Sr. Project Manager | P&C Planning & Portfolio Manager
Be part of a team driving global People & Culture priorities through effective project leadership, structure, and collaboration across diverse stakeholder
This is a six-month contract with high chance for extension. Hybrid working model of 1 day onsite, 4 remote work days.
Who – The Company:
Our client is one of Vancouver’s most sought-after companies to work for, with global operations and an impeccable reputation.
What- The Role:
This role supports global P&C initiatives by leading cross-functional project teams and partnering with key stakeholders and delivery partners.
The Senior Project Manager provides strategic leadership and organization, ensuring teams are focused on the right work at the right time. They are a strong communicator with solid project management expertise, managing risks, dependencies, budgets, and schedules to deliver successful outcomes.
- Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional projects.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success metrics.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, leadership, and cross-functional teams.
- Facilitate regular status updates, project team meetings, and steering committee meetings.
- Oversee day-to-day project management of small to large-scale global initiatives.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation including charters, plans, RAID logs, and lessons learned.
- Identify and manage risks and dependencies, ensuring impacted stakeholders are engaged.
- Remove blockers and escalate or mitigate issues as required.
- Enroll and educate project teams, stakeholders, and sponsors to ensure successful delivery.
- Manage project delivery to agreed scope, schedule, and budget.
- Manage external vendors when required.
- Set clear expectations with teams and hold them accountable for outcomes.
Who- the Candidate:
- 3–5+ years of project management experience with demonstrated success leading large, complex projects.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, from project team level to executives.
- Proven facilitation, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- PMP or equivalent certification with strong understanding of waterfall and agile methodologies.
- Excellent documentation, organization, and attention to detail.
- Curious and resourceful with the ability to connect systems and processes.
- Confident in presenting to senior stakeholders and steering committees, including creating tailored presentation materials.
- Experience managing large transformation or process optimization projects; HR transformation experience preferred.
- Experience with HR platforms such as Workday, Avature, or ServiceNow an asset.
- Experience working in a shared services or global organization environment preferred.
How much:
$78-80/hr – if incorporated, please discuss with Swim.
Where:
Vancouver, BC.
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