Senior Project Manager - Enterprise Application Modernization
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Contract Length: 1 year
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Raise is currently hiring a Senior Project Manager - Enterprise Application Modernization on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client, is one of Canada's public research Universities is a global centre for teaching, learning and research. Consistently ranked among the top public Universities in the world
Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.
Description
The Senior Project Manager – Enterprise Application Modernization drives the strategic planning, execution, and delivery of our clients high-priority digital transformation initiatives. This role focuses on modernizing the university’s legacy infrastructure, specifically guiding the transition of business-critical, on-premise applications to modern, scalable cloud-based platforms. Operating within a highly decentralized and complex institutional ecosystem, the Senior Project Manager will orchestrate collaboration across cross-functional technical teams (including integration, data governance, and solution architecture) and diverse university stakeholders to ensure minimal disruption to academic and administrative operations.
Responsibilities
- Project Leadership & Delivery (50%)
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End-to-End Governance: Direct complex, multi-phase enterprise application modernization and cloud transformation projects from business case development through deployment and closeout.
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Scope & Schedule Management: Define project scope, critical path milestones, and deliverables. Track project health, manage dependencies, and proactively mitigate risks associated with legacy system sunsetting and cloud adoption.
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Financial Accountability: Oversee substantial capital project budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, resource allocation, and strict adherence to ’s financial guidelines and procurement protocols.
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Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management (25%)
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Cross-Functional Orchestration: Align and coordinate efforts across specialized IT domains, including Solution Architects, Security Analysts, Integration Engineers, and Data Governance teams.
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Institutional Alignment: Manage relationships with diverse university stakeholders (faculty, administrative leaders, registrars, and operational staff), translating complex technical architectures into clear business outcomes.
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Transition & Training: Collaborate with organizational change management (OCM) teams to ensure seamless operational handovers, user readiness, and minimal friction during major platform cutovers.
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Vendor & Lifecycle Management (15%)
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Vendor Relations: Manage third-party SaaS/PaaS vendors, system integrators, and consultants, ensuring delivery matches contractual service level agreements (SLAs) and statements of work (SOW).
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Procurement Support: Contribute technical and procedural expertise to RFP (Request for Proposal) processes and contract negotiations for new enterprise platforms.
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PMO Advocacy & Governance (10%)
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Best Practices: Contribute to the continuous improvement of IT’s Project Management Office (PMO) by applying agile, waterfall, or hybrid methodologies tailored to project needs.
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Reporting: Deliver transparent, data-driven status reports and executive briefings to steering committees, sponsors, and university leadership.
Qualifications
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7+ years of progressive experience in IT project management, with a proven track record of leading large-scale Enterprise Application Modernization or Cloud Transformation (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS) initiatives.
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Prior experience working within higher education, public sector, or highly matrixed, decentralized organizations is strongly preferred.
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Technical Knowledge & Skills
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Deep understanding of the complexities involved in moving legacy, monolithic, on-premise applications to cloud-native environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
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Strong foundational knowledge of data integration frameworks (APIs, middleware), enterprise data governance, and information security standards.
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Mastery of project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project) and frameworks (PMBOK, Agile/Scrum).
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Soft Skills & Competencies
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Exceptional communication and negotiation skills; the ability to build consensus and influence outcomes across competing stakeholder groups without direct authority.
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Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, manage shifting priorities, and remain outcome-focused in a complex environment.
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Education and Certifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related discipline. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
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Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 certification.
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Agile certifications (PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master/CSM, or SAFe).
Foundational Cloud Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals) are a significant asset.
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Looking for meaningful work? We can help!
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