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About the Role

We are looking for a Program Manager to lead and coordinate the Business Central implementation across WildBrain Business Units. You will be the day-to-day counterpart to WildBrain’s systems implementation partner, holding them accountable to scope, schedule, quality, and cost commitments. You will also manage WildBrain-side resource assignment and budgeting, and coordinate closely with internal project teams through all phases of the project. This is a hands-on program management role overseeing all aspects of ERP program management including planning, forecasting, budgeting, resourcing, scheduling, meeting facilitation, risk analysis, reporting, and steering committee updates.

Responsibilities

Be the client-side accountable program owner for the Business Central implementation.
Hold the Systems Integrator accountable to the scope, schedule, quality, and cost commitments made in their proposal, while managing scope, changes requests and any disputes.
Own the integrated program plan and schedule, including vendor and internal commitments.
Run program governance, including status reports (budget and progress), regular Steering Committee meetings, and design sessions to ensure decisions get made, documented, and locked.
Orchestrate WildBrain-side resources contributing to the ERP program across regions, including Business Central Functional Leads/Finance SMEs, Network, Integration, Product, Data, and Legal as needed throughout the project.
Drive phase-based delivery — plan, execute, and close each phase, while managing known program constraints like Q4 close and year-end audit blackout, Television wind-down, Peanuts divestiture, and statutory timing.
Drive the data migration project workstream — sequencing of cleansing, mock cutovers, reconciliation gates, and finance / audit sign-off, against the agreed historical migration scope.
Steward design authority discipline — ensure functional design decisions get made on time, get documented, and do not drift; ensure Systems Integrator recommendations are evaluated against business needs.
With project teams, define change management activities and engage IT, Communications, Talent as required.
Coordinate with parallel program workstream dependencies, including IT updates, systems integrations, BigQuery downstream pipelines, and AI / Copilot initiatives.
Drive hypercare planning and exit per phase; lead the transition from hypercare into the three-year managed services arrangement.
Manage knowledge transfer from the Systems Integrator into WildBrain’s steady-state operating team, by including operations team members throughout the project, ensuring documentation is provided and handovers/support agreements defined.

Requirements

Strong project or program management experience leading enterprise ERP implementations or complex technology-enabled transformation programs.
Demonstrable, hands-on experience as the client-side program or project lead on at least one enterprise ERP implementation of multi legal entity and multi-currency scale, multi-jurisdiction complexity.
Proven track record of multi-phase rollout delivery in production, including cutover and hypercare.
Strong Systems Integrator and vendor management — comfortable holding implementation partners accountable on scope, schedule, quality, and cost; comfortable saying no when needed.
Strong finance domain literacy — conversant in General Ledger, AP, AR, intercompany, consolidation, multi-currency mechanics, and procure-to-pay.
Strong data migration project oversight — historical depth decisions, cleansing strategy, mock cutover discipline, reconciliation, and finance / audit sign-off.
Comfortable operating in a landscape with multiple parallel workstreams and project teams across Finance, Network, IT, integration, data warehouse, planning tools, and AI enablement.
Strong executive communication — credible in front of a CFO, a Steering Committee, and an Systems Integrator’s leadership team.
Strong written discipline — status notes are concise, evidence-based, and actionable; RAID is current; decisions are documented.
Comfortable operating in a contract role inside a long-duration program with clear delivery milestones.

Skills

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
D365 Finance & Operations
NetSuite
SAP S/4HANA
Oracle Cloud Financials
PMP
PRINCE2
MSP
Binary Stream Multi-Entity Management
IFRS-aligned consolidation reporting

Location

25 York Street, Toronto, Canada

Work Type

Fixed-term contract
Hybrid work

Experience Level

Approximately 12 months (contract duration)
Strong project or program management experience
Demonstrable, hands-on experience
Proven track record
Comfortable operating in a contract role

Education Level

PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, or equivalent project management certification

Salary/Compensations

CAD 130,000 - 150,000

Benefits

Paid time off
Retirement savings with company matching
Comprehensive health and dental coverage, with shared premium costs from day one.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About the Company

WildBrain is made up of a team of innovators and creators who bring industry-leading kids’ content and brands to families globally.
We inspire imagination, put creativity first and believe in the power of storytelling.
We are constantly connecting the powers of our global team, making WildBrain a collaborative, openminded and passionate environment to work in.
To work at WildBrain means you get to create stories that lets imaginations run wild.
WildBrain is embarking on a multi-year, multi-wave enterprise implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, replacing a legacy on-premises ERP environment as the financial system of record across the Group.
At WildBrain, we build and grow beloved family brands through exceptional entertainment experiences.
Home to franchises such as Strawberry Shortcake, Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we are a global leader in franchise management—bringing stories to life through content production, audience reach and consumer products.
Our award-winning studio has partnered with top global platforms such as Apple TV, Netflix and the BBC, producing acclaimed series such as The Snoopy Show, Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City, Teletubbies (2015), Yo Gabba GabbaLand! and Finding Her Edge.
The WildBrain Network, offering more than 1,000 channels across YouTube, FAST and AVOD, delivers premium-quality content to today’s kids and families wherever they’re watching—connecting advertisers to audiences at scale through brand-safe media solutions.
WildBrain CPLG, our global licensing and consumer products arm, represents our own and partner brands across major territories worldwide.
Headquartered in Toronto, WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD).

Equal Opportunity

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are in our DNA.
We strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world.
We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain.
To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.
We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees.
We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job.
If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying.
We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key!
WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.
Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.