Senior Project Manager - Application Development

Putting people first, every day
 

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

BDO Digital is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our client-facing Technology Consulting team and own the following responsibilities:

You will be primarily responsible for managing and leading the delivery of successful projects on time and on budget.

• Managing projects in SDLC starting from the SOW creation, identifying the project objectives, project initiation, resource allocation, requirements analysis, design, software development, quality assurance, and deployment plan

• Responsible for overall project performance and executive-level reporting, including project health, milestones status, critical issues, resource allocation, risk identification, risk mitigation, budget tracking, and lessons learned

• Acting as a single point of contact for all projects communication with the client and internal stakeholders

• Developing and maintaining the project charter, project plan, communicate the % completion and project health to all stakeholders

• Responsible for the change management, identifying change request scope, budget, timeline, and obtaining approval from executive sponsors

• Ensuring all deliverables are completed, preparing release notes and receiving the signoff on milestones and the final closure report

• Responsible for building the team structure, defining role and responsibilities, and plan for onboarding of new team members

• Managing the program budget by calculating the ETC and BTC and EV

• Managing many technical teams of different team members, including Cloud Architects, Developers, Technical Architects, Business Analysts, QAs, DevOps

• Applying the Agile Scrum Methodology to deliver the project through sprints and a successful delivery

• Responsible for all Agile artifacts and Sprint events covering Sprint planning, Stand-ups, Sprint Retrospectives, and Sprint Reviews

How do we define success for your role?

• You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration

• You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; client describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high quality work

• You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients

• You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and attracts talent

• You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace

• You grow your expertise through learning and professional development

Your experience and education

• Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information technology and at least 10 years relevant experience managing software delivery applications

• Experience completing successful migrations to Azure Cloud for infrastructure and applications

• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and tools

• Strong team leadership and coaching skills

• At least 8-10 years of experience with Microsoft Project, JIRA or Azure DevOps

• Experience working in a SAFe, or Kanban, or Scrum Agile methodology

• PMP certification

• Agile Scrum Master certification

Your skills

• Agile Scrum Methodology, JIRA & Atlassian or Azure DevOps Knowledge, Microsoft Project, Effective Communication, Scheduling and Time Management, Leadership, Team Management, Risk Management, Budget Management

Why BDO?
Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2025. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences. 

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways: 

• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada. 

• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development. 

• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Flexibility: All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

With your consent, BDO Canada may use AI technology (Microsoft Copilot) to transcribe during preliminary conversations, solely for the purpose of note-taking and not for other purposes, such as resume review, evaluation or selection of candidates.

More information on BDO Canada’s Privacy Policy can be found here: Privacy Policy | BDO Canada

Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click “Apply now” to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.

To explore other opportunities at BDO, check out our careers page.