Our client, is looking for a strategic and highly collaborative Project / Program Manager - Data Governance to lead a critical, large-scale enterprise data program.
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In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing multiple related workstreams nested under a single strategic corporate program. The core mission centers on Data Governance—specifically driving data policy development and ensuring its seamless adoption across multiple independent business units. This position demands a seasoned delivery professional who can look beyond pure tracking to think strategically, manage complex cross-functional alignment, and act as a vital liaison among senior business leaders and technical teams.
Duration: 5-Month Contract
Work Environment: Complex, cross-functional corporate ecosystem
Advantages
High-Visibility Strategic Ownership: Lead a major data modernization and compliance initiative that directly impacts enterprise-wide data policy and operations.
Complex Program Leadership: Manage an intricate portfolio of overlapping projects, giving you full ownership over planning, delivery, governance, and resource optimization.
Executive Exposure: Engage directly with senior leadership, stakeholders, and business unit heads, acting as the primary face of the data governance rollout.
Dynamic Work Environment: Work with cross-functional squads where out-of-the-box thinking and strategic problem-solving are highly valued and expected.
Responsibilities
Strategic Program Governance: Lead, coordinate, and drive the execution of multiple related projects under one cohesive corporate data governance program, ensuring strict alignment with overarching business strategy.
Policy Development & Adoption: Oversee the operational execution, deployment, and business-unit adoption of newly established corporate data policies and standards.
Milestone & Framework Control: Own end-to-end program delivery, including comprehensive tracking of deliverables, timelines, resource allocation, and program budgets.
Risk & Escalation Management: Proactively identify, track, and mitigate program-level risks, issues, and structural dependencies, managing escalations efficiently to keep schedules on track.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Synchronize efforts across diverse, complex, and cross-functional teams to ensure unified execution and minimize operational friction.
Executive Liaison & Reporting: Present clear, high-impact status updates, roadmap metrics, and strategic recommendations to key stakeholders and executive leadership teams.
Qualifications
Experience: 7+ years of progressive experience successfully managing large-scale, complex programs or multi-project portfolios.
Data Governance Domain Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience specifically within Data Governance frameworks, including policy development, data standard enforcement, and multi-business-unit compliance adoption.
Delivery Pedigree: Strong track record in customer-facing or internal business-facing deployment, demonstrating total ownership over project lifecycles, resource management, and budgeting.
Soft Skills & Influence: Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills. A demonstrated ability to influence decision-making and build relationships within matrixed organizational structures.
Nice-to-Have Qualifications: Active Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification is a significant asset.
Summary
If you are a senior Program or Project Manager who thrives on turning complex data compliance goals into actionable corporate policies, this contract provides an ideal platform for your expertise. Bring your data governance background, enterprise-scale coordination skills, and executive-level communication style to a premier program team today!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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Our client, is looking for a strategic and highly collaborative Project / Program Manager - Data Governance to lead a critical, large-scale enterprise data program.
In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing multiple related workstreams nested under a single strategic corporate program. The core mission centers on Data Governance—specifically driving data policy development and ensuring its seamless adoption across multiple independent business units. This position demands a seasoned delivery professional who can look beyond pure tracking to think strategically, manage complex cross-functional alignment, and act as a vital liaison among senior business leaders and technical teams.
Duration: 5-Month Contract
Work Environment: Complex, cross-functional corporate ecosystem
Advantages
High-Visibility Strategic Ownership: Lead a major data modernization and compliance initiative that directly impacts enterprise-wide data policy and operations.
Complex Program Leadership: Manage an intricate portfolio of overlapping projects, giving you full ownership over planning, delivery, governance, and resource optimization.
...
Executive Exposure: Engage directly with senior leadership, stakeholders, and business unit heads, acting as the primary face of the data governance rollout.
Dynamic Work Environment: Work with cross-functional squads where out-of-the-box thinking and strategic problem-solving are highly valued and expected.
Responsibilities
Strategic Program Governance: Lead, coordinate, and drive the execution of multiple related projects under one cohesive corporate data governance program, ensuring strict alignment with overarching business strategy.
Policy Development & Adoption: Oversee the operational execution, deployment, and business-unit adoption of newly established corporate data policies and standards.
Milestone & Framework Control: Own end-to-end program delivery, including comprehensive tracking of deliverables, timelines, resource allocation, and program budgets.
Risk & Escalation Management: Proactively identify, track, and mitigate program-level risks, issues, and structural dependencies, managing escalations efficiently to keep schedules on track.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Synchronize efforts across diverse, complex, and cross-functional teams to ensure unified execution and minimize operational friction.
Executive Liaison & Reporting: Present clear, high-impact status updates, roadmap metrics, and strategic recommendations to key stakeholders and executive leadership teams.
Qualifications
Experience: 7+ years of progressive experience successfully managing large-scale, complex programs or multi-project portfolios.
Data Governance Domain Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience specifically within Data Governance frameworks, including policy development, data standard enforcement, and multi-business-unit compliance adoption.
Delivery Pedigree: Strong track record in customer-facing or internal business-facing deployment, demonstrating total ownership over project lifecycles, resource management, and budgeting.
Soft Skills & Influence: Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills. A demonstrated ability to influence decision-making and build relationships within matrixed organizational structures.
Nice-to-Have Qualifications: Active Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification is a significant asset.
Summary
If you are a senior Program or Project Manager who thrives on turning complex data compliance goals into actionable corporate policies, this contract provides an ideal platform for your expertise. Bring your data governance background, enterprise-scale coordination skills, and executive-level communication style to a premier program team today!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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