We are seeking a dynamic Director for our Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO). As a crucial driver of WCLC’s strategic execution, you will lead the oversight and coordination of critical portfolios, programs and projects that align with our business goals. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's success by ensuring that our strategy is effectively translated into action and delivered with excellence. The Director of EPMO & AI Enablement will also lead planning and hands-on execution of AI enabled intelligent automation within governance frameworks.
Reporting to the VP Strategy & Execution, this role will help define and standardize program and project management practices and approaches– focusing on process design and implementation which supports clear governance, accountability, decision-making, improved communication and training, and organizational acceleration.
Major Responsibilities:
- Implement and operationalize portfolio management techniques to provide a cohesive management of portfolios, programs and projects.
- Implement tools and dashboards that enable early insights and data-driven decision-making on portfolios, programs and projects.
- Drive the successful execution and delivery of programs and projects across a variety of functions.
- Partner closely with business owners across WCLC to establish agile practices and processes to get work done that is scalable and ultimately deliver business outcomes.
- Communicate broadly across teams, senior leadership, and C-level staff – championing transparency.
- Proactively manage, track and report on risks, issues, and change to support teams and ensure successful portfolio, program and project delivery.
- Identify / resolve issues at the enterprise portfolio level.
- Leverage industry best practices to design efficient, effective, lean, and agile program and project management practices, processes, and templates leveraged by EPMO; document and increase adoption across WCLC.
Competencies:
- 10+ years of experience in Project Management and / or Portfolio Management, including projects/portfolio sizes over $20 million.
- 7+ years of a successful track record of management / leadership and people management experience in delivering complex, corporate-wide programs and projects on time, within budget, with high quality and aligned to business outcomes.
- University Degree required in computer science, engineering, business, IT or a related professional discipline. MBA is preferred.
- Mandatory project management certification such as PMP. Additional portfolio management certification is desirable.
- Demonstrated experience executing AI solutions to automate processes and procedures.
- Strategic mindset and business acumen, with strong prioritization skills and a focus on organizational outcomes vs. team tasks.
- Proven experience defining, implementing, and iterating portfolio, program, and project management practices and processes within a fast-growing company.
- Strong management skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with business partners, vendors and teams to achieve results.
- Strong planning, organizational, prioritization and presentation skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence and effectively negotiate with stakeholders and vendors.
- Comfortable at working across Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and other methodologies.
- Passionate about building a data-driven organizations and leveraging insights to drive improvements.
Who we are
You may not be very familiar with WCLC, but you’re almost certainly familiar with the products we help bring to players throughout the Prairie Provinces and the North every day; lottery games like LOTTO 6/49, SPORT SELECT, and dozens of instant scratch tickets.
WCLC is the non-profit organization authorized to manage, conduct, and operate lotteries – at retail and online – and other gaming-related activities for the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba as well as the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. We entertain our players while building the future of lottery – delivering innovative, responsible, and trusted experiences that provide growing value for our provinces and territories
We know it’s our people that make this possible, which is why we invest in building talented, adaptable, and accountable teams who are proud to live and work in our region. We offer a challenging, collaborative work environment, competitive benefits, and a good work-life balance.
We’d love to talk to you about how you fit into that.
