Senior Project Manager

Working HereAt CARFAX Canada, we’re more than just obsessed with cars. We’re obsessed with data and using it to help millions of Canadians buy, sell and maintain cars - but you can learn that on our website. Let’s talk about the sweet perks you’ll get when working here (i.e. what you actually want to know): Some days you’ll be taking in-house leadership training courses, other days you’ll be eating a catered lunch with your team mates. Grab a seat in the state-of-the-art office at 100 Kellogg Lane and collaborate the day away. What’s that, it’s the summer? Well, the 4-day work weeks have kicked in; enjoy those extra paid days off! Why not use one of your paid volunteer days to give back to your community? What else can we list? Competitive wages, amazing benefits like a wellness spending fund, a company-matched pension program, monthly “work from anywhere” days, yearly performance-based bonuses, health and wellness programs, a literal award-winning culture, parental leave top-ups and all kinds of social events. To top all of this off, every day you get to choose how you get to do meaningful work with incredible people. So, looks like we’re obsessed with a few things here – data and our people! Key InformationEmployment Status: Full-time, Permanent Job Type: On-SiteLocation: London, ON
*Please note that we have two operating entities in Canada, CARFAX Inc., and CARFAX Canada. This position is with CARFAX Canada.
Job DetailsCARFAX Canada is excited to announce the position of Senior, Project Manager. In this role you will work on-site from our London, ON office and report to our Manager, Delivery. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading teams to deliver projects that span across one or more business units, manage resources, schedules, and financials. They adhere to stage gate quality and SDLC control guidelines throughout the full business and systems development lifecycle.  This individual will manage project risks, issues, and change requests to ensure successful and on-time delivery. They perform detailed risk management including assessment, analysis, response planning, and reporting. The Senior Project Manager will ensure compliance with all applicable methodology and standards including industry standardized practices such as SOC2 and ISO. The Senior Project Manager prepares and delivers communication to stakeholders, and also may be required to manage external vendor relationships and contract obligations.
Position Responsibilities  

• Develop and maintain an end-to-end project plan and associated project documentation (e.g. Project Charter, Gating documents)
• Estimate and procure resources to achieve project goals within the planned timeframe
• Ensure the overall project is aligned to, and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
• Participate in establishing Project Management best practices, templates, policies and tools and help mature these capabilities for CARFAX Canada. 
• Continue professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices
• Ensure smooth interaction between agile and waterfall processes
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources
• Chair the project team meetings
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues 
• Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables to mitigate impact to baseline
• Act as a trusted advisor and develop relationships with project stakeholders
• Develop and deliver appropriate, effective, executive-level communication
• Manage and ensure that projects are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
• Manage vendors towards delivery and contract compliance
• Monitor and control an end-to-end risk management process
• Coach and guide the scrum master when available and act as the scrum master for development when needed
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team

 Education and Experience Required

• University degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field 
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field considered an asset
• 5+ years of experience in successfully leading projects to on-time, on-schedule and within budget
• 5+ years of experience working with business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment
• 3+ years of vendor management experience 
• PMP certification or working towards is considered an asset 
• Scrum / Agile certification considered an asset 
• Experience delivering projects using SDLC Methodologies: Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall 
• Proficient estimating and forecasting skills 
• Experience working with third-party systems integrators 
• Advanced knowledge of tools: MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Confluence, JIRA, and Slack
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work at all levels of the organization
• Proven leadership, collaboration, and motivational skills, including the ability to influence others towards a common goal across multiple business and technology functions 
• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands 
• Demonstrate decisiveness in analyzing business problems, making decisions, and identifying solutions 
• Experience with coaching and team building

Equal Opportunity EmployerCARFAX Canada is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  We’re committed to providing accommodations by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. For a confidential inquiry or to request an accommodation, please contact your recruiter or email hr@carfax.ca. If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit our website https://www.carfax.ca/careers. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is hired.   We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  About UsCARFAX’s mission is to help millions of people shop, buy, service and sell used cars with more confidence. As a leader in vehicle history and valuation, CARFAX provides impartial and comprehensive information for consumers and the automotive industry. CARFAX‘s Canadian headquarters in London, Ontario supports Canadian and U.S. markets, drawing on billions of data records from thousands of sources, enabling used vehicle buyers and sellers to make informed decisions. CARFAX is consistently recognized as a top employer and business. CARFAX is a part of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). Find out more at www.carfax.ca and connect with CARFAX on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.