Senior Manager, Program Management Office
Telesat · Ottawa, Ontario
Extracted from the posting
Leads enterprise program governance, Integrated Master Schedule, integrated budgets, portfolio reporting, and cross-segment coordination for Telesat telecom and space programs, reporting to the Director of Mission Assurance and Program Integration. Establishes PMO standards, stage-gate processes, and executive dashboards, and leads PMO staff. Does not directly manage segment Program Managers.
The Senior Manager, Project Management Office (PMO) reports to the Director of Mission Assurance and Program Integration and is responsible for leading enterprise program governance, integrated schedule and budget planning, program controls, portfolio reporting, and cross-segment coordination for complex telecommunications and space programs.
This role provides the framework, tools, processes, and oversight necessary to enable successful program delivery across multiple organizational segments while ensuring executive leadership has clear visibility into program performance, risks, dependencies, milestones, and strategic objectives.
The Senior Manager, PMO has a staff who serve as the central integrators across engineering, operations, supply chain, finance, mission assurance, product management, and other stakeholder organizations supporting multiple projects. The position does not directly manage segment Program Managers, who remain within their respective organizations and coordinate extensively with the PMO, However, the role establishes program management standards, methodologies, reporting requirements, and governance practices across the enterprise. The successful candidate must be comfortable operating in an evolving environment where not all processes, standards, and organizational interfaces have been fully established, and where success requires building structure, alignment, and operational discipline across multiple stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Education and Experience required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Telecommunications, Aerospace Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related discipline
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification
- PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) certification
- PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification
- PRINCE2 Practitioner certification
- SAFe or equivalent Agile certification
- 12+ years of progressive experience in project, program, portfolio, or PMO leadership roles.
- 5+ years leading PMO, program controls, governance, program integration, or portfolio management functions.
- Demonstrated experience establishing, transforming, or significantly maturing PMO organizations, governance frameworks, operating models, methodologies, and enterprise planning capabilities.
- Experience supporting large-scale, complex engineering, aerospace, telecommunications, defense, or technology programs.
- Experience working with executive leadership and governance boards.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Experience with integrated master planning, earned value management, portfolio reporting, and enterprise governance frameworks.
- Experience implementing PMO transformations and organizational maturity initiatives
Knowledge and Skills
Security & Compliance Requirements
- Canadian Reliability Status (Minimum) is required
- Eligibility for Controlled Goods Program (CGP) Registration is required
- Ability to handle controlled, sensitive, and export-regulated technical data in compliance with Canadian and international regulations
Decision Making & Supervision
- This role has direct reports and will work and interact with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Working conditions are typical of a downtown Ottawa office environment.
- Must be in-office 5x times a week (Monday-Friday)
The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain Reliability Status.
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