10+ years demonstrated hands-on Project Management experience managing large complex application development projects
• 7+ years demonstrated experience managing agile/iterative/scrum projects
• 7+ years facilitating and leading ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives and customer journey/story mapping
• Demonstrated experience using issue management tools such as Jira to manage backlogs and sprints
• Experience creating and managing project schedules, project plans, issue/risk logs, status reports and other project management artefacts
• Experience managing project resources by aligning skills/experience to project tasks
• 3+ years experience multiple complex Siebel Public Sector project concurrently
• Experience planning and managing OPS project gating, architecture and governance checkpoints/requirements

Leadership, Facilitation and Communication Skills – 30%

· Demonstrated experience leading project teams, facilitating interactions with clients and among the project team, especially in complex multi-stakeholder environments

· Excellent verbal and written skills

· Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver within extremely tight and/or aggressive project timelines

· Strong communication skills to present complex or technical details to business clients

· Strong negotiation, consensus building and ability to manage/facilitate difficult conversations with team members, clients and/or executives

Technical Skills – 20%

· 5+ years demonstrated experience managing technical resources and tasks involving solution development (design, coding, configuration), data migration, testing, platform upgrades/patching, maintenance/support, integration

· Understanding of key phases and tasks of a Siebel based project

· Understanding of Oracle products/services, with an emphasis on Siebel Public Sector

Advanced Microsoft Project, Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Visio