Senior Software Project Manager Cloud

TL;DR

Senior Software Project Manager Cloud: Leading large, complex cloud and software programs, while also performing core project management activities such as developing and maintaining schedules, milestones, and dependencies. Focus on business impact, not just task completion; measures and communicates value delivered.

Location: Dieppe, CA, NB E1A 6P8. Hybrid

Company

Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers.

What you will do

• Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of large, complex cloud and software programs.
• Define and drive delivery strategies, governance structures, and success criteria for major cloud and platform initiatives.
• Translate business goals into roadmaps, integrated program plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Oversee multi‑workstream planning across architecture, development, testing, infrastructure, security, and change management.
• Track and report program and project performance, surfacing variances, risks, and issues with clear recommended actions.
• Anticipate and manage high‑impact risks, driving issue resolution, root‑cause analysis, and structured change control across the program.

Requirements

• 8–12 years of experience managing complex IT/software development projects including cloud-based initiatives.
• 3–5 years leading large, cross-functional programs or multiple concurrent complex projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams in a matrixed environment.
• Proven success managing high-stakes, time-critical, and/or contractually sensitive projects with competing priorities.
• Advanced proficiency with project and portfolio tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Clarity or similar PPM tools, MS Project).

Nice to have

• Professional Project Manager with experience delivering software projects from concept through production deployment.
• Proven experience managing highly complex projects with tight timelines, changing scope, and competing priorities.
• Proficiency with Clarity; experience in Agile and hybrid delivery models is highly desirable.
• Previous experience in gaming, lottery, or similarly regulated industries is a plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Committed to sustaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of the global customers and communities we serve.
• Creating a fair and inclusive culture that enables all our employees to feel valued, respected and engaged.
• Equal opportunity employer.