Program Manager

Contribute to the successful delivery of strategic initiatives at the heart of an innovation-driven organization!

CGI Montréal is looking for a Program Manager with strong experience in portfolio management and project this role you will be responsible for leading one of the major savings transformation initiatives. As this ecosystem is the largest and will receive the most significant project investment you will play a key role in supporting senior leadership by ensuring visibility across the entire project portfolio as well as managing a team of project managers. If you enjoy analyzing complex challenges influencing strategic decisions and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams CGI offers an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on the success of our clients.

Work model: Hybrid (1-2 days/month onsite)
Location: Montréal

Define the overall vision for programs/projects articulate business objectives and ensure each initiative contributes to the organizational strategy
Translate strategic directions into integrated plans (scope milestones dependencies capacity) and prioritize initiatives based on expected business value
Navigate effectively in highly ambiguous environments and facilitate informed decision-making when alignment is difficult to achieve
Advise senior leadership prepare decision-making materials and recommend adjustments based on business case analyses and risk assessments
Lead large-scale multi-year strategic projects involving multiple teams within a complex matrix environment including collaboration with Project Managers Scrum Masters Release Train Engineers (RTEs) and other stakeholders
Establish clear governance structures (roles responsibilities decision-making authority) facilitate program/project steering committees and ensure the quality of information presented to support decisions to approve redirect or terminate initiatives
Be accountable for budgets (forecasting cost tracking variance analysis) business cases and the expected return on value for the organization
Identify major risks (strategic operational financial) their dependencies and cross-functional impacts; propose mitigation strategies and contingency plans
Establish early warning mechanisms and escalation processes for critical issues
Produce integrated executive dashboards providing a clear view of delivery progress predictability costs and overall program health supported by fact-based analyses and recommendations for corrective actions
Optimize and implement continuous improvement cycles to enhance organizational maturity in program and project management (planning risk management benefits realization)
Structure and evolve the delivery framework and existing practices while establishing a high level of predictability to sustainably strengthen delivery quality and reliability

University degree in Business Administration Management Computer Science or a related field
Minimum of 10 years of experience managing strategic IT programs and projects
Experience delivering large-scale initiatives ($10M) in complex environments
Proven experience supporting executive-level governance and decision-making bodies
PMI and/or Agile certifications (e.g. PMP PgMP PfMP etc.) will be considered an asset
Good knowledge of the insurance industry
Strong understanding of the IT sector including development and architecture environments as well as modern delivery practices (DevOps CI/CD Agile)

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level geographic market experience and training and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is 100 000$ et 190 000$. This position is a future opportunity.

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