6-month contract Program Manager role working with a growing cloud team with a retail client.
- 6-month contract Program Manager role.
- Working with the enterprise cloud infrastructure team.
- Retail client located in downtown Vancouver with onsite work, 4 days a week in office.
What & Why:
As part of a global digital transformation, our client is seeking a Program Manager to lead the strategic delivery of cloud infrastructure initiatives within their Cloud Foundations program. This role is central to enabling the organization’s “Automation Everywhere” vision by driving the successful execution of scalable, secure, and automated cloud capabilities across AWS and Azure environments. Partnering closely with product managers, engineering leads, cybersecurity, and vendor teams, you’ll oversee the planning, coordination, and orchestration of cross-functional initiatives that include landing zones, governance frameworks, monitoring, and operational tooling. You’ll ensure seamless collaboration across global stakeholders, align delivery with digital strategy, and proactively manage risks, dependencies, budgets, and resource allocations. This is an excellent opportunity to shape the future of cloud at scale within a fast-paced and innovation-focused environment, supporting one of the most impactful infrastructure programs in the organization.
Who:
This client is one of the most recognizable Canadian brands, a true Vancouver success story who has expanded globally. They are well known for their corporate culture and has won major awards for their accomplishments. They have invested majorly in technology and have had an incredibly successful past few years, including a major strategic acquisition. They have an all-star leadership team who keeps you accountable and provides support while still affording you tremendous autonomy. They are located close to rapid transit in newly renovated offices in downtown Vancouver and has an onsite work environment with 4 days a week in office.
You:
You will bring the following education, skills and experience to the role:
- 5+ years in technology or related field w/ 5+ yrs exp in project management, 1-2 yrs in program management scrum/safe or other agile practice certification required if leading a scrum team.
- Thorough understanding of cloud technology domain.
- Proven experience in leading the strategic path and delivery of multiple portfolio management capabilities such as but not limited to, onboarding, recruiting, vendor management, capacity management, dependency management, resource management, annual planning process, workforce management etc.
- Ability to operate with low degree of ambiguity, leveraging existing processes and tools with guidance from Technoloy Manager.
- Proven experience managing budget of >=$1M capex annually or size of initiative along with experience in forecasting.
- Experience in managing waterfall, hybrid & agile delivery teams.
- Proven track record and experience working in a global company with technology teams in India and North America.
Compensation:
This role pays between $90-105 per hour.
Next Steps:
If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.