Project Manager – Senior

  • Type: Full Time
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Position

·        Pay Rate: (flexible)

·        Location: Toronto Ontario

·        Contract Length:7 MONTHS

We at Raise are hiring right now for one of our Government Sector Clients. If you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work. 

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating stakeholder engagement to help develop and build buy-in to a new strategy.

• Developing a high level timeline/stages of strategy development, then breaking shorter term activities into detailed actions we can track.

• Shaping scope, process and measurement of iterative test and learn tactics through the Prospr sales team so we can demonstrate results and build support for further investment.

• Coordinating process changes and training requirements.

• Managing test and learn activities – running regular progress touch points, assembling and sharing learnings and results, collaborating with stakeholders to identify pivots based on learnings.

• Coordinating activities with partner teams to build requirements for future development of product, technology and process changes to support progression of the strategy.

• In parallel, coordinating activities with partner teams to iteratively build out business case to support progression of the strategy.

Qualifications:

• Overall project management experience of 2+ years, with proven results.

• Expert knowledge of project management techniques, tools and methodologies.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on relationship management and team building.

• Can effectively and concisely communicate project and technical information to provide comprehensive, concise recommendations to management.

• Ability to influence and manage difficult situations through to resolution; escalating as required and utilizing critical judgement in knowing when to do so.

• Ability to hold project team members and other stakeholders accountable to ensure that projects can progress according to plan.

• Effectively analyze project expense trends and understands the impact on projected spend.

• Ability to create project plans and identify dependencies

• Excellent organizational skills.

Assets:

• PMP Certification or equivalent, and in good standing with PMI.

• PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner or equivalent

• University degree, college diploma or appropriate experience in lieu of.

• Project management experience in the insurance industry or finance industry

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Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.

 

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

 

We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer, and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/

 

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