Company Description

Arthur Grand Technologies (www.arthurgrand.com) is in the business of providing staffing and technology consulting services. We have doubled our revenue year over year for the past 5 years. This speaks to the long-lasting relationship and customer satisfaction that we have built in this short span of time. Our company is managed by a team of professionals who worked for big 5 consulting firms for 20+ years.

We are a minority owned staff augmentation and technology consulting company
To keep our valued employees, we need to keep them engaged in challenging, interesting work, offer market-relevant benefits and provide continued opportunities for professional growth.

Job Description

Arthur Grand Technologies is currently seeking a highly motivated and Skilled Project Manager/Leader - Intermediate for one of our clients

Position: Project Manager/Leader - Intermediate

Location: Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid)

Hybrid - 3 days on site and 2 remote

Duration: Long Term Contract

Must have's:

• Artificial Intelligence Strong Knowledge and /or experience of using AI tools for Business Analysis / Project Management
• Business Systems Analysis: Strong experience in business/systems analysis within software/product development

Responsibilities:

• Provides project management on large scale, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives.
• Ensures project deliverables meet clients' business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.

General Skills:

Project Management: Gathers requirements, creates detailed project schedules, monitors and forecasts project costs, and manages project schedules, deliverables, and scope.

Coordination and Communication: Coordinates project processes, develops guidelines, clarifies roles, resolves conflicts, and ensures knowledge sharing.

Risk Management: Identifies and mitigates risks, prioritizes issues, and recommends strategies to senior executives.

Conflict Resolution: Ability to identify and address conflicts between project and functional areas.

Client Relationship Management: Skills in managing client expectations, providing updates, and resolving potential conflicts.

Stakeholder Engagement: Participates in steering committees, provides reporting to senior executives, and promotes best practices for project management.

Technology Recommendations: Ability to recommend software, hardware, and technology resources.

Selection Criteria

Order

Percentage

Criteria

1

15

Presentation of a project

As part of the selection process we invite all selected candidates to prepare a presentation that includes the following:

• A description of a project they personally managed
• Main project challenges and risks and how they were resolved
• Any use of AI functionality to expedite the project timelines or reduce risk and cost

Selected candidates will present their project as part of the interview process.

2

35

Project and Team Management

• Leads project teams to deliver high-quality products and services.
• Strong Knowledge and /or experience of using AI tools for Project Management
• Resolves team impediments to increase the effectiveness of the development team.
• Identifies areas for improvement to boost the productivity of the Scrum Team.

• Facilitates and supports Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective.
• Proficient in requirements refinement, story point estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other scrum techniques.

• Identifies, manages, and reports risks and issues.

3

25

Communication and Collaboration:

• Excellent ability to develop crisp, concise, and engaging reports and presentation material for various audience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Collaborates with diverse teams and negotiates solutions with multiple stakeholders.
• Manages client relationships, providing updates and resolving potential conflicts.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Effective interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.

4

25

Business and System Analysis

• Conducts review of business/system analysis to identify gaps in supporting software and product development.
• Strong Knowledge and /or experience of using AI tools for Business Analysis
• Collaborates with the Ministry's product owner to prioritize the product backlog.
• Ability to recommend software, hardware, and technology resources.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.