ERP Project Manager (6 month contract)

Get ready to goeasy! goeasy Ltd. is one of Canada’s fastest growing and exciting businesses. We operate two lines of business including easyhome which is the largest merchandise lease to own company in Canada offering top quality, brand name household furnishings, appliances and home electronics to consumers under weekly or monthly leasing agreements. Under our easyfinancial banner, we are a leading provider of financial products and services, including unsecured consumer loans, mortgages, prepaid cards and credit repair products that cater to underserved Canadians that do not have access to products and services from traditional financial institutions. Collectively operating under the goeasy Ltd. umbrella, the organization is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange with revenue of approximately $300 million per year, over 300 retail locations across Canada and 1600 employees.

We are currently looking for an experienced ERP Project Manager (Micorsoft Dynamics 365) to lead and facilitate the implementation of our new ERP. This position is contract-based, in the Mississauga area.With our record breaking growth comes a business that is fast paced and exciting and requires this individual to be someone who can handle large, complex projects and successfully navigate risk while being exposed to many areas of the business. 

Reporting to the Director, Project Delivery Office, you will lead a team of consultants and goeasy Subject Matter Experts, effectively delivering our ERP project to achieve identified goals and objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver detailed project plans, budgets, governance structure and task management strategies to achieve project objectives
• Act as the primary liaison between all team members assigned to the project; external vendor, IT and business resources
• Mange a Functional Team of consultants and subject matter experts (SMEs) dedicated to specific functional areas
• Work with business partners to develop concepts, requirements, design alternatives, work effort estimates, project schedules and costs for implementation
• Facilitate requirements specification workshops
• Gap functional requirements to capabilities of the system to propose technology solutions and appropriate workarounds
• Facilitate knowledge transfer between functional and technical teams
• Support the end-to-end business process dry-run testing
• Provide production cutover/transition support and production support assistance
• Develop positive, strong working relationships with team members, sponsors, and functional managers
• Ensure project success by driving execution through the application of sound project management principles and methodologies
• Maintain regular communications with team and business stakeholders to ensure necessary and appropriate steps are taken to resolve difficulties, which may impede progress or compromise achievement of project’s objectives

Qualifications:

• Multiple ERP Implementations, with at least one in the finance industry
• Experience with Microsoft Dynaics 365 is required
• Minimum 8 years of dedicated IT project management experience
• Proven track record of delivering projects on time and on budget
• Strong organizational skills and sense of priorities
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Autonomy and leadership
• Consulting experience is an asset
• PMP certification is an asset
• Strong business, analytical skills and systematic problem-solving abilities
• Strong understanding of the data flow and functionalities within ERP systems
• Solid understanding of relational database technologies
• Strong commitment to professional client service excellence
• Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
• Support business readiness and change management activities prior to go-live

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

goeasy is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, goeasy is committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with all legislative requirements throughout Canada.   Please let us know if you require an accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Additional Information:

All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire. 

We thank all interested applicants; however, we will only be contacting those for interview who possess the skills and qualifications outlined above.

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