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  • Mississauga, ON, Canada

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We are looking for a Project Manager! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!

Type of Employment: Contract

Title: Project Manager

Term: Contract – 12 months with extension

Location: Ontario – Hybrid 3 days on-site

Industry: Telecom

Job ID number: C1438

Brief Description On Duties

  • We are seeking a Project Manager and Principal Agile Delivery Specialist with an unparalleled 30 years of IT experience, including a remarkable 17-year journey within the Telecommunications sector. This role is ideal for a visionary leader who blends technical prowess with an in-depth understanding of telecom infrastructure, architectural frameworks, and systems structure. The successful candidate will lead technical deliveries for large-scale Telecom projects, utilizing both traditional Waterfall and modern Agile methodologies to ensure seamless project execution.

Key Responsibilities

  • Technical Project Leadership: Utilize your extensive IT and Telecom experience to lead technical deliveries from inception to completion, ensuring projects align with strategic goals and are delivered on time and within budget.
  • Strategic Alignment: Work closely with the executive leadership to align project initiatives with corporate objectives, demonstrating your strong technical and program management skills.
  • Agile Methodology Advocacy: Champion Agile best practices, providing hands-on support to both technical and business teams, and guiding the technical delivery team towards success.
  • Policy and Control Implementation: Implement policies, system monitoring, and controls, leveraging your experience for effective management and reporting of corporate initiatives.
  • Communication and Autonomy: Utilize exceptional communication skills to facilitate strategic decision-making, ensuring clear and effective communication at all levels.
  • Agile Leadership: Serve as a mentor to Release Train Engineers (RTEs), enhancing the team’s Agile practices and understanding through your extensive experience.

Desired Skills And Experience

  • Comprehensive IT and Telecom Experience: 30 years of IT expertise, with a focus on 17 years within the Telecom industry, showcasing a deep understanding of software development and technical intricacies.
  • Technical and Project Management Expertise: Demonstrated ability to integrate technical skills with project management methodologies, managing large-scale projects and fostering strong vendor relationships.
  • Agile and Waterfall Methodologies: Proficient in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, able to adapt and guide teams through Agile practices effectively.
  • Exceptional Leadership and Communication: Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide project resources and communicate effectively at the executive level.
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in PeopleCode, Java, XML, Cobol.
  • Program Management Skills: Expertise in PMO program governance, PMP and PMI-ACP Agile methodologies, project recovery, strategic alignment, change management, risk evaluation, and stakeholder management.

Education And Certifications

  • MBA
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science or similar

Agile Certifications

  • Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner
  • Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
  • Certified SAFe 5 Teams
  • Certified SAFe 5 Scrum Master
  • PeopleSoft Certified Consultant
  • Senior Product Owner
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Responsibilities

Lead large-scale telecommunications technical deliveries from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, timelines, and budgets. Champion Agile practices, support executive decision-making, implement governance and controls, and mentor Release Train Engineers.

Requirements

The role seeks extensive IT and telecommunications experience, including 30 years in IT and 17 years in telecom, along with experience managing large-scale technical projects and vendor relationships. Candidates should be proficient in Agile and Waterfall, have strong leadership and executive communication skills, and bring relevant technical expertise and certifications.

Skills

  • Technical Project Management
  • Telecommunications
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Waterfall Methodology
  • Program Governance
  • PMO Governance
  • PMP
  • PMI-ACP
  • Project Recovery
  • Strategic Alignment
  • Change Management
  • Risk Evaluation
  • Stakeholder Management
  • PeopleCode
  • Java
  • XML

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Categories

  • Management & Leadership
  • Technology
  • Software
  • Engineering

Keywords

  • Telecommunications
  • Technical Project Management
  • Agile
  • Waterfall
  • PeopleCode
  • Java
  • XML
  • COBOL
  • PMO Program Governance
  • PMP
  • PMI-ACP
  • Project Recovery
  • Strategic Alignment
  • Change Management
  • Risk Evaluation
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Release Train Engineer
  • SAFe
  • Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner
  • Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
  • Certified SAFe 5 Teams
  • Certified SAFe 5 Scrum Master
  • PeopleSoft
  • Senior Product Owner
  • MBA
  • Computer Science
  • Telecom Infrastructure
  • Systems Architecture
  • Contract

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