Senior Project Manager (IT)
- AB, Canada
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Original job description
The client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead AI delivery and enablement initiatives across multiple ministries. The role focuses on enterprise AI licensing and consumption management, cloud platform implementation and integration, governance and security compliance, and organizational change management. The successful candidate will manage multiple concurrent projects, coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors, oversee project schedules, budgets, risks and dependencies, and support the transition of AI pilots into secure, governed enterprise services. Strong project management, cloud technology, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills are essential.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Lead multiple concurrent AI enablement projects, managing project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies.
- Manage enterprise AI licence allocation, provisioning, utilization, cost recovery, and consumption reporting.
- Coordinate cloud platform and integration initiatives involving Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud, APIs, identity and access management, and enterprise applications.
- Ensure projects meet security, privacy, information classification, data residency, and responsible AI requirements.
- Coordinate Security Threat and Risk Assessments (STRAs), Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Lead AI pilots and proofs of concept, evaluating outcomes and recommending enterprise implementation.
- Coordinate training, change management, communications, and adoption activities across ministries.
- Manage vendors, project sponsors, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
- Prepare project status reports, executive presentations, recommendations, and project documentation.
- Coordinate operational handovers, support models, monitoring, and ongoing service readiness.
- PMP certification from the Project Management Institute.
- Meet the Government of Alberta's specified PM1 education requirement.
- 8 years of experience developing and managing project schedules.
- 8 years of experience identifying, analyzing, and managing risks on large, complex projects.
- 2 years of experience implementing large-scale cloud-based projects and services.
- 3 years of experience delivering Microsoft 365 / Office 365 implementation projects, including multiple Office 365 services.
- Working knowledge of enterprise IT and cloud environments, particularly Microsoft 365, Azure, and Google Cloud.
- Understanding of cloud services, SaaS licensing, tenant administration, identity and access management, and consumption models.
- Familiarity with generative AI, AI agents, model selection, grounding, and responsible AI risks.
- Knowledge of change management, UAT, and security and privacy assessment processes.
- 1 year of experience delivering generative AI or agentic AI tools in an enterprise environment.
- 5 years of experience developing communications and presentations for diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership.
- 3 years of experience leading organizational change management and enterprise user adoption.
- 2 years of experience managing technology pilots or proofs of concept through evaluation and enterprise enablement.
- 3 years of experience planning and coordinating UAT for enterprise technology projects.
- 2 years of experience managing enterprise AI licence rollout, allocation, and lifecycle.
- 2 years of experience applying security controls to project solutions and designs.
- 5 years of experience in process improvement, documentation, and requirements gathering.
- 5 years of experience working in or for the public sector.
- Familiarity with Government of Alberta policies, enterprise architecture, procurement, vendor licensing, and responsible AI standards.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead concurrent AI enablement and cloud implementation projects across multiple ministries, managing schedules, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies, vendors, and stakeholders. Oversee AI licensing and consumption, security and privacy assessments, pilots and proofs of concept, organizational adoption, and transition to secure, governed enterprise services.
Requirements
Requires PMP certification, fulfillment of the Government of Alberta PM1 education requirement, eight years of project scheduling and complex-project risk management experience, two years implementing large-scale cloud projects, and three years delivering Microsoft 365 or Office 365 implementations. Candidates should also have enterprise cloud and AI knowledge, including licensing, identity and access management, responsible AI, change management, UAT, and security and privacy assessment processes.
Skills
- Project Management
- AI Enablement
- Cloud Platform Implementation
- Microsoft 365
- Azure
- Google Cloud
- Risk Management
- Security and Privacy Compliance
- Organizational Change Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Vendor Management
- Enterprise Licensing and Consumption Management
- User Acceptance Testing
- Responsible AI
- Project Scheduling and Budgeting
- Communications and Executive Reporting
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Categories
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
- Government & Public Sector
- Consulting
Keywords
- PMP
- Government of Alberta PM1 Education Requirement
- Project Management
- Artificial Intelligence
- Generative AI
- Agentic AI
- AI Agents
- Microsoft 365
- Office 365
- Azure
- Google Cloud
- Cloud Services
- SaaS Licensing
- Tenant Administration
- Identity and Access Management
- APIs
- Enterprise Applications
- Responsible AI
- Security Threat and Risk Assessment
- Privacy Impact Assessment
- User Acceptance Testing
- Organizational Change Management
- Enterprise User Adoption
- Proofs of Concept
- Project Scheduling
- Risk Management
- Vendor Management
- Information Classification
- Data Residency
- Process Improvement