Senior Project Manager

Summary

The job is for a Senior Project Manager at Apply Digital, a global digital transformation partner. The role involves managing projects, leading teams, and fostering relationships with clients. The preferred candidate should have 10+ years of experience in delivering end-to-end digital solutions, be based in the Metro Vancouver area of Canada, and work in hours that align to PT (Pacific Timezone).

Requirements

• 10+ years of demonstrated track record with leading teams delivering end-to-end digital solutions under fixed price or T&M agreements
• 8+ years of experience working in professional services or consulting environments dealing with enterprise clients
• Proven track record in fostering partnership experience with high-level client stakeholders and internal stakeholders
• Experience working on enterprise-level accounts with a focus on CPG
• A can-do attitude, a passion for digital products, and the resilience to work in a flexible and fast-paced environment
• Excellent and effective communication skills
• Effective time management and the ability to prioritize based on the needs of the team
• Demonstrable critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and willingness to take on complex challenges
• Strong beliefs in servant leadership
• Ability to diplomatically navigate complex and controversial discussions, and de-escalate difficult situations
• Prior experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience using tools like JIRA, Notion, Instagantt, or similar
• A good dose of humility and positivity to drive your relentless pursuit to excellence!
• Prior experience on a Scrum team and/or Scrum Master certification
• Technical background in Computer Science is nice to have

Responsibilities

• Understand and manage the program roadmap and mobilize your team against a critical path
• Act as the primary point of contact within your teams, to client partners, and all stakeholders required
• Coordinate and facilitate all aspects of project delivery, including resourcing, creating project plans, managing roadmaps, controlling scope and deliverables, managing budgets, and raising change requests when needed
• Lead cross-functional teams including Client Services, Strategy, Product, UX, UI, Tech, QA, and Data
• Foster a one-team mindset, actively monitoring and reporting team morale
• Identify and manage risks that would impact project delivery and proactively resolve issues
• Continuously engage with the client, leadership, and team to ensure we deliver the value expected of each engagement
• Maintain detailed status and project reports on each project to present to clients and internal stakeholders
• Estimate project timelines, effort, and costs for new opportunities
• Use tools such as JIRA, Notion, Google Sheets

Benefits

• Flexibility - work where you work best
• Competitive benefits plan
• Generous paid time off - take the time you need to be balanced and energized
• A growing company means many opportunities for advancement - we like to promote from within!
• Regular team and company events (karaoke, escape rooms, axe throwing and more!)
• Training budgets, Days of Learning, company-wide training, Apply Library and our Hackathon for Good mean you have many different ways to learn and stretch yourself