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About the Role

The Technical Project Manager will plan, coordinate, and deliver projects from initiation to closure, supporting both traditional business and digital initiatives. This role is crucial for managing scope, schedule, and resources, and will significantly contribute to the Cybersecurity roadmap, Data Protection, Privacy, and Compliance workstreams to ensure alignment with modern security and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with business stakeholders.
Manage comprehensive project plans, including timelines, budgets, and risk registers.
Facilitate project ceremonies (kick-offs, updates, retrospectives).
Lead SteerCo preparation and reporting, providing metrics and decision-support materials to leadership.
Manage changes to scope, schedule, or costs through established governance.
Champion change management (training, communications, adoption) to ensure successful rollouts.
Support the coordination and execution of cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection initiatives.
Work closely with technical leads to translate cybersecurity, privacy, and data strategies into executable project plans.
Provide project management expertise to Data Protection Program workstreams, enabling compliance with GDPR, CASL, and PIPEDA.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure IT initiatives align with global privacy requirements and data residency standards.
Coordinate the onboarding and implementation of cybersecurity and data protection technologies.
Facilitate the transition of technical initiatives into steady-state operations, ensuring clear alignment between tool implementation and operational ownership.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Management, or a related field.
3+ years of professional experience in Project Management within an IT or technical environment.
Proven experience managing projects involving Cybersecurity, Data Management, security tooling, or compliance initiatives.
General knowledge of privacy, data protection principles, and security controls, including concepts such as encryption, DLP, data classification, access management, and regulatory requirements.
Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and/or Smartsheet.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to navigate both technical and regulatory landscapes.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification is a plus.
Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST or ISO 27001 is a plus.
Experience within the airline or travel industry is a plus.
Familiarity with cloud-based environments and collaboration ecosystems (e.g., Google Workspace) and cloud technologies (e.g., AWS) is a plus.

Skills

Cybersecurity
Data Management
Security Tooling
Compliance Initiatives
Privacy Principles
Data Protection Principles
Encryption
DLP
Data Classification
Access Management
GDPR
CASL
PIPEDA
Jira
Confluence
Smartsheet
Leadership
NIST
ISO 27001
Cloud Platforms
Google Workspace
AWS

Location

Toronto Downtown Office

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

3+ years of professional experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

About the Company

Since 2006, Porter Airlines has been elevating the experience of economy air travel for every passenger, providing genuine hospitality with style, care and charm.
Porter’s fleet of Embraer E195-E2 and De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft serves North America, including a coast-to-coast domestic Canadian network, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.
Headquartered in Toronto, Porter is an Official 4 Star Airline® in the World Airline Star Rating®.