Senior IT Project Manager to lead a Gen AI project with one of our insurance clients- 14600

Senior IT Project Manager to lead a Gen AI project with one of our insurance clients- 14600

Location: Toronto, ON or Waterloo,ON

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days on-site: Tuesday to Thursday)

Contract Duration: ASAP start date, 1-year contract with potential for extension or conversion to full-time, depending on business needs

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM (37.5 hours per week)

Position Overview:

• We are seeking a highly experienced Agile professional to join our advanced analytics team. This role involves building Gen AI solutions and managing the development and production of numerous use cases. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working with senior-level stakeholders, including VPs and above, and will be adept at guiding junior developers and resolving technical issues.

Typical Day in Role:

• Daily Standups and Scrums: Participate in daily meetings with technical resources to resolve blockers and address challenges.
• Senior Leadership Meetings: Regularly meet with senior leadership to review developed user stories and production progress, ensuring clear communication and reporting.
• User Story Management: Collaborate with the team to create user stories, plan the backlog, and prioritize tasks for planning
• Stakeholder Communication: Negotiate and communicate effectively with leaders to align on project goals and deliverables.
• Budget Management: Oversee a program budget of $1-3 million, ensuring projects stay within the allocated budget.

Job Description:

• Develops, tracks and manages project budget, project plans, timelines and scope Manage project resources including procuring project staff, developing, motivating, coaching and advising Partner closely with other members of functional project teams to define business requirements Lead teams of developers in the delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet business needs Define test plans and ensure that products are defect free before User Acceptance Testing Facilitate the User Acceptance Testing process, developing rollout plans and procedures Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses Ensure appropriate systems development and project management processes are being utilized Make presentations to steering committees or project sponsors.

Must have Requirements:

• Agile Expertise: 8+ years of experience in Agile methodologies.
• SAFe certified: along with demonstrated experience leading large scale agile programs.
• Technical Leadership: Ability to guide junior developers and provide direction on technical issues.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven experience working with senior-level stakeholders and managing high-visibility projects.

Nice have Requirements:

• Technical skills utilizing MS CoPilot, Github, Adobe firefly. Minimum ask is to understand applications to be able to speak intelligently with Actuaries.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
• Certifications

Candidate Review & Selection

• # Step Process: Virtual interview with 3 individuals including hiring manager, senior product owner of Gen AI, Chief Architect supporting Gen AI program.