Contract

Senior Program Manager

Factory in a Box

HighlightTA

HighlightTA

11-50 employees

On-demand talent recruitment and function outsourcing

Compensation Overview

CA$60 - CA$90/hr

Remote in Canada

Remote

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
ERP
Supply Chain Management
Data Visualization
Marketing

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Requirements
  • 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in project and program management.
  • Demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional business transformation programs.
  • Experience coordinating initiatives involving multiple business functions and technical disciplines.
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience managing complex vendor relationships.
  • Experience facilitating executive steering committees.
  • Strong understanding of dependency management, critical path analysis, and enterprise risk management.
  • Experience managing integrated budgets and program schedules.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the Factory in a Box program from initiation through successful implementation.
  • Develop and maintain the integrated program roadmap, master schedule, milestones, and critical path.
  • Ensure alignment across all workstreams and organizational stakeholders.
  • Monitor overall program health, schedule, scope, budget, and quality.
  • Drive accountability while enabling collaboration among workstream owners.
  • Identify and manage cross-functional dependencies.
  • Ensure the program remains aligned with strategic business objectives.
  • Coordinate and integrate work across equipment and mechanical engineering, manufacturing equipment procurement, systems integration, software development, cloud migration, reporting and business intelligence, logistics and supply chain, marketing and pricing, legal and corporate entity creation, operational readiness, and government funding and reporting.
  • Facilitate collaboration across workstreams and proactively manage decisions, risks, and dependencies.
  • Establish and maintain program governance.
  • Chair weekly cross-functional program meetings.
  • Maintain integrated project plans and dashboards.
  • Prepare executive status reports and Steering Committee presentations.
  • Escalate decisions requiring executive approval.
  • Ensure workstream owners remain aligned with overall program objectives.
  • Maintain comprehensive RAID logs covering risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
  • Identify risks early and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Resolve cross-functional issues before they impact delivery.
  • Monitor program health and recommend corrective actions.
  • Coordinate external vendors, consultants, systems integrators, and technology partners.
  • Monitor vendor performance and contractual commitments.
  • Facilitate collaboration between internal teams and external suppliers.
  • Monitor program budgets, forecasts, and expenditures.
  • Identify financial risks and opportunities.
  • Support business case updates throughout the program lifecycle.
  • Coordinate implementation readiness across all business functions.
  • Support communication planning and organizational adoption.
  • Help ensure successful transition into ongoing operations.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in manufacturing.
  • Experience in industrial automation.
  • Experience in capital equipment implementation.
  • Experience in supply chain or logistics.
  • Experience in digital transformation.
  • Experience with enterprise resource planning implementations.
  • Experience in multi-site operations.
  • Experience in software development.
  • Experience with cloud technologies.
  • Experience in the printing industry.

HighlightTA embeds talent partners into client teams to streamline hiring. It can lead recruitment projects or manage an entire talent function on an on-demand basis, allowing clients to scale hiring efforts up or down without long-term commitments or high agency fees. The offering uses a data-driven approach to quickly access top talent, saving time and reducing recruitment costs. Its services include integrating talent partners, overseeing recruitment functions, and delivering one-off projects through ProjectTA, all tailored to the client’s needs. The goal is to help clients build exceptional teams efficiently and cost-effectively while maintaining flexibility.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

2024

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What believers are saying

  • Website updates in 2026 show active positioning and ongoing service expansion.
  • Clutch review cites 50% hiring-cost savings for an entertainment client.
  • Remote-first perks and open positions help recruit operators in a tight market.

What critics are saying

  • Crowded RPO market pressures pricing from agencies and fractional TA boutiques.
  • Tiny brand and limited public traction increase dependency on founder-led sales.
  • Client churn after short projects can collapse revenue quickly during hiring freezes.

What makes HighlightTA unique

  • Embedded talent-partner model replaces agency fees with in-house-style execution.
  • Proprietary data-driven recruitment and flexible plug-in, plug-out staffing.
  • Founders bring deep in-house TA experience, including scaling startups and global hiring.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Hybrid Work Options

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Stock Options

Company Equity

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Wellness Program

Gym Membership

Remote Work Options

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Adoption Assistance

Childcare Support

Elder Care Support

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Certification Support

Mentorship Program

Training Programs

Meal Benefits

Commuter Benefits

Legal Services

Employee Discounts

Company Social Events

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

9%

2 year growth

9%