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Description

The Senior Project Manager is accountable to provide leadership, direction and project management expertise to enable the effective implementation of multiple projects or one larger project and is accountable for taking the project from initiation through final implementation.

Lead multifunctional and cross divisional project teams on people, process, and technology projects of medium to high risk and complexity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Accountable for procurement, managing vendor relations, distributors and managing end user expectations.
- Supports an effective, proactive cross-functional project team that may consist of both management & non-management individuals in an environment that encourages innovation, teamwork, initiative & open communication; promotes and models the corporate values.
- Maintains a high level of competency in project management related disciplines.
- Accountable to provide project management leadership to the corporate project management community thorough coaching, guiding, mentoring, facilitating and educating via multiple channels in various formats.    

QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5 years experience in project management leadership or equivalent. Demonstrated success in delivering large and complex projects with constraints of budget, timelines and resources.
- 3 years project procurement and vendor management experience. Typically 1 year managing third party partners (e.g. consultants, system integrators)
- PMI Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) required.
- Education and training normally gained through post secondary education at the University or Technical Institute level in one of following: Computer Science/Business Administration/ Engineering.
- Extensive knowledge of project management standards, methodologies and related practices. E.g Project Management Institutes (PMI) PMBOK, PRINCE2 and Prosci Change Management.

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