
Senior Project Manager (Data Center Migration)
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 8+ years of IT project management experience, with at least 3 years managing cloud migration or data center exit projects.
- Proven track record of managing large-scale infrastructure projects with cross-functional technical teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience managing the migration of Windows-based environments (Active Directory, IIS, SQL Server) to AWS or similar platforms.
- Strong understanding of cloud concepts, particularly AWS services, migration tooling, networking, and hybrid cloud operations.
- Experience with program-level governance, resource planning, and RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) tracking.
- Proficiency in using project management tools such as Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, Confluence, and SharePoint.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with technical engineers, senior leadership, and business users.
- Solid knowledge of change management, cutover planning, and operational readiness best practices.
- PMP, Scrum Master (CSM/PSM), or SAFe certification.
- AWS Cloud Practitioner or AWS-specific project experience.
- Experience managing vendor teams, system integrators, or outsourced infrastructure providers.
- Familiarity with ITIL processes, CMDB management, and enterprise service delivery models.
- Experience in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare, financial services, government) with awareness of compliance frameworks.
- Lead the end-to-end project lifecycle of a major data center migration initiative.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, resource assignments, and communication plans.
- Coordinate technical engineering teams, application owners, architects, engineers, and security leads to ensure alignment and progress.
- Facilitate regular status meetings, provide executive reporting, and drive issue resolution across technical and non-technical teams.
- Track dependencies, risks, and blockers; escalate as appropriate and drive mitigation strategies.
- Support the creation of migration runbooks, cutover schedules, and post-migration validation activities.
- Ensure all workstreams are meeting quality, performance, and compliance expectations as systems move to AWS.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and act as a liaison between business units and technical implementation teams.