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GP Strategies is looking to expand our project and program manager contractor pool in Canada for projects later in 2026. We are looking for individuals with proven experience working as a contract project or program manager supporting content development and technology-enabled projects. PROJECT MANAGER – TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY & IMPLEMENTATION SUMMARY The Project Manager – Technology Delivery & Implementation is the focal point for content development and technology-enabled projects, ensuring delivery to scope, plan, and budget.
This role is a Project Manager first, with demonstrated capability in leading projects involving technical complexity, system integration, and evolving requirements. The role is responsible for ensuring that technical inputs are effectively understood, structured, and translated into clear delivery plans and stakeholder communication. The Project Manager does not perform technical design or development activities, but plays a critical role in driving alignment between Project Management, technical teams, and client stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Project Delivery & Planning - Lead end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring alignment to scope, timelines, budget, and client expectations - Create detailed project plans that integrate both delivery and technical workstreams - Apply appropriate delivery methodologies based on project needs, including Agile, waterfall, and hybrid approaches, with a working understanding of key Agile processes and practices - Ensure technical dependencies, constraints, and assumptions are clearly reflected in plans, including by drawing out and validating input from technical leads and stakeholders - Manage multiple concurrent and interdependent projects effectively Managing Complexity & Ambiguity - Operate confidently in environments where requirements may be incomplete, evolving, or ambiguous - Build clarity and structured plans from high-level or unclear inputs - Identify gaps in scope, documentation, or ownership, and proactively drive resolution - Support alignment across interdependent workstreams, teams, and projects Technology Delivery Coordination - Work closely with technical teams to ensure delivery approaches, dependencies, and timelines are clearly understood - Ensure technical documentation, assumptions, and risks are captured and reflected in delivery planning - Incorporate technical inputs into project plans, client updates, and reporting Note: This role does not replace technical ownership or accountability for design, development, or engineering decisions.
Translation & Communication - Translate technical concepts, updates, and challenges into clear, structured, and client-friendly communication - Ensure all stakeholders understand progress, risks, and next steps, regardless of technical background - Consolidate and structure questions to enable efficient communication with technical teams - Reduce communication friction through clarity, consistency, and structured updates Stakeholder & Client Management - Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders - Enable confident client communication on projects involving technical complexity - Ensure appropriate technical representation is included in client discussions where required - Support teams in communicating complex topics clearly and consistently Governance, Process & Delivery Discipline - Establish transparent ways of working across Project Management and technical teams - Define roles, responsibilities, and escalation pathways at project initiation - Ensure effective use of delivery tools (e.g., Jira) with clear ownership, status, and next steps - Maintain structured reporting cadence and clear project documentation Risk, Issue & Dependency Management - Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and blockers proactively - Translate technical risks into clear business impacts and mitigation plans - Ensure issues are escalated app