Lead, Total Portfolio Management Business Operations

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Reporting to the Director, Head of Portfolio Analytics, the Lead, Total Portfolio Management Business Operations leads delivery of multiple initiatives across Capital Market and Total Portfolio Management teams.

This is not a pure project management’ role, but a key role to coordinate and connect multiple departments in OMERS such as Data & Technology, Back and Middle Office, and Portfolio Analytics for optimal impact to Capital Markets and Total Portfolio Management stakeholders.

Responsibilities :

Leads delivery of initiatives and projects by working closely with Business Units (Capital Markets and TPM), D&T (platform and engineering and operations teams), CMF (data teams, investment operations), and external vendors

Proactively manage stakeholder relationships to achieve optimal business outcomes

Establishes effective project structure and governance with clear roles and responsibilities

Manages interdependencies across teams and deliverables and proactively identifies risks and issues

Facilitates meetings to seek and incorporate diverse perspectives to enhance decisions and recommendations

Communicates with sponsors, project and business leads, and stakeholder teams to ensure alignment on status, risks and issues

Works closely with partners across Capital Markets and OMERS

Upholds strong ethical values and high integrity

Qualifications :

Minimum 5 years’ experience in leading delivery of strategic initiatives / projects in financial institutions

Proven ability to work through ambiguity and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders

Excellent organizational skills. Good understanding of diverse businesses and strategy development

Experience in project management discipline

Strategic and innovative thinking to drive value for business partners

Good knowledge of Capital Markets businesses and investment life cycle process

A people-first focus with a desire to develop meaningful, positive relationships across all levels of the organization

A teammate mentality coupled with servant leadership

A sense of urgency, optimism, and a desire to deliver excellence

A desire to drive debate, to speak candidly and to listen empathetically

Strong orientation towards strategy and change

Motivation with an ability to drive results

A passion for delivering beautiful work’

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