mitacs
Program Manager
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sponsorship not specified$103k-$115kDetected 18 days ago
Data VisualizationProject ManagementAgileJiraStakeholder ManagementNegotiationProcess ImprovementCustomer SuccessResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic SpeakingLean Manufacturing
About the role
- Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Transformation, this role is accountable for ensuring alignment, integration, and delivery across multiple corporate initiatives.
- This is a hands-on leadership role supporting leadership and driving execution.
- The successful candidate will bring strong judgment, the ability to navigate ambiguity, and a track record of driving trade-offs and outcomes in complex, multi‑stream environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of Enterprise Transformation programs, including planning, execution, risks and issues management, dependency management, budget management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of key program outcomes.
- Work closely with sponsors, workstream leads, and cross-functional teams to integrate multiple workstreams, ensuring a coordinated integrated roadmap to achieving program milestones and successful adoption and outcomes.
- Manage vendor coordination and governance, including day-to-day management of consulting partner relationships.
- Provide regular updates in both written reports and verbally to senior leadership, workstream leads, and stakeholders on program progress, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and risks.
- Own the development and maintenance of the enterprise transformation roadmap aligned to strategic priorities.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in program management within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Minimum 5 years of experience directly managing Project Managers or similar roles.
- Expertise in project management tools such as Smartsheet, MS Planner, Jira, or other industry-leading platforms.
- Experience managing portfolio budgets in excess of $10M.
- Experience in managing strategic risks, program and project governance.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple concurrent initiatives or portfolios.
- Program Management (PgM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).
- Proven ability to lead and coordinate small, cross-functional teams and collaborate across multiple business units and workstreams to achieve transformation goals.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and manage relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities, including experience presenting to executive steering committee (ESC).
- Active user of AI tools for productivity (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar) with a mindset of continuous improvement and innovation.
Nice to have
- Professional certification in Change Management (e.g., Prosci ADKAR).
- Experience in managing large-scale transformation programs within the technology sector or not-for-profit sector.
- Expertise in Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies.
- Experience stepping into a function during a period of organizational transition or leadership change.
- Familiarity with Power Platform tools (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps).
- What Success Looks Like
Skills
- Track and report on KPIs to ensure that program goals are met.
- Ensure adherence to program governance frameworks, ensuring consistency and efficiency across the transformation Portfolio.
- Set clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans for direct reports.
- Monitor workload distribution and raise resource risks proactively.
- Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation.
Compensation
- Hiring and Salary Range Transparency
Benefits
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion and reconciliation are strong commitments at
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - Mitacs.
Company info
- Do you want to be part of a mission driven organization shaping Canada's innovation future?
- Do you thrive in collaborative environments where creativity, continuous improvement, and strategic thinking are valued?
- Are you motivated by work that strengthens Canada's competitiveness and delivers meaningful impact for communities and businesses?
- At Mitacs, we take a talent first approach to building Canada's innovation capacity.
- We connect researchers with organizations across every region of the country to help solve pressing challenges and accelerate economic growth.
- By enabling business academic collaboration and supporting the development of highly skilled talent, we contribute to a resilient, future ready Canadian economy.
- Guided by our values - Impact, Integrity, Collaboration, Excellence, and Talent - we work with partners nationwide to advance research, commercialization, and innovation.
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