Sr. Project Manager - AI Governance

Job Title: Senior Project Manager – 12 Month Contract Location: Edmonton (hybrid – primarily remote) Type: Contract (12 months, with possibility of extension) All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. The Position: Our client is seeking a full-time contract Senior Project Manager to work in partnership with technology teams and business stakeholders to lead the implementation of business and technology-focused solutions. Reporting to the Manager, Portfolio Delivery, this role is part of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) and is responsible for managing complex programs that span multiple departments, systems, and stakeholders, including both internal teams and external partners. Your experience delivering foundational projects related to artificial intelligence governance and security frameworks will be critical to your success. You bring strong experience supporting and operating within an Enterprise Portfolio Management Office, including project intake and demand management, delivery execution, benefits realization, capacity planning, and multi level reporting. You are a collaborative, strategic, and execution-focused project leader who thrives in dynamic, enterprise scale environments and excels at stakeholder engagement. You have excellent collaboration and communication skills and can successfully engage with stakeholders across legal, privacy, IT security, and enterprise architecture. Your ability to build relationships, communicate effectively, and rally teams around a common goal will drive success. If you are a seasoned project leader with strong delivery and communication skills and a proven ability to lead complex initiatives, this is a great role for you! What You'll Do: Engage with business partners and stakeholders to understand objectives and requirements, ensuring project outcomes align with expectations and deliver business value in a cost-effective manner. Define and manage end to end project plans, including scope, work breakdown structure, schedule, resources, and budget. Manage project financials, monitoring and controlling scope, schedule, and costs, and addressing variances as required. Identify, assess, and manage project and enterprise risks and issues, developing mitigation strategies and facilitating timely resolution. Partner with Organizational Change Management and operational teams to ensure readiness, adoption, and successful transition to operations. Champion the organization's Enterprise PMO methodology to ensure consistency and alignment. Lead and coordinate cross functional teams across business, IT, vendors, and partners. Act as a point of escalation to address delivery challenges, roadblocks, and resource constraints. Mentor and support team members, fostering professional growth and collaboration. Prepare and deliver clear status updates, reports, and presentations to stakeholders at various levels. Contribute to enterprise planning by sharing lessons learned, best practices, and supporting portfolio level alignment. Collaborate with other Project Managers to ensure alignment across the project portfolio. Foster a respectful, positive, and inclusive working environment and effectively manage conflict when it arises. Mandatories: Post secondary degree or diploma in business, information technology, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Project management certification (e.g., PMP®, PRINCE2, PMI ACP). 10+ years of progressive project management experience across the full project lifecycle. Proven experience delivering complex business and technology solutions from concept through implementation and operational transition. Experience successfully delivering projects involving artificial intelligence governance and security frameworks, or similar strategic initiatives. Experience managing projects in remote and hybrid environments with cross functional business, IT, and vendor teams. Strong understanding of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Hands on experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies. Demonstrated vendor management experience, including oversight and performance management. Strong organizational, analytical, and problem solving skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast paced environment. Proven leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement capabilities. Assets include Organizational Change Management certification or experience (e.g., Prosci), and experience with tools such as MS Project, JIRA, ServiceNow, SharePoint, and Power BI. If you are interested in this position and meet the above criteria, please click the Apply for Job button below to send your resume securely and in confidence directly to the recruiter managing this opportunity. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN 10 PERCENT RECRUITING LTD. We invite you to become one of our satisfied candidates! 10 Percent Recruiting Ltd. believes in transparency with our candidates and our employers; we understand that open communication and collaboration are fundamental to our success. Our professional recruiters are passionate about helping you find a fulfilling job or career and ensuring your complete satisfaction with our process. 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