PS Program Manager

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

As the Information Company, our mission at OpenText is to create software solutions and deliver services that redefine the future of digital. Be part of a winning team that leads the way in Enterprise Information Management. 

Your Impact

Your future team, Professional Services, has more than 3,000 consultants and project managers who act as experts and advisers to our 100,000 clients around the world, within the framework of lasting relationships of trust.

By joining this team, you will actively participate in the implementation of innovative business solutions to meet the increasingly high expectations of our customers.

From the project’s kick-off to its closure, as a Senior Project Manager, you will be charge of managing our projects being focused on its success, for both Customer and Opentext. Your primary role will be to manage implementation projects including all aspects of project management, as of communication, project’s activities follow-up, risks management, reporting (both internal and external), financial monitoring and escalation. But through the close relationships you will build with your customers, you will also play a key role in helping the PS sales team grow our business.

What the role offers

As a Senior Project manager, your main activities will focus on:

• Planning and monitoring project’s activities and resources
• Managing project’s scope
• Identifying and mitigating Risks
• Reporting and communicating on project’s progress (both internal and external)
• Monitoring financial aspect of the project (Revenue and Margin)
• Managing escalation with all internal teams at OT.

You will help and support PS Sales teams to develop our activity with customers you will oversee, meaning helping with project’s scoping, effort estimation and proposals’ writing.

Finally, as an expert in Project Management, you will have multiple opportunities to share your experience by participating in forums, conferences, and discussions.

What you need to suceed

• Graduated as a Computer Engineer (or equivalent training) and has worked in IT project management,
• Knowledge of the EIM technologies such as ECM and Archiving, and ability to hold strategic discussions around their deployment is desirable
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrable strength in planning
• Ability to build and manage strong customer relationships, both internal and external
• Ability to use own initiative to resolve problems and to obtain relevant information needed to perform a given task
• High communication skills in French and English are essential for this position (reading, writing, and speaking).

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at hr@opentext.com.