Program Manager
About Kinaxis
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About the Role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead program-level coordination and execution across multiple projects, phases, and deliveryteams to ensure alignment to scope, timelines, and expected outcomes.• Establish and maintain project governance, including integrated plans, milestone tracking,reporting cadence, and escalation frameworks.• Manage cross-project dependencies, risks, and issues, proactively driving resolution inpartnership with Delivery Managers/Directors and key client stakeholders.• Support senior client and executive stakeholder engagement through clear, structured programreporting and communication.• Coordinate cross-functional and geographically distributed teams, ensuring clarity of roles,ownership, and execution priorities.• Monitor project financials, including forecasting, tracking, and variance identification acrossworkstreams.• Drive consistency in delivery practices across projects, contributing to program-level standards,tools, and methodologies.• Provide guidance and informal mentorship to (Senior) Delivery Managers on complex deliveryscenarios and program coordination.
Primary Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Computer Science, or a related field.• 10+ years of progressive experience delivering complex software or technology programs in aprofessional services or consulting environment.• Proven experience managing multiple projects with significant scale, interdependencies, andstakeholder complexity.• Strong understanding of project governance, delivery frameworks, and risk management acrossmulti-phase engagements.• Experience supporting project financials, including forecasting, tracking, and budget oversight.• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments withcompeting priorities.• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across alllevels of the organization.• Ability to align cross-functional teams and drive execution without direct authority.• Solid understanding of enterprise software delivery lifecycles; supply chain domain experience isan asset.• Experience with program and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project,Confluence, SharePoint).• PMP or equivalent certification is an asset; familiarity with Agile or hybrid delivery modelspreferred.• Willingness to travel as required for client engagements.
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Social Responsibility at Kinaxis
Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we're committed to a long-term net-zero operations strategy. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact. People matter at Kinaxis and here are some of the perks and benefits we offer, which may vary by location and employee:
- Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide days off)
- Flexible work options
- Physical and mental well-being programs
- Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
- Mentorship programs, training, and career development
- Recognition programs and referral rewards
- Hackathons
For more information, visit the Kinaxis website at www.kinaxis.com or the company's blog at Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at . This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description to identify candidates whose education, experience, and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions. Originally posted on Himalayas
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