Senior Project Manager

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Senior Project Manager

Location: Mississauga, ON; Stellarton, NS

About Sobeys: Sobeys is embarking on a transformative journey to become the most innovative grocery retailer, driving execution excellence through disciplined processes, systems, and teams. Our Project Horizon initiative is bringing our business plans to life, and we are seeking dynamic individuals to join our team in achieving our ambitious goals.
Role Overview: As a Senior Project Manager within our Transformation Management Office, reporting to the Director of Technology Transformation Management, you will lead the execution of large, complex projects crucial to Sobeys' strategic objectives. This role offers high visibility and requires adeptness in influencing senior stakeholders, strong financial acumen, and a keen focus on stakeholder accountability and ROI.
 

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Key Responsibilities:

Project Support Model and Governance:

• Develop a support model and governance framework for your projects leveraging your experience and internal best practices, ensuring agility, adaptiveness, and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Create clear and attainable project objectives, build the project requirements; Lead the initiation, planning, controlling, monitoring, execution and closing of one or more large complex projects simultaneously. 
• Collaborate with Business Lead to create project charter to obtain a thorough understanding of the business objectives and define and agree on project scope with all stakeholders. 
• Agree on Critical Success Factors with key stakeholders to deliver projects on time, on budget within agreed upon scope. 
• Collaboratively build activities or work packages by sequence and duration while defining roles and responsibilities 
• Realistically establish deadlines, build a change management and communication plan to be followed and manage the project financial status through day-to-day cost tracking. 
• Define success and manage milestone deliverables as scheduled by controlling deadlines with clear plans and empowering the team to be responsible for delivery. 
• Implement dynamic processes to cater to evolving project needs, fostering efficiency, transparency, and accountability.

Elevate Strategic Business Partnership:

• Position the TMO as a strategic business partner, deeply integrated into decision-making processes.
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders, offering tailored project management solutions that drive tangible business results.

Enforce Stakeholder Accountability and ROI Focus:

• Establish a culture of accountability among stakeholders, rigorously evaluating project business cases and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Implement robust tracking mechanisms to monitor project performance against predefined metrics, focusing on driving profitable ROI.

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What you have to offer:

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 10+ years of experience in project management, including at least 8 years as a Project Manager overseeing complex, cross-functional programs.
• Proficiency in managing multi-million-dollar budgets and strong financial acumen.
• Experience in managing difficult stakeholders and influencing senior executives.
• Agility in problem-solving within project management, utilizing both traditional and innovative methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability in coaching and developing team members.
• Exposure to Digital Experience Platforms and Cybersecurity would be advantageous.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or MBA preferred.
• Bilingualism in English and French would be an asset.
• The candidate will be expected to work with peers in other provinces in the development, development and implementation of tools and processes across Canada, as well as provide support to Sobeys employees across Canada.

How to Apply: If you're ready to take on a pivotal role in driving Sobeys' transformation journey and possess the required skills and experience, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you're excited about this opportunity.

Join us at Sobeys and be part of a team shaping the future of grocery retail!