(45) Project Manager

Who We Are

PLATO is Canada’s largest Indigenous-owned software testing and technology services company. For nearly 30 years, our expert teams have helped our clients deliver reliable products that users enjoy interacting with.

Our 100% Canada‑based team brings deep experience in QA, software testing, and IT services, along with a shared commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement. We’re a team that shows up for each other, whether that’s tackling complex client challenges or helping colleagues grow through coaching and knowledge‑sharing.

As Canada’s largest Indigenous‑owned software testing company, we’re proud of our roots and our mission to build a stronger, more inclusive technology workforce. At the same time, we warmly welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences who are passionate about quality, teamwork, and making an impact.

Role: Intermediate Project Manager

Contract Duration: ASAP to March 31st 2027

Security Clearance: Reliability or higher is required at time of application

Job Description:

Project & Delivery Management

Lead projects from initiation through planning, execution, deployment, and closure.

Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, milestones, resources, dependencies, and deliverables.

Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and decisions through structured RAID management.

Coordinate activities across business, architecture, development, testing, infrastructure, security, and deployment teams.

Track milestones, critical-path activities, and delivery dependencies and proactively address schedule risks.

Manage change requests, scope changes, and associated schedule or financial impacts.

-Azure DevOps (ADO)

Hands-on experience using Azure DevOps Boards for managing Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks, Bugs, and delivery backlogs.

Establish and maintain appropriate ADO work-item hierarchy and traceability from requirements through delivery.

Use Queries, Dashboards, Boards, Sprint views, and Analytics to monitor delivery progress.

Track sprint/release metrics such as velocity, backlog completion, defects, blockers, and work-item aging.

Ensure teams maintain accurate work-item status, ownership, acceptance criteria, estimates, and target iterations.

Produce delivery reporting and executive-level status views using ADO data.

Work with Scrum Masters and technical leads to improve backlog hygiene and delivery predictability.

Governance & Stakeholder Management

Prepare weekly project status reports, executive dashboards, steering committee materials, and leadership updates.

Facilitate project governance meetings and clearly communicate decisions, risks, dependencies, and required actions.

Escalate critical delivery issues with clear impact assessment and recommended mitigation.

Manage stakeholders across client, business, technology, vendor, and leadership teams.

Maintain strong governance around scope, schedule, quality, risks, financials, and delivery commitments.

Financial & Resource Management

Track project budget, forecasts, actuals, resource utilization, and financial variances.

Develop and maintain resource plans aligned with project milestones and delivery demand.

Coordinate internal teams, contractors, and third-party vendors where applicable.

Required Qualifications

7+ years of technology project/program delivery experience, with 3+ years in a Project Manager or equivalent delivery leadership role.

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO), particularly Boards, Backlogs, Queries, Dashboards, Sprints, and work-item management.

Demonstrated experience delivering complex application, cloud, data, integration, or digital transformation initiatives.

Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.

Experience managing RAID items, project plans, milestones, dependencies, financials, and executive reporting.

Strong understanding of the end-to-end SDLC.

Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, and presentation skills.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and coordinate cross-functional technical teams.

Preferred Experience:

PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or SAFe certification.

Experience working with Microsoft Azure, cloud modernization, DevOps, CI/CD, or data platforms.

Experience with enterprise-scale programs involving multiple system integrators and technology vendors.

Experience integrating ADO reporting with Power BI or other executive reporting tools.

Previous consulting or public-sector delivery experience is an asset.

Work With Us

At PLATO, we believe that great work happens when people feel supported, connected, and challenged in the right ways. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where experienced professionals share knowledge, mentor others, and contribute to solving complex, real‑world client projects.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and Indigenous peoples. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, we’re here to support you.

PLATO respectfully acknowledges that we operate on treaty territories, unceded First Nations and Inuit territories, and within Métis homelands. We honour the long history of these lands and actively work toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non‑Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island.