About the role

Program Manager leading execution of transformation programs at Mitacs. Ensuring alignment across corporate initiatives to deliver effective outcomes in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and governance across the TMO portfolio, ensuring enterprise transformation initiatives are aligned with organizational priorities.
Lead the end-to-end delivery of Enterprise Transformation programs, including planning, execution, risks and issues management, dependency management, budget management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of key program outcomes.
Manage vendor coordination and governance, including day-to-day management of consulting partner relationships.
Prepare materials for the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) on program delivery.
Ensure that project and program-level risks, issues, dependencies, and opportunities are identified, assessed, and mitigated throughout the program lifecycle.
Provide regular updates in both written reports and verbally to senior leadership, workstream leads, and stakeholders on program progress, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and risks.
Track and report on KPIs to ensure that program goals are met.
Facilitate cross-functional meetings to maintain alignment on project deliverables and ensure stakeholder alignment on critical priorities throughout the program lifecycle.
Lead, coach, and develop a small project management & delivery team. Set clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans for direct reports.

8+ years of experience in program management within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Minimum 5 years of experience directly managing Project Managers or similar roles.
Program Management (PgM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).
Expertise in project management tools such as Smartsheet, MS Planner, Jira, or other industry-leading platforms.
Experience managing portfolio budgets in excess of $10M.
Proven ability to lead and coordinate small, cross-functional teams and collaborate across multiple business units and workstreams to achieve transformation goals.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and manage relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Active user of AI tools for productivity (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar) with a mindset of continuous improvement and innovation.