The Portfolio Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of the UAPs IT projects. More specifically you are responsible for planning tracking and reporting the project portfolio as well as delivering the underlying projects on time on budget and with high quality.
Tasks:
- Lead the project portfolio planning exercise by developing a portfolio plan based on prioritized projects considering project dependencies and resource capacity from business units and Information Technology.
- Identify and resolve issues within the portfolio in collaboration with IT Directors and Managers and/or other business stakeholders.
- Monitor the performance of the project portfolio and make the necessary changes to recover rescope cancel or launch new projects.
- Manage escalations and midcycle requests for portfolio composition changes.
- Ensure the portfolios projects are delivered on time and on budget with high quality.
- Review and validate project status reports as well as project steering committees and project gate meetings documents.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of project management methods techniques processes and practices by actively participating in PM practice development meetings and suggesting ideas and templates.
- Continuously Implement and manage changes to the project management methodology and framework. Promote changes to ensure adoption by all stakeholders (IT and business).
Qualifications :
To join our team you need:
- A university degree in computer science business administration or another relevant field or equivalent professional experience
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in a similar role including at least 5 years as a project manager for medium or largescale projects.
- Bilingualism in French and English both spoken and written as you will frequently collaborate with clients across Canada and the United States.
Additional Information :
UAP is a diverse community that promotes inclusion and respect. The sum of our individual differences experiences knowledge selfexpression unique capabilities and talents represents the richness of our culture. UAP is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women visible minorities and people with disabilities. By valuing a diverse workforce we ensure that our hiring practices are fair and equitable.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime