Portfolio Manager- Information Technology (Temporary)

Job title: Portfolio Manager- Information Technology (Temporary)

Job description: The IT Project Portfolio Manager (PPM) supports Sheridan’s Project Springboard initiative; a pan-institutional technological transformation initiative launched in response to Sheridan’s 2020-24 Strategic Plan. The Springboard Portfolio Management Office (PMO) involves the management of over thirty (30) projects, divided among four (4) portfolios, that are essential to the success of advancing Sheridan’s digital transformation. The PPM is accountable for the management of one or more project portfolios by collaborating with stakeholders, providing analytical support and overseeing the projects.

What You’ll be Doing

• Facilitating and coordinating the efforts of the PMO toward the establishment of project portfolio definition, structure and process, including the following:

• Demand management and strategic alignment of projects and programs;
• Portfolio categories and criteria;
• Evaluation, selection and prioritization;
• Execution, tracking and measuring the achieved results.
• Supporting and advising executives on actions required to balance the portfolio of existing assets and services;
• Directing the development and maintenance of communications and reporting on project portfolios, their contents and the performance of individual initiatives to stakeholder and governance council(s), the steering committee and senior executives;
• Performing other duties and activities as required.

About You

Your ability to influence, negotiate and develop relationships at multiple levels, and across a wide spectrum of personalities and functions, energizes and engages others.

You have the ability to effectively present strategies and plans to senior management while demonstrating sound reasoning and decision-making abilities.

You enjoy project management, balancing many different tasks, staying organized and planning and have the ability to integrate multiple streams of information and prioritize to meet a demanding workload and keep things running smoothly.

You exercise sound judgement and your sharp problem solving skills, along with your ability to invite new ways of thinking, allow you to solve challenges in a creative way to help advance organizational goals.

You are a natural leader and have a highly collaborative spirit which, combined with your keen interpersonal skills, empowers you to work with well with others to support establishing and achieving collective goals.

The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:

• 4-year bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science or another related field along with 9 years demonstrated expertise and leadership experience with project management and change management methodology, preferably in a post-secondary environment (or an equivalent combination of education and experience);
• Knowledge of major systems & functions across enterprises, corporate organization and priorities/initiatives, College processes, technical, business interfaces;
• Proven experience successfully developing multiple programs within a portfolio;
• Project management certification (PMP, Prince2) and/or Portfolio Management certification preferred;

Who We Are:

Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in people’s lives. Our strategic plan, Sheridan 2024: Galvanizing Education for a Complex World , charts a path towards a new ground-breaking model of higher education that reshapes post-secondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity, diversity and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses, we’re making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.

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Other Details

Faculty/Department: Information Technology
Campus Location: Trafalgar (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus) This position is currently working remotely with occasional on-campus requirements.
Reference #: J1122-1348
Employee Group: Administrative
Payband: NM
Salary Range: $98,558 – $104,718
Application Deadline: December 7, 2022

Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabe Nation, Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands, and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.

Sheridan values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. Sheridan regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. Sheridan seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism, and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from qualified candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including those who identify as First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

Sheridan will provide job applicants with accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. To request accommodation, please contact

You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire, we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments, if applicable.

Company: Sheridan College

Expected salary: $98558 – 104718 per year

Location: Oakville, ON

Job date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 03:49:25 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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