Responsibilities

• Engaging with key stakeholders across the program including senior managers and executives; proactively disseminating project information to all key stakeholders.
• Managing the effective governance of the program; chairing the Program Board and other responsibilities and reporting arrangements in line with the overall project management framework.
• Working with key stakeholders and other project managers within the organization to establish overall project plan, milestones and timelines
• Oversee the delivery of all projects and work-streams within the teams and monitor each project’s health to ensure they are all progressing as appropriate.
• Maintain a cross-project view and manage the overall program business case to keep the program within budget and where this is not possible, renegotiate the budget with the program sponsor.
• Capturing and actively managing risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and decisions in an organized, structured and coherent way, escalating risks where necessary.
• Resolve issues when raised on projects through the program board.
• Ensure that the projects deliver the promised functionality to agreed quality standards.
• Create and maintain program related documentation including project plans

Qualifications

• 5+ year’s experience in project and program management in a software, technology or other fast-paced development environment
• Proven experience of working with globally distributed teams and stakeholders
• Proven track record in successfully managing and leading projects and programs on a global basis or spanning across multiple departments & clients
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to communicate effectively at the highest level both written and verbal
• Highly organized – proven ability to proactively manage time effectively when handling multiple simultaneous projects
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, as well as 3rd party vendors & suppliers
• Strong facilitation, presentation & stakeholder management skills
• Willingness to travel on an ad hoc basis, as required
• An understanding and appreciation of how to lead and manage change
• Project Management qualification preferred (PMI, Prince 2, ITL)
• Proven ability to prioritize based upon changing commercial pressures

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing agency based in Halifax.

The company offers a competitive annual salary, group term life insurance, medical and dental benefits and long-term disability coverage, RRSP contributions, wellness allowance and much more!

If this sounds like the ideal position for you then apply today!

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