AWS CLOUD APP MIGRATION PROGRAM MANAGER

Position Description.
This role is hybrid and requires you to be in our downtown Toronto office (250 Yonge Street) 2-3 times per week - subject to change at any time.
You are a highly motivated Program Manager who can drive Delivery in alignment with the organization mandate and goals.
You are strong in program & project management practice and possess both business and technical acumen.
You support the team and work to achieve results within the constraints of budget, schedule and scope.
You are a leader, an influencer, a team player and a collaborator.
Your future duties and responsibilities.
Program & Project Planning.
Develop integrated project plans, including scope, timelines, budgets, and allocation of resources.
• Team Leadership.
Lead project teams, including internal and external partners, ensuring alignment with project goals and objectives.
• Risk Management.
Guide and support the team to identify potential project risks and develop mitigation plans to ensure successful project delivery.
• Stakeholder Engagement.
Champion strong relationships with clients, vendors, and team members to improve collaboration and project success.
• Communication.
Maintain clear and open communication channels with project partners, providing regular updates and reports.
• Scope Management.
Work closely with the business to baseline and monitor project scope and activate change requests as needed.
• Financial Management.
Produce cost models, maintain budgets and expenditures, making vital adjustments to stay within budget.
• Quality Assurance.
Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and best practices.
• Governance.
Maintain project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and other artefacts.
• Critical thinking & Problem Solving.
Identify and resolve project issues and obstacles to keep projects on track.
• Cloud Domain knowledge is a must • Advise and direct cloud migration projects for legacy applications and databases to cloud systems.
• Manage Project team members for AWS environment.
• Perform IT assessment, cost reduction strategies, strategy development and system efficiency reviews.
• Direct teams for landing zone architecture, and re-platform applications to AWS.
• Lead the efforts to compile a business case for AWS project, with executive summary, cost, benefits, and feasibility.
• Initiate and manage IT rationalization projects for consolidation of data centers.
• Leverage AWS for data warehouse design, ETL operations and data mining.
• Collaborate with Architecture for performance, maintenance and security.
• Manage application transformation to cloud projects, including assessments, budgets, closings, emergency management, disaster recovery procedures for system resiliency and business continuity.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role.
Skills & Experience Required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Highly motivated Program Manager who can drive delivery in alignment with the organizations mandate and goals.
• Proven experience in program & project management practices and posses both business and technical acumen.
• 10+ years’ experience as a Program & Project Manager managing projects with large budgets, complex solutions, and over multiple years.
• Experience overseeing multiple projects within a program structure.
• Excellent leadership, communication, management, and interpersonal skills.
• Cloud Domain knowledge is a must.
• Ability to lead efforts to compile a business case for AWS projects, with executive summary, cost, benefits, and feasibility.
• Proficiency in JIRFA and Confluence.
• Insurance knowledge is an asset but not mandatory.
Skills.
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We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value.
You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last.
You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
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