Description

Russell Tobin & Associates is hiring on behalf of one of its esteemed clients.

Job ID: 26-17024

Job Title: Project Manager/Leader – Senior

Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

Duration 184 Business Days with possible extension

Client: Public Sector

Pay Rate: CAD $100 per hour

Role Overview

  • The Project Manager / Project Leader provides integrated project management leadership for assigned enhancements of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) Modernization program, including functionality intentionally sequenced beyond the Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
  • The role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing delivery activities across defined workstreams and blended teams of internal and vendor resources. This includes managing schedules, dependencies, risks, and issues, as well as coordinating and optimizing the use of assigned resources to ensure successful execution in alignment with approved scope, timelines, and governance.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills are critical to success. The Project Manager / Project Leader works effectively with business leaders, delivery teams, and external partners, conveying complex delivery issues clearly and confidently, facilitating decision making, and maintaining alignment across diverse stakeholders.
  • The role requires a proactive and adaptive leadership approach, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage delivery in evolving or uncertain conditions, and identify and mitigate risks before they impact outcomes. Accountability is limited to delivery execution within the assigned scope and does not include ownership of funding approvals, procurement authority, or responsibilities associated with initial solution delivery.

Must Have:

  • 8+ years of experience managing complex digital or I&IT delivery initiatives, preferably within large or highly governed enterprise environments.
  • Proven experience delivering projects using agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating delivery across blended teams of internal staff and external vendors.
  • Proven ability to manage delivery risks, dependencies, and issues across multiple workstreams.
  • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE) and/or Finance & Operations (F&O) environments and Azure DevOps-supported delivery is considered an asset.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, lead delivery discussions, and maintain momentum in complex environments.

Role and responsibilities.

The Project Manager / Project Leader will be accountable for delivering the following outputs in support of assigned enhancements of the OPGT Modernization program:

Integrated Delivery Planning

  • Develop and maintain a detailed, integrated delivery plan for assigned workstreams, including tasks, milestones, dependencies, and resource considerations.
  • Ensure plans remain responsive to iterative or agile delivery approaches while supporting day to day tracking of activities and progress.

Execution and Coordination

  • Coordinate delivery across internal teams and external vendors, including tracking activities and milestones associated with vendor deliverables.
  • Support execution of system integration, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities to ensure delivery continuity and readiness.

Status Reporting and Governance Support

  • Prepare regular (e.g., weekly, bi weekly, and ad hoc) delivery status reports covering progress, risks, issues, and dependencies.
  • Present delivery status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and governance forums as required.

Risk and Issue Management

  • Proactively identify, assess, and manage delivery risks and issues across assigned workstreams.
  • Escalate high impact risks and issues with recommended mitigation strategies in a timely and structured manner.

Transition and Knowledge Transfer Support

  • Support transition planning and handover activities to operational teams to enable sustainable post implementation support and continuity.

If this opportunity matches your experience and career goals, please share your most updated resume for consideration.

Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts are able to provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.

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