Senior Project Manager
CIRA
Date: 5 days ago
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Contract type: Full time
Join the team that is building a trusted internet for Canadians! CIRA may be best known for managing the .CA domain but our impact reaches far beyond that. We’re at the forefront of advancing cybersecurity technologies and leading projects that improve the digital experience for users across Canada and the world. Our broad scope of activities is driven by one central goal: to strengthen and secure Canada’s digital landscape.
By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, ensuring that the internet remains open, safe and accessible for everyone!
Who You Are
You are a seasoned Project Manager who excels at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You are highly skilled in influencing and communicating and take pride in delivering projects on time while exceeding customer expectations. You take time to understand the organization, roles, processes and technology to ensure that they all work in tandem to deliver great outcomes.
You have strong experience helping teams develop processes, roll out new systems, and ensure they are integrated into daily operations ultimately guiding transitions from project launch to long-term sustainability. Above all, you take pride in leading high-impact projects with the end goal of delivering value to the organization and to your stakeholders.
What You Will Do
At CIRA, we’re driven by a passion to make a positive impact on Canada’s digital future. We’re not just asking, ‘What more can we do?’—we’re actively exploring new frontiers to enhance and secure the internet for all Canadians. Our recognition as one of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers for nine years is a testament to our vibrant culture.
We believe in fostering an environment where collaboration and candour are second nature and where diverse perspectives are integral to our success, because we know that great ideas come from everywhere. If you’re passionate about innovation and ready to make a difference in a dynamic field, join us and help shape the future of the internet!
CIRA embraces a blend of remote and IRL in-office work to keep our team connected and engaged. Our Ottawa headquarters is a hub for regular events and social activities that bring our team together, encouraging a strong sense of community within our organization. No matter where you work from, you'll always feel part of our vibrant team and our shared mission.
For any accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, ensuring that the internet remains open, safe and accessible for everyone!
Who You Are
You are a seasoned Project Manager who excels at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You are highly skilled in influencing and communicating and take pride in delivering projects on time while exceeding customer expectations. You take time to understand the organization, roles, processes and technology to ensure that they all work in tandem to deliver great outcomes.
You have strong experience helping teams develop processes, roll out new systems, and ensure they are integrated into daily operations ultimately guiding transitions from project launch to long-term sustainability. Above all, you take pride in leading high-impact projects with the end goal of delivering value to the organization and to your stakeholders.
What You Will Do
- Develop detailed project schedules, work plans, resource requirement estimates, and other planning elements to define and manage CIRA projects.
- Apply a high degree of rigor in using project management methodologies, standards, and best practice techniques.
- Manage multiple and concurrent projects from the planning phase through successful implementation, project closure and post launch support.
- Develop and utilize plans to map the step-by-step, minute-by-minute, processes necessary for dry runs and actual migrations of customer data from legacy platforms onto CIRA’s product platform.
- Work alongside product managers and development teams to understand long-term product planning and roadmaps which-will inform the project-requirements.
- Engage with stakeholders to communicate the vision, benefits and impacts of change, while addressing concerns.
- Act as the bridge between CIRA and the customer, driving solutions for the business.
- Manage multiple initiatives to support CIRA’s strategies, including the development of new Professional Services offerings.
- 10+ years of experience in Project Management, within technology environments.
- Extensive experience overseeing and leading complex, cross-functional projects on time and with proven valuable strategic and customer impact.
- Experience working with diverse stakeholders advancing large scale change management.
- Ability to work within project environments that have a degree of ambiguity.
- Proficient in interpreting contracts and agreements, with the ability to manage project deliverables and implement change management processes in alignment with contractual obligations.
- Knowledge of a variety of project planning approaches and methodologies (e.g. predictive, waterfall, agile).
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills with the ability to influence decision makers.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is considered an asset.
At CIRA, we’re driven by a passion to make a positive impact on Canada’s digital future. We’re not just asking, ‘What more can we do?’—we’re actively exploring new frontiers to enhance and secure the internet for all Canadians. Our recognition as one of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers for nine years is a testament to our vibrant culture.
We believe in fostering an environment where collaboration and candour are second nature and where diverse perspectives are integral to our success, because we know that great ideas come from everywhere. If you’re passionate about innovation and ready to make a difference in a dynamic field, join us and help shape the future of the internet!
CIRA embraces a blend of remote and IRL in-office work to keep our team connected and engaged. Our Ottawa headquarters is a hub for regular events and social activities that bring our team together, encouraging a strong sense of community within our organization. No matter where you work from, you'll always feel part of our vibrant team and our shared mission.
For any accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
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