Senior Automation Consultant (Project Manager) - GTA

Location: Hybrid (NorthYork)

Type: Full-time, Consulting Level 3

About us

Greenlight was founded on a simple idea: deliver real value wins to our customers and build a culture where great people can do their best work. We’ve evolved into a trusted partner in intelligent automation, helping organizations reimagine how work gets done. With 100+ successful automations and millions in client ROI, our impact runs deep: efficiency, scalability, and lasting transformation.

What drives us is how we work.

We play to win, showing up prepared, focused, and committed to each other’s success. We push what’s possible and challenge convention. We communicate with courage, surfacing ideas and issues with honesty and clarity. And we own the full outcome, seeing every commitment through to lasting impact. That’s Greenlight, where ambition meets accountability, and great people do great work together.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Consultant, you operate primarily as a Project Manager and engagement lead, accountable for end-to-end project delivery across multiple automation and transformation initiatives. You bring structure, foresight, and accountability to every engagement—owning plans, budgets, risks, governance, and client communication. You drive execution excellence by coordinating cross-functional teams, overseeing testing and deployment readiness, and ensuring that solutions deliver measurable client outcomes. You are a trusted advisor to both internal and client stakeholders, balancing delivery execution with strategic insight. 

Accountabilities 

• Serve as Project Manager on automation initiatives, owning plans, budgets, risks, and executive reporting.
• Play a hybrid BA/PM role when client needs require both strategic analysis and delivery leadership.
• Lead project planning and execution—defining milestones, managing dependencies, and coordinating across business and technical teams.
• Establish project governance frameworks, including communication cadence, reporting, and risk management processes.
• Oversee testing and release readiness, ensuring alignment between requirements, solution design, and validation results.
• Lead client-facing steering committees and project status meetings, providing clear visibility into progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Proactively manage client expectations, escalating challenges, and driving resolution to maintain confidence and control.
• Coach and mentor Level 1–2 consultants to foster consulting and delivery excellence.

Key Deliverables 

• Strategic playbooks and frameworks for automation programs.
• Comprehensive project plans and work breakdown structures with clear accountability and milestones.
• Risk registers, issue logs, and mitigation strategies with proactive tracking and updates.
• Executive-ready project status reports and steering committee decks.
• Client governance models and multi-project oversight structures.
• Backlog planning and prioritization frameworks.
• Executive reports and steering committee updates.

Desired Business Outcomes 

• Drive enterprise-level client success through both strategic alignment and flawless execution.
• Strengthen Greenlight’s consulting reputation by delivering scalable, structured, and measurable outcomes.
• Support internal maturity by mentoring consultants and building governance models.

Consulting Dimensions

• Facilitation: Lead senior-level client workshops and steering committees.
• Presence: Establish trusted advisor status with senior stakeholders.
• Domain Expertise: Apply deep understanding of business processes and automation platforms.
• Strategic Advisory: Shape automation roadmaps and governance at the program level.
• Pre-Sales: Contribute thought leadership to proposals and enterprise solution shaping.

Required Skills & Qualifications

You’re a structured thinker, confident facilitator, and calm force in fast-moving environments. You’ve delivered complex automation or digital transformation projects, and you know how to lead teams, influence stakeholders, and manage the details without losing sight of the big picture.

• Executive presence and facilitation strength: You lead meetings with purpose, structure discussions, and drive clear decisions
• Outstanding communication skills: You distill complexity into clarity, whether you're aligning with clients, guiding delivery teams, or presenting to leadership
• Strong project management expertise, including agile delivery, risk mitigation, milestone tracking, and team coordination
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset to anticipate what’s needed, address issues head-on, and bring energy to execution
• Experience working in consulting and high-stakes delivery environments, where stakeholder alignment, accountability, and speed all matter
• A passion for the growth of people, processes, and your development

In this role, you’re not just keeping projects on track; you’re setting the pace, clearing the path, and helping clients realize the potential of intelligent automation. Every project is a new challenge, and you're the leader who makes it all come together. If you’re excited about automation, strategy, and making things happen, we’re excited to meet you.

Compensation at Greenlight is determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, market benchmarks, and internal equity. The expected salary range for this role is $98,000–$118,000 CAD and may include base and variable compensation depending on the position. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health and dental coverage, retirement savings options, paid time off, and wellness programs.

AI Disclosure Statement:- We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications or assessing responses. These tools help us stay organized and efficient, but they never replace human judgment. Every hiring decision is made by real people who care deeply about finding the right addition to our team and preserving the human connection that defines our culture.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive recruitment process.Greenlight is proud to always have and continue to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe in equal employment opportunity for all, regardless of ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability status.

We care. Greenlight supports the communities we work in. We have an employee-driven committee, Do GLood, that supports not-for-profit initiatives we are passionate about. Check out our website, Instagram, and LinkedIn to learn more about us!

Greenlight is proud to have been recognized and awarded a Great Place to Work™ Certification with a whopping score of 98%! Learn more.