Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement - RQ11649
We are seeking a
Senior Project Manager/Leader with proven experience in product planning, product lifecycle management, product vision and strategy, project management, stakeholder management, and delivery of large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk I&IT initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing multi-year projects, defining product requirements and roadmaps, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing risks and budgets, supporting OPS project assessments, and ensuring project deliverables meet business requirements within scope, schedule, and budget.
Role Snapshot
- Job Title: RQ11649 – Project Manager/Leader – Senior
- Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
- Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Work Arrangement: Onsite – 5 Days per Week
- Estimated Start Date: September 21, 2026
- Estimated End Date: March 31, 2027
- Business Days: 135.00
- Extension: Probable after the initial mandate
- Hours: 7.25 hours per day
- Security Level: No Clearance Required
Must Have
- Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle management.
- Skilled in defining and executing product vision and strategy.
- Ability to gather and prioritize customer and business requirements.
- Proficient in creating and managing detailed product roadmaps.
- Experience with OPS project assessments (e.g., TRA, PIA) and financial analysis for multi-year projects.
- Skilled in managing project life cycles using tools like Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, Kanban, and Azure DevOps.
Nice Have
- Prior OPS/Public sector experience.
Description
Responsibilities
Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high-risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives. Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a foci
Experience And Skill Set Requirements
Product Management Experience – 50%
- Proven experience in product planning and lifecycle management.
- Skilled in defining and executing product vision and strategy.
- Ability to gather and prioritize customer and business requirements.
- Proficient in creating and managing detailed product roadmaps.
- Experience with OPS project assessments (e.g., TRA, PIA) and financial analysis for multi-year projects.
- Proven ability to manage multi-year, multi-million budget projects, including stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and scope control.
- Expertise in formulating business and technical requirements, solving business problems, and defining product visions and goals.
- Experience in coordinating cross-functional teams for product delivery.
Technical, Deployment and Project Integration Skills – 25%
- Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
- Skilled in managing project life cycles using tools like Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, Kanban, and Azure DevOps.
- Proficiency with online collaboration tools such as Miro, Microsoft Teams, Atlassian Confluence, Trello, Office 365, Google Drive, Zoom, and Slack.
Documentation Skills – 20%
- Experience creating privacy, financial, communication, and IT documentation including business cases, Privacy Impact Assessments, Threat Impact Assessments, and Requests for Service.
- Experience in creating Agile methodology artifacts such as roadmaps, release plans, epics/features/user stories.
Public Sector Experience – 5%
- Experience with public sector ITIL processes including incident management, release management, problem management, support models, etc.
- Familiarity with the PMO Stage Gate process as implemented in the Ontario Public Sector.
- Experience with Service Ontario/Ministry of Government and Consumer Services business processes, gating procedures, project management requirements, and business rules.
How to Apply
If you are interested and your profile matches the requirements, kindly send the following mandatory documents to
hrsmss@smsoftconsulting.com by
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST.
Mandatory Documents
- Updated Resume in Word format
- References
- Expected Hourly Rate
- Visa Status
- LinkedIn ID
Without the mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.
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