Product Manager, Information Technology - Ottawa, Canada - University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

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Ottawa, Canada

3 days ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

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Job Type:Employee

Duration in Months **(for fixed-term jobs):
N/A

Job Family:

Application Development

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

IT Network & Data Centre Services

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

UOITP

Date Posted:

May 09, 2024

Closing Date:

May 20, 2024

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

UOITP Grade 12

Salary Range:

$101, $126,559.00

About Information Technology:
Information Technology is a dynamic and collaborative environment.

We are focused on prioritizing and optimizing technological investments that facilitate the best student experience, as well as the activities of faculty, researchers and staff.

Our greatest strength are the people working with us. People like you, professionals eager to flex their intellectual muscle and achieve new heights in their career.

Working here gives you access to a great IT environment, rich with a diverse range of platforms, products, and services.

This is a place where innovative ideas are welcome.

In a nutshell:
working here is challenging and rewarding. It'll bring out the best of you. We want people that have the drive to advance IT in higher education.

We have the technologies to keep your inner fires burning, and benefits that can help you sustain a better lifestyle.

And all this minutes away from gyms, the Byward Market, downtown, and the Rideau Canal at lunch time for runners and skaters.

Position Purpose

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

Support Construction Project Managers at different project stages by participating in the request for user requirements, monitoring projects progress according to contract requirements, ensuring clear and efficient follow-up and communications with all stakeholders, and monitoring and gathering various information related to the service provider's performance and progress.
Work with client manager to identify business and strategic needs, as well as opportunities for IT solutions to be applied to solve business problems and increase administrative efficiency and lower administrative costs, improve service, etc. Evaluate the technical, economic, and operational feasibility of different approaches to solving business problems. Develop project proposals, analyze and document risks, and risk mitigation strategies. Ensure licensing management, provisioning and liaisons with vendors.
Organize interdisciplinary project teams according to the needs of each project, lead and supervise their work. Negotiate with stakeholders to ensure that project teams are appropriately staffed. Ensure that appropriate controls and progress reports are prepared regularly. Ensure that risks are monitored and that risk mitigation strategies are implemented when necessary.
Design complete solutions to complex business problems using expert knowledge of technology, business process analysis techniques, business process reengineering, workflow analysis, etc.

What you will bring:

University degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS) or a related field.
Minimum five (5) years of experience in project planning, risk analysis and project management in a complex and diverse IT environment.
Knowledge of construction project management, as it relates to planning, installing, commissioning, and operating IT and network components of various IT systems (hardware and software).
Knowledge of business processes and management systems that are used by the University and/or the designated client group.
Knowledge of the University's and/or clients business operations and priorities to provide the appropriate advice and support.
Knowledge and experience in the use of software development methodologies, tools and techniques and the software development life cycle.
Experience in managing multiple, crossfunctional systems development projects
Experience in creating estimates, in leading project planning, risk analysis and in formulating risk mitigation strategies.
Ability to negotiate and influence clients in accepting solutions that align both the strategic goals of the University and short and longterm client requirements.
Ability to proactively keep abreast of new/emerging technologies.

Bilingualism

French and English (spoken and written).

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Key Competencies at uOttawa:

Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning:
Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.

Initiative:
Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
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