Project Delivery Lead (Senior)

Who We Are

PLATO is Canada’s largest Indigenous-owned software testing and technology services company. For nearly 30 years, our expert teams have helped our clients deliver reliable products that users enjoy interacting with.

Our 100% Canada‑based team brings deep experience in QA, software testing, and IT services, along with a shared commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement. We’re a team that shows up for each other, whether that’s tackling complex client challenges or helping colleagues grow through coaching and knowledge‑sharing.

As Canada’s largest Indigenous‑owned software testing company, we’re proud of our roots and our mission to build a stronger, more inclusive technology workforce. At the same time, we warmly welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences who are passionate about quality, teamwork, and making an impact.

Contract Duration: Oct 6 to Nov 30, 2026

Security Clearance: Reliability or higher is required at time of application

Job Summary

The Project Delivery Lead (Senior) is accountable for the successful delivery of complex business and technology initiatives that support strategic organizational priorities. Working across business, technology, vendor, and partner teams, this role leads delivery planning, execution, governance, stakeholder engagement, and reporting to ensure initiatives achieve intended outcomes. The position provides leadership across multiple workstreams, proactively managing risks, issues, and dependencies while driving alignment, informed decision-making, and delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex business and technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and strategic objectives.

• Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans, roadmaps, milestones, and governance frameworks to support effective execution and oversight.

• Establish and lead governance forums, executive reviews, and stakeholder engagements, providing clear reporting, insights, and recommendations to support decision-making.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with executive stakeholders, business leaders, technology teams, vendors, and external partners to ensure alignment and successful delivery outcomes.

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams, promoting accountability, collaboration, and delivery excellence.

• Oversee the management of RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) and decisions, ensuring appropriate mitigation, escalation, ownership, and resolution activities are in place.

• Monitor delivery performance, critical path activities, and overall program health, proactively addressing challenges and opportunities that may impact outcomes.

• Lead stakeholder communications and change enablement activities to support organizational readiness and adoption.

• Manage vendor performance, deliverables, and contractual commitments to ensure alignment with program objectives.

• Drive continuous improvement in delivery practices, governance processes, reporting, and ways of working.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading complex business transformation and technology implementation initiatives with accountability for end-to-end delivery.

• Strong expertise in Project Delivery, Program Delivery, Strategic Planning, Roadmap Development, Governance, Financial Oversight, and Resource Management.

• Demonstrated success in Executive Stakeholder Management, facilitating governance forums, influencing senior leaders, and driving organizational alignment.

• Proven experience managing Risks, Issues, Dependencies, Critical Path Activities, and delivery performance across large, multi-stream initiatives.

• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills within complex matrix organizations.

• Experience leveraging Azure DevOps (ADO), Microsoft Project, Power BI, SharePoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams to support planning, governance, performance monitoring, collaboration, and executive reporting.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to translate complex information into actionable recommendations and measurable business outcomes.

Work With Us

At PLATO, we believe that great work happens when people feel supported, connected, and challenged in the right ways. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where experienced professionals share knowledge, mentor others, and contribute to solving complex, real‑world client projects.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and Indigenous peoples. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, we’re here to support you.

PLATO respectfully acknowledges that we operate on treaty territories, unceded First Nations and Inuit territories, and within Métis homelands. We honour the long history of these lands and actively work toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non‑Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island.