IT Project Manager, Employee AI Enablement

Job Description

IT Project Manager, Employee AI Enablement

Location: Mississauga, Ontario (On-site) 2x a week in office.

Duration: 6 month rolling contract

Role Overview

This organization is seeking a highly skilled IT Project Manager to serve as the Track PM for the Employee AI Enablement program. This initiative drives the enterprise-wide rollout and adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot. The successful candidate will oversee program planning, project management tool administration, financial tracking, and governance cadence across multiple concurrent workstreams, adhering to established portfolio management methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the integrated program project plan, detailing milestones, dependencies, and resources.

• Manage project scope, change control, and the critical path across all active workstreams.

• Maintain the risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies log along with decision tracking.

• Facilitate the program meeting cadence and prepare reporting inputs for monthly executive status reviews.

• Coordinate rollout activities with program leads across diverse business areas.

• Ensure all project team members are accurately set up and maintained within the tracking systems.

• Produce, distribute, and maintain complete project administration reports.

• Manage program budgets, forecasts, and actual expenditures, reconciling any variances.

• Forecast resource demand and capacity requirements across internal teams and vendor partners.

• Apply established governance methodologies, gate reviews, and required project artifacts.

• Build strong relationships with business sponsors, technology leaders, and delivery teams.

• Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Experience: Five or more years of experience in IT project management, with a proven track record of managing enterprise technology programs or multi-workstream projects. Experience overseeing initiatives exceeding $1M involving multiple teams in highly regulated environments is required.

• Technical

Skills

• Hands-on experience with enterprise portfolio management tools (such as Planview or equivalent) for resource setup and reporting. Strong working knowledge of Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall delivery models, alongside solid project financial management skills. Experience delivering or supporting Microsoft 365 Copilot or enterprise AI deployments is necessary.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Agilist, or a Microsoft 365/AI-related certification.

• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 licensing, administrative concepts, or adoption reporting.

• Leadership Competencies

• Executive Presence

• Financial Stewardship

• Strategic Thinking

• Decision Quality

• Business Acumen

• Vendor Management

• Stakeholder Influence

• Continuous Improvement

• Organizational Agility

• Change Leadership

• Success Measures

• Program plans, milestones, and risk logs are consistently kept current and accurate.

• Project administration data remains complete, with reports delivered according to schedule.

• Financial reporting is delivered on time, accurately reflecting budget utilization and resource demand.

• Governance requirements are met consistently, yielding positive sponsor feedback.

• Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• Everforth Apex

Benefits

• Overview: In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.