Project Manager (Project Governance)

Position Description

Role Summary

The Project Manager is accountable for the successful delivery of one or more projects within a broader modernization program, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and stakeholder commitments are met.

Working closely with Program Managers, Solution Architects, Product Owners, and delivery teams, this role drives day to day delivery execution, reporting, and issue resolution while maintaining control of project governance.

This role is part of an AI first software engineering organization where Artificial Intelligence is integrated throughout the software development lifecycle. Candidates must demonstrate practical experience leveraging AI to improve productivity, quality, and delivery outcomes using modern AI assisted development practices.

Your future duties and responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across project or program planning, governance, execution, and delivery tracking.
• Define and monitor scope, schedule, budget, dependencies, risks, issues, and change control actions.
• Maintain clear communication with executive stakeholders, delivery teams, and client counterparts.
• Track progress against milestones and provide actionable reporting on status, decisions, and escalations.
• Coordinate resources, vendors, and cross functional contributors to support delivery outcomes.
• Ensure delivery artifacts are complete, accurate, and aligned to contractual and organizational commitments.
• Support the adoption of AI enabled delivery practices, including AI SDLC and BMAD where applicable.
• Drive continuous improvement and support the resolution of delivery blockers and priority issues.
  
  

Required Qualifications

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• 10+ years of experience in project or program management within complex enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross functional teams through large scale technology delivery.
• Strong capability in schedule, budget, issue, risk, and change management.
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations, governance forums, and executive reporting.
• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches, including hybrid models.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including forecasting, controls, and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience working within AI enabled Software Development Lifecycle (AI SDLC) environments.
• Understanding of the Business Model Assisted Development (BMAD) framework or comparable AI native delivery practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience in telecom, regulated, or mission critical environments is an asset.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project/program management certification.
• Experience in telecommunications or other regulated industries.
• Experience with large scale modernization, migration, or cloud transformation programs.
• Experience with Agile frameworks such as SAFe or PMI ACP.
• Experience working with offshore, onshore, or distributed delivery teams.
• Experience leading AI enabled transformation initiatives.
  
  

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $95,000–$145,000. This role is an existing vacancy.

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

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