Senior Program Manager

Position: Senior Program Manager

Duration: 1 Year 4 Months assignment (contract)
Client Location: Toronto (Onsite: 7.25 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday)
Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)

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Note on Assignment Type

This position is provisionally Onsite, requiring 7.25 hours per calendar day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.

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About the Engagement

Akkodis is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to provide leadership across large‑scale, complex, and high‑risk enterprise technology initiatives, with a strong emphasis on cloud and enterprise platform delivery. This role requires a senior‑level program leader with deep experience managing multi‑project portfolios, large technology procurements, and cross‑jurisdictional teams, while operating within structured frameworks and agile delivery models.

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Scope

• Provide program‑level leadership for large‑scale, complex, enterprise cloud and technology initiatives

• Oversee multiple interrelated projects across platforms, jurisdictions, and delivery teams

• Ensure full life‑cycle delivery aligned with organizational, standards, and methodologies

• Act as the primary escalation and decision‑support point for senior stakeholders.   .

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Assignment Deliverables

• End‑to‑end program roadmap model, and delivery plan

• Integrated schedule, budget, risk, and dependency management artifacts

• Executive‑level program status, financial, and risk reports

• Successful delivery and transition of enterprise cloud and platform solutions into operations.

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Expertise Required

Must Have:

• Experience working with the delivery of complex Cloud technology projects

• Experience managing enterprise solutions with technologies that include IBM Portal, WebSphere, DataPower, OpenShift, Cloud Automation Manager, Ansible and Oracle Database.

• 10+ years’ experience in technology project management, at least 5+ years must include projects that required large technology procurements.

• Demonstrated experience using the agile / scrum framework to promote best practices and awareness to the project team, clients and/or stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

• Experience within public‑sector or large regulated environments

• Strong change‑management and organizational transformation experience

• Excellent executive‑level communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

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Security Clearance

Required.

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Important

This is a business-to-business engagement. Candidates must represent an incorporated entity, hold a valid business number, maintain appropriate insurance, and invoice for services rendered.

How to Apply

 Submit your resume in confidence via the Akkodis Canada website.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only candidates meeting the above qualifications will be contacted for further discussions.

Accessibility:

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matter. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.