Project Manager, Innovation - Toronto, Canada - BDO

BDO

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Putting people first, every day
BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust.

In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity
BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients.

Each day, we rely on our professionals to provide exceptional service, and help our clients by providing advice and insight they can trust.

In turn, we offer an environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Our
Toronto office is looking for a Project Manager to join the Innovation & Change team.

Reporting to the Manager, Project Management Office (PMO), you will own the following responsibilities:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, I&C Project Management Office (PMO), the Project Manager is primarily responsible for liaising with business units, firm internal functions and Business Partners in the delivery, quality management, and successful execution of assigned business and/or technology projects
Developing and maintaining relationships with key business partners and other stakeholders, both internally and externally, ensuring business and technical objectives are met
As Project Manager, under some direction, plan, direct and coordinate activities of medium to high level of complexity projects to ensure that they meet the approved timeframe, scope, quality and budget expectations

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Adhere to BDO project management standards while managing budgets, risk, project communications (i.e., status reports, issues tracking log, project plans, communication plans, presentations to steering committees, management of documents, etc.) to ensure cost effective, timely and effective delivery of projects
Work with project sponsor to effectively transition projects from an idea through to development and implementation, ensuring that all project objectives and goals are clearly understood and met
Engage Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and project stakeholders in a timely and efficient manner, managing their involvement and expectations
Assess the priority and scope of issues by understanding business objectives, technical costs and user needs, as well as being able to weigh alternatives for resolution
Establish, develop and maintain effective communications and relationships with key business partners and sponsors, both internally and externally
Understand all phases of the software development life cycle and various techniques to lead, create and motivate a high value project team consisted of various business and IT stakeholders
Work with appropriate business, IT stakeholders, vendors, consulting teams and change management departments in finalizing project deliverables and milestones, and lead and manage the team towards achieving those milestones

How do we define success for your role?

You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration
You understand your client's industry, challenges, and opportunities; client describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high quality work
You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients
You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and attracts talent
You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace
You grow your expertise through learning and professional development

Your experience and education:

University Degree or College Diploma in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Business Administration or equivalent work experience with Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
5+ years of direct work experience in a Project Management role with emphasis on working with Business stakeholders, IT, (infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Server Administration, Networking, Telephony), architecture, web development, IT Security, cloud technologies), Product Owners, Change Management, other key stakeholders as required
3+ years of direct work experience in a Project Management capacity managing medium to large projects with an emphasis on Business and IT initiatives
Knowledge and experience working with telecommunication companies, construction engineers, facility teams, site supervisors, engineering companies
Working knowledge and experience with Portfolio, Program and Project Management Lifecycles(PMLC), System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Iterative), Project Management and Business Analysis best practices and Business Analysis tools, activities and methodologies
Working knowledge and exp