As an Expert PCO, you will provide high-level strategic support to the Program Director and various Workstream Leads. This isn't a passive administrative role; you will be responsible for the "health" of the program. You will maintain the Integrated Project Plan (IPP), orchestrate complex program financials, and ensure that executive leadership has a clear, transparent view of the project’s trajectory. Your focus will be on maintaining momentum during a critical platform migration where dependency management is paramount.
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Advantages
High-Visibility Impact: Direct exposure to senior executive leadership through the preparation of steering committee materials.
Enterprise-Scale Experience: Play a pivotal role in a massive digital transformation and platform migration.
Collaborative Environment: Work within a mature PMO structure alongside seasoned Project and Program Managers.
Long-term Potential: Engagement in a multi-year initiative with a focus on professional growth and complex problem-solving.
Responsibilities
Financial Governance: Manage end-to-end program financials, including monthly accruals, financial forecasting, processing of invoices, and chargebacks.
Reporting & Analytics: Develop and maintain high-quality executive summaries, dashboards (Power BI), and status reports for Senior Leadership and Steering Committees.
Integrated Planning: Own and update the Integrated Project Plan (IPP) in MS Project, identifying cross-workstream dependencies and critical path risks.
Blocker Management: Oversee the "Five Blockers" (Risks, Issues, Assumptions, Dependencies, and Decisions), working closely with PMs to ensure mitigation strategies are active and effective.
Administrative Coordination: Facilitate program governance meetings, document key decisions, and ensure consistent reporting standards are met across all workstreams.
Qualifications
Financial Expertise (Must-Have): Demonstrated mastery of program financials, including accruals, forecasting, and presenting financial health to executive committees.
Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in MS Project, Excel (macros/pivots), and PowerPoint.
Tools: Hands-on experience with Jira for task tracking and Power BI for automated reporting.
Industry Experience: Previous experience within a large financial institution (CIBC experience is considered a significant asset).
Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to "tell the story" behind the data to senior stakeholders.
Soft Skills: A proven ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a rigorous attention to detail.
Summary
This is an ideal opportunity for a career PCO who thrives on financial complexity and high-stakes program governance. If you are a proactive problem-solver who can navigate the intricacies of a major platform transition while keeping workstreams aligned and financials on track, we want to hear from you.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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As an Expert PCO, you will provide high-level strategic support to the Program Director and various Workstream Leads. This isn't a passive administrative role; you will be responsible for the "health" of the program. You will maintain the Integrated Project Plan (IPP), orchestrate complex program financials, and ensure that executive leadership has a clear, transparent view of the project’s trajectory. Your focus will be on maintaining momentum during a critical platform migration where dependency management is paramount.
Advantages
High-Visibility Impact: Direct exposure to senior executive leadership through the preparation of steering committee materials.
Enterprise-Scale Experience: Play a pivotal role in a massive digital transformation and platform migration.
Collaborative Environment: Work within a mature PMO structure alongside seasoned Project and Program Managers.
Long-term Potential: Engagement in a multi-year initiative with a focus on professional growth and complex problem-solving.
Responsibilities
Financial Governance: Manage end-to-end program financials, including monthly accruals, financial forecasting, processing of invoices, and chargebacks.
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Reporting & Analytics: Develop and maintain high-quality executive summaries, dashboards (Power BI), and status reports for Senior Leadership and Steering Committees.
Integrated Planning: Own and update the Integrated Project Plan (IPP) in MS Project, identifying cross-workstream dependencies and critical path risks.
Blocker Management: Oversee the "Five Blockers" (Risks, Issues, Assumptions, Dependencies, and Decisions), working closely with PMs to ensure mitigation strategies are active and effective.
Administrative Coordination: Facilitate program governance meetings, document key decisions, and ensure consistent reporting standards are met across all workstreams.
Qualifications
Financial Expertise (Must-Have): Demonstrated mastery of program financials, including accruals, forecasting, and presenting financial health to executive committees.
Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in MS Project, Excel (macros/pivots), and PowerPoint.
Tools: Hands-on experience with Jira for task tracking and Power BI for automated reporting.
Industry Experience: Previous experience within a large financial institution (CIBC experience is considered a significant asset).
Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to "tell the story" behind the data to senior stakeholders.
Soft Skills: A proven ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a rigorous attention to detail.
Summary
This is an ideal opportunity for a career PCO who thrives on financial complexity and high-stakes program governance. If you are a proactive problem-solver who can navigate the intricacies of a major platform transition while keeping workstreams aligned and financials on track, we want to hear from you.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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