IT Project Manager Sr

Dayforce is a global human capital management company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead business-critical initiatives across the data organization, collaborating with IT Operations and stakeholders to deliver strategic projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead large, business-critical technology projects from initiation through completion
• Own project scope, plans, schedules, milestones, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, communications, financial tracking, and project outcomes
• Serve as the primary project leader, aligning cross-functional teams around objectives, deliverables, ownership, and success measures
• Drive project governance, including project charters, kickoff meetings, status reporting, time reporting, financial tracking, and stakeholder communications
• Communicate project progress, risks, issues, blockers, decisions, and required actions clearly to business, IT, executive stakeholders, and project sponsors
• Manage changing priorities, resource constraints, stakeholder requests, and ambiguity through structured planning and transparent communication
• Escalate risks, issues, and key decisions with recommended options and clear next steps
• Apply PMBOK principles, governance standards, and established project management methodologies
• Partner with the IT Service Effectiveness team to support organizational readiness, change management, solution delivery, and go-live activities
• Facilitate migration and cutover planning, including sequencing, ownership, dependencies, validation, and rollback planning
• Lead productive meetings, document outcomes, and ensure follow-up actions are completed
• Identify dependencies, risks, blockers, and opportunities across related programs to improve delivery efficiency
• Proactively resolve issues, remove obstacles, and ensure successful project delivery
• Coach, mentor, and influence project team members, contractors, and stakeholders to drive accountability and successful execution
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery practices, processes, tools, and governance

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred
• 8+ years of project management experience
• 5+ years of experience managing vendor-driven projects
• 5+ years of experience applying Agile and Waterfall methodologies, including frameworks such as SAFe or Scrum
• Experience building and managing relationships across large enterprise organizations while influencing stakeholders at all levels
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Strong executive communication, presentation, and public speaking skills
• Ability to clearly communicate project status, risks, issues, decisions, and roadblocks
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Proactive mindset with strong ownership, sound judgment, and a process-driven approach
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Working knowledge of IT infrastructure, application integration, systems automation, and IT operations
• Candidates must be eligible to meet applicable government security requirements. For U.S. candidates, this includes U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, Green Card status, or naturalized citizenship, and the ability to obtain U.S. security clearance. For Canadian candidates, the ability to obtain (or currently hold) Canadian Protected B security clearance and a minimum of five years of residency in Canada are required
• PMP certification
• Experience using Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Smartsheet, Jira, and Confluence
• Experience supporting IT infrastructure, application integration, systems automation, or IT operations initiatives
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools, custom GPTs, or AI agents to improve project management processes