Expert I&t Operating Model and Governance - Montréal, Canada - Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

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Montréal, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At CN, we work together to move our company—and North America—forward.

Be part of our Information & Technology (I&T) team, a critical piece of the engine that keeps us in motion.

From enterprise architecture to operational technology, our teams use the agile methodology to automate and digitize our railroad ensuring our operations run optimally and safely and our employees can focus on value-added tasks.

You will be able to develop your skills and career in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM.

The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us

Job Summary
As an Expert Program/Project manager, you will be responsible for building and leading new initiatives to support I&T's governance.

Some of these initiatives include (but aren't limited to) Capacity and Resource Planning, the evolution of the Operating Model, the implementation of Governance across I&T, including Centres of Excellence.

In addition, you will action critical issues that affect I&T's efficiency. You will work closely with I&T Leadership to ensure alignment and standardization across the department.

You will oversee all aspects of the [assigned] program/project(s), including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, ensuring accurate allocation of resources, tracking, monitoring, and summarizing the progress of the program/project.

You will build and maintain working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in the project. You will guide and coach the project specialists within your project/program. You will actively participate in the deployment of project governance, standards & best practices. You will also prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of the initiatives. Strong leadership is essential with the ability to simultaneously manage multiple mandates.

Main Responsibilities

Develop strategies and new initiatives for I&T governance
Manage rollouts of projects/initiatives enhancements using effective implementation planning,

collaborating with Organizational Change Management (OCM), and training

Develop presentation deliverables related to projects
Facilitate meetings related to projects
Work with crossfunctional teams on assigning tasks, establishing deliverables and scheduling of

those tasks and deliverables

Obtain approvals from primary stakeholder(s) and control project scope, priorities, and schedule
Contribute to thoughtful and creative discussions with executive sponsor(s), stakeholders,

department and division management on strategic goals, resources, scheduling, plans and

challenges.

Assist with the utilization of resources for project planning activities

Manage the daytoday projects/logistics and the corresponding communication for each project
Understand CN's Operating model, (and/or) have the willingness to learn and become an Operating

Model expert

Champion adoption of the Operating Model and all department governance and standards
Manage project management reporting, including tracking each critical step, outcomes, and final

deliverables

Develop, review, and revise project management processes to ensure all steps are completed in an

efficient manner

Provide an extremely high level of service to stakeholders
Manage a highly complex business calendar with a keen sense of prioritization and time management

to ensure maximum effectiveness of time use

Exercise independent discretion and judgment to solve complex problems regarding project,

department, or division-related work

Perform ad hoc business analysis requests and carry out administrative / management functions as

required

Identify program/project milestones, critical success factors, risks, and resource requirements
Ensure project transparency with timely and clear progress updates to senior management
Negotiate changes in scope, budget or schedule with sponsor and steering committee, and ensure

adherence to change management process

Able to work under pressure, flexible during times of change and reacts to project adjustments and

alterations promptly and efficiently, while maintaining business value and respecting project deadlines

Work with Organizational Change Management (OCM) specialists to communicate and implement changes as needed

Demonstrates organizational and planning abilities, including but not limited to decision making, problem solving and prioritization

Collaborates with key internal stakeholders to enable higher productivity
Works independently with little supervision and strong organization skills
Demonstrates analytical, strategic and critical thinking and a broad vision when making decisions

Competencies

Experience