Senior Program Manager - Cloud Migration
Contract Duration: ASAP to 10/31/2025 (WO will be made with end date of Oct 2025)
Extension: Yes
• Business group: Project Delivery & Support
• Project: Accelerated Cloud Migration Project, in-house applications will be migrated to GCP.
• Reason for request: The bank is partnered closely with Google to expedite the migration project and a new Program manager is required to assist with the project.
Responsibilities:
• Develop, track and manage 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 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
• Communicating with project team and vendors
Must-Have Skills:
• 10+ years experience in a Program Manager role, working closely with business partners
• Prior experience with Cloud Migration projects (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• People Management Project Scope of at least 30 people.
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Previous Financial Institution Experience an asset
• Jira experience is an asset
• Experience with Risk is an asset
Best vs Average: The ideal candidate would have a PMP/PMI and previous Application migration experience specifically with Cloud platforms.