Senior Project Manager, Integration Management Office - 15 Month Term
WestJet
- Calgary, AB
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Define the Project Statement of Work, Scope, Specifications, and Requirements for the project deliverables
- Identify impacted teams and individuals through detailed stakeholder analysis; determine how they are impacted and work with the project team to manage the impacts and communication
- Ensure that projects align with the program and are proceeding to plan according to committed scope, schedule, budget and quality standards through rigorous baseline control
- Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation with project team
- Manage issues and risks to mitigate impacts to project
- Effectively collaborate with cross-functional, cross-organization teams to negotiate and integrate project plans, secure commitments on deliverables, and resolve blocking issues
- Identify, track and manage project dependencies to ensure optimal utilization of resources, ongoing risk identification and timely benefits realization on the project level
- Cultivate relationships to provide project leadership and communicate vision and strategy in a highly matrix environment
- Identify stakeholders and manage at varying levels within the organization, tailoring your style and approach to meet their needs, both in-person and remote
- Communicate at various levels, from senior business stakeholders to subject matter experts (business and technology) in designing and developing solutions to meet business needs
- Work with stakeholders to elicit, document and manage the requirements for the project (waterfall or agile methodology)
- Work with the business or cross-functional team to clarify problem statements. Apply methodical problem-solving, critical thinking and root cause analysis to dissect complex issues into logical components. Generate, evaluate, and implement possible solutions and monitor outcomes
- Expertly facilitate cross-functional workshops to support problem-solving and are able to clearly document the current state environment and create appropriate future state representation processes and artifacts
- Organize and present project information in a comprehensive manner that is appropriate for the audience and the situation, including Executive-level reporting
- Mentor, coach and support junior members of the team
- 10+ years' experience as a Project Manager in an environment with increasing scope and complexity, or 5+ years' experience of delivering transformational technology projects within enterprise environments
- A University degree, masters or advanced degree in IT, Business, or Engineering. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered
- Proficiency in MS Office product suite, and MS Project
- Experience leading aviation projects considered an asset
- Previous experience leading projects as part of a large complex program and/or within a merger and acquisitions is considered a strong asset
- PMP Certification is preferred but not required
- Familiarity with Agile Project Management Practices preferred but not required
- Familiarity with JIRA and Azure preferred but not required
- A fun and friendly culture with colleagues who work together to win
- Travel privileges for you and your family, effective from your start date
- Savings and Benefit programs that are flexible to meet your specific needs