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As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.\nAI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.\nAt OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do-powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.\nYOUR IMPACT\nThe Lead IT Project Manager is an experienced project delivery leader responsible for managing complex, cross-functional IT projects from initiation through closure. This role owns the integrated project plan, governance cadence, risk and issue management, stakeholder communication, and delivery transparency required to achieve defined business outcomes. Working closely with Portfolio Managers, sponsors, Domain Leads, Enterprise Architects, technical teams, and business stakeholders, the Lead IT Project Manager translates business intent into an executable delivery approach, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, dependencies, and benefits are clearly defined, governed, and actively managed.\nWHAT THE ROLE OFFERS\nLead complex IT projects end-to-end, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.\nTranslate business priorities and sponsor objectives into project charters, delivery plans, milestones, governance structures, and execution roadmaps.\nCoordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, and delivery partners to drive execution, resolve obstacles, and maintain alignment with business and technology goals.\nDevelop and manage integrated project plans, including timelines, dependencies, resources, financial tracking, and delivery constraints.\nApply PMO standards and governance practices, ensuring documentation, approvals, decision logs, change controls, and compliance requirements are maintained.\nManage project scope, benefits realization, and change management through structured planning, impact assessments, and stakeholder collaboration.\nMonitor project health by maintaining accurate status reporting, financials, risks, issues, decisions, and action items in approved systems.\nProvide clear, decision-focused updates to sponsors and senior stakeholders while proactively identifying, mitigating, escalating, and resolving risks and issues.\nLead stakeholder engagement by facilitating meetings, governance forums, and communications that drive accountability, alignment, and informed decision-making.\nChampion continuous improvement and AI-enabled project delivery by mentoring project teams, improving PMO practices, leveraging AI tools for productivity and insights, and ensuring responsible AI adoption within governance and security standards.\nWHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED\nBachelor’s degree in IT, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and experience considered.\n8+ years of progressive project management experience, preferably managing complex, cross-functional IT projects in a matrixed enterprise environment.\nProven ability to deliver large or complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, dependencies, risks, and competing priorities.\nStrong knowledge of project lifecycle management, governance, change control, risk and issue management, financial tracking, project reporting, and stakeholder communication.\nWell-versed in Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery approaches; experience with project management methodologies such as PMI, PRINCE2, ITIL, or equivalent is an asset.\nPMP certification is strongly preferred; PgMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL, or other relevant certifications considered an asset.\nAdvanced communication, facilitation, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence across business and technical audiences.\nProficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, project planning tools, PPM/reporting platforms, and collaboration technologies.\nAbility to work independently, manage ambiguity, adapt to shifting priorities, and travel between sites as required.\nInterest in AI learning and practical application of AI-enabled tools to improve planning, reporting, risk visibility, project controls, and delivery outcomes.\nOne Last Thing\nOpenText is more than just a corporation, it's a global community where trust is foundational, the bar is raised, and outcomes are owned.\nJoin us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At OpenText, we don't just have a culture; we have character. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that embraces innovation and empowers its employees to make a difference.\nOpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.\nIf you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at Ask HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.\nCompensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.\nSalary Range: $92,320 -$138,480; Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.\nAI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. 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