Senior Program Manager

About the opportunity

This is a senior, highly visible engagement requiring both strategic program leadership and hands-on technical fluency with complex cloud and integration environments.

You will oversee a portfolio of interdependent projects, manage multiple Project Managers, and serve as the primary accountability point for program outcomes, governance, and stakeholder alignment at the executive level.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end program delivery from inception through to close-out and operational transition, covering cost, risk, schedule, governance, and technical performance
• Direct and manage multidisciplinary project teams including multiple Project Managers, each accountable for distinct program workstreams
• Provide a program-level view of inter-project and external dependencies, with ongoing risk exposure monitoring and executive-level reporting
• Develop complex, multi-channel budgets and manage large technology procurements in compliance with public sector frameworks
• Facilitate stakeholder consultation and consensus building across ministry, enterprise, and vendor communities
• Champion agile and scrum practices across project teams, clients, and stakeholders to drive delivery best practices
• Lead change management strategies to overcome resistance and accelerate organizational adoption
• Provide program updates to senior executives and contribute to benefits realization and business planning

What you bring

• 10+ years in technology project and program management, with at least 5+ years on large-scale technology procurement initiatives
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex cloud technology programs (OpenShift, Cloud Automation Manager, Ansible, or equivalent)
• Hands-on management of enterprise solutions using IBM Portal, WebSphere, DataPower, and Oracle Database
• Proven track record leading multi-jurisdictional, enterprise-wide programs in large organizations
• Experience applying agile and scrum frameworks at the program level
• Strong enterprise architecture awareness, including familiarity with the Zachman Framework and business, information, application, and security architecture domains
• Experience with SOA, identity management, SSO, digital identity, and Java/J2EE application environments
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and executive stakeholder management skills

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Ontario Public Sector architecture approval processes (ACT/ARB) and IT gating
• Knowledge of GSIC support organization and ITSM processes in a public sector context
• Experience with AODA compliance in digital delivery
• Background in human resources, organizational development, or communications