Maarut Inc

RQ00553 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Maarut Inc  •  Toronto, CA (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description


This role requires hands-on technical fluency with Microsoft
365 Copilot/Microsoft Chat and Copilot Studio and is not intended for
generalist project management profiles.


Qualifications


  • Post‑secondary education in IT, Computer Science,
    Engineering, Business Management, or related field, or equivalent relevant
    experience.

  • Strong communication skills to translate technical topics
    (security, privacy, identity, governance) into delivery decisions and
    user-facing guidance.

  • Demonstrated judgement and accountability in a public‑sector
    or similar environment.

  • Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s
    Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge.

  • Knowledge and understanding of Information Management
    principles, concepts, policies and practices.

  • Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians
    with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.


Experience


  • 5+ years delivering complex technology rollouts or digital
    enablement initiatives in large organizations.

  • Experience delivering M365 or enterprise SaaS rollouts
    involving technical implementation, licensing, onboarding, training, comms, and
    adoption measurement.

  • Experience coordinating delivery gates across
    security/privacy/compliance stakeholders (e.g., assessments/risk treatment
    approach).

  • Experience with Power Platform / Copilot Studio delivery is
    a strong asset (agents, environments, governance).

  • Ability to handle client relationships to manage
    expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts
    between project and functional areas.


Technical Capabilities


  • Working knowledge of how M365 Copilot uses Microsoft Graph
    and operates within user permissions and compliance boundaries (sensitivity
    labels, security trimming

  • Familiarity with M365 rollout prerequisites and operational
    dependencies (identity, access patterns, end-user readiness steps documented
    for pilots).

  • Ability to coordinate Copilot Studio governance controls,
    including Power Platform admin center data policies/DLP and security/governance
    concepts for agents.

  • Demonstrated experience working with cloud security and
    compliance controls in an enterprise environment, including coordination with
    security and risk teams on topics such as identity and access management, data
    protection, compliance requirements, risk assessments, and implementation of
    required security controls for cloud‑based services (e.g., Purview).

  • Comfortable working with network/security teams on technical
    constraints, configuration dependencies, and risk mitigations reflected in
    Copilot risk documentation.

  • (Preferred) Ability to build basic Copilot Studio agents
    (prototype level) to validate patterns and accelerate delivery.


M365 Copilot + Microsoft Chat rollout delivery


  • Support the delivery of the Copilot pilot/rollout workplan
    including licensing activation, onboarding, communications, training
    coordination, and support pathways.

  • Lead technical prerequisites and readiness steps for
    enterprise roll-out and user access.

  • Manage delivery of the approved use case approach and
    adoption measurement mechanisms that support phased rollout.

  • Copilot Studio agents (agentic AI) delivery + governance
    coordination

  • Plan and coordinate development of Copilot Studio agents,
    including environment setup, release sequencing (dev/test/prod), and access
    controls consistent with Power Platform governance practices described in City
    materials.

  • Coordinate required governance controls for agents (e.g.,
    data policies/DLP via Power Platform admin center) and ensure these are
    incorporated into delivery plans and release gates.

  • Where required, build or co-build basic Copilot Studio agent
    prototypes to validate patterns, connectors/knowledge sources, and operational
    readiness.


GitHub Copilot rollout


  • Lead the technical aspects of the enterprise roll-out
    for GitHub Copilot as part of the broader AI enablement portfolio
    (planning, onboarding, training, adoption tracking), consistent with prior City
    roadmap references to Copilot for GitHub.

  • Work with engineering/security stakeholders to ensure
    enterprise governance aligns with documented enterprise policy controls for
    GitHub Copilot.

  • Security, privacy, IM, and compliance delivery gates

  • Maintain and drive completion of required assessments like
    SAR, TRA, IM, IAM, PIA and risk treatments tied to Copilot and Copilot Studio
    enablement and related services, ensuring delivery sequencing reflects
    governance gates.

  • Coordinate with security and compliance stakeholders on
    controls such as plugin posture and governance expectations noted in risk
    documentation.

  • Coordinate with TCS/CISO in establishment and execution of a
    Purview compliance ownership/operating model referenced as a Copilot
    implementation deliverable.

  • Reporting, stakeholder management, and delivery
    transparency

  • Produce concise delivery reporting (status, risks,
    dependencies, decisions) to program leadership and senior stakeholders and
    manage escalations through structured options.

  • Grounded in the City’s existing rollout/operating model
    approach across AI enablement.

  • Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business
    requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness,
    efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and
    frameworks.

  • Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates
    changes to resourcing, ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as
    project objectives and deliverables are met.

  • Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues
    before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.

  • Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome
    resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all
    stages of projects - concept, definition, planning, implementation and
    close-out.

  • Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior
    executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers


Requirements


Deliverables


  • Integrated technical rollout plan for Microsoft Chat + M365
    Copilot (including milestones, training, comms, activation, support).

  • Operational rollout assets: onboarding steps, training
    schedule/material alignment, support and troubleshooting guidance packaged for
    users.

  • Governance + compliance deliverables: completed security
    assessment/risk artifacts and action tracking; documented approvals and release
    gates.

  • Copilot Studio agent delivery pack: environment plan,
    DLP/data policy configuration approach, and at least one working
    prototype/pilot agent where assigned.

  • GitHub Copilot rollout plan and controls alignment (policy
    approach and enablement steps), aligned to enterprise policy management
    capabilities.

  • Adoption and feedback reporting (pilot learnings,
    issues/themes, recommendations for scale).

  • Completed production readiness and operational hand‑off
    artifacts.

  • Maintained audit‑ready documentation, including decisions,
    approvals, and risk treatments.

  • Regular project status reporting, delivery dashboards, and
    escalation summaries for Program Leads.

  • Facilitated delivery forums, working sessions, and cross‑team
    coordination meetings.


Must Haves:


  • This role requires hands-on technical fluency with Microsoft 365 Copilot/Microsoft Chat and Copilot Studio and is not intended for generalist project management profiles

  • Experience delivering M365 or enterprise SaaS rollouts involving technical implementation, licensing, onboarding, training, comms, and adoption measurement.

  • Experience with Power Platform / Copilot Studio delivery is a strong asset (agents, environments, governance).

  • Experience coordinating delivery gates across security/privacy/compliance stakeholders (e.g., assessments/risk treatment approach).

  • Familiarity with M365 rollout prerequisites and operational dependencies (identity, access patterns, end-user readiness steps documented for pilots).

  • Lead technical prerequisites and readiness steps for enterprise roll-out and user access.
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Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Toronto, CA
Year Founded
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