WHO WE ARE
When it comes to health were always looking for waysto push for better. Its why we were founded in the first 1957 ourfounder pharmacist William Wilkinson witnessed a mother sacrifice her healthby forgoing her own medicine to pay for her sick daughters prescription. Heknew there had to be a better way. So he introduced North Americas firstprepaid drug plan and GreenShield was born as a non-profit with a missionto support better health for all Canadians.
We arent just a health and benefits company. Werethe only non-profit social enterprise that brings worlds of coverage andcare together all in one place.
Were noble challengers purposefully building a betterway and we need the best people to help us create a more holistic approach thattakes care of the mind and body.
Our mission is to create better health for allCanadians and we know that starts with our employees.
THEROLE IN A NUTSHELL
Base Salary: CAD $94406.00 - 142069.00
Reporting to the Director IT Delivery Services the role is responsible for the management and coordination of all aspects of an application development team to meet or exceed company and department objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Manage Application Development functional deliverables for multiple concurrent projects from inception to completion.
- Define responsibilities assign resources create maintain and monitor development schedules and budget.
- Effectively allocate resources to optimize project portfolio delivery.
- Ensure that application development milestones are met by anticipating issues managing resources and
Risks. - Provide technical guidance and support ensuring the development team has the expertise resources and direction needed to effectively design implement and troubleshoot the application. This includes providing strategic advice on architecture coding standards best practices and problem-solving techniques
- Drive test-driven development and other engineering best practices and continuous improvement of development processes.
- Participate in various specification and design reviews.
- Lead mentor and coach the software development team including Development Business Analysis and Quality Assurance.
- Encourage and develop reports so they advance in their technical expertise.
- Ensure that adherence to technical standards process and policy is being followed.
- Foster a climate that supports relationship building and collaboration with other IT teams and throughout the business which results in improved alignment and innovation.
WHO WERE LOOKING FOR
- University degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- Minimum of 8 years of related experience in Enterprise IT environments.
- Demonstrated experience in managing and leading agile development teams.
- Passion and experience working with back-end real-time transactional systems.
- Proven ability to manage design and development activities on multiple simultaneous application development projects from inception to completion.
- Experienced in providing planning and reporting of development team activities and progress as part of an
Integrated Project Management Process. - Demonstrated leadership experience to motivate build develop and lead effective teams to achieve results.
- Strong development and design experience. Expert knowledge of software development methodologies and the software lifecycle gained from experience developing multiple projects.
- Clear and effective written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate to all levels of internal and external customers.
- An accomplished Facilitator with excellent interpersonal and communications skills that support working effectively in multi-disciplinary and multiple location team environments.
- Highly developed planning organizing and negotiating skills; can manage multiple tasks meet tight deadlines and respond to changing priorities.
- Valuable to have experience in Oracle PL/SQLC#.Net ETL Tools Robot Process Automation (RPA) Oracle RDBMS Azure DevOps JSON APIs and Cloud development.
Ability to travel within Canada.
NICE TO HAVEs
- Bilingualism (English/French).
- Group benefits and/or insurance experience.
THE CULTURE
We believe a career should be meaningful. Not just ameans to earn a living. Our culture is one where everyones voice is heard andvalued. Because thats what it takesto create better health for all. We dare to challenge the status quo. And weredriven by people who have challenged theirs. We believe that yourworkplace should empower you to be the best version of yourself. Thats why we provide aplace where you can be inspired challenged and rewarded.
Where your growth means our growth.
Where your voice is heard and valued.
Where your work has purpose. And purpose matters.
We believe our people arecritical to our overall success. Inclusivity makes us a stronger smarter andmore informed organization. Being intentionally inclusive of diversebackgrounds perspectives and experiences will enhance our company culture topositively impact how we support our communities. A career at GreenShield isnt just about personalachievements its about making adifference together.
Heres to Better Health for All!
AFEW MORE DETAILS
Proficiency in English is requiredfor this position. As part of this role you will be required to communicatewith colleagues or customers who use English as their primary language. By requiring English proficiency for thisposition we aim to ensure that our employees can excel in their rolescollaborate and communicate effectively and contribute to the success of ourorganization.
GS supports diversity equity andinclusion in our teams and communities and we value the unique contributionsmade by all. Even if your experience doesnt align perfectly to everyrequirement we invite you to apply. We encourage applications fromall candidates and will accommodate needs under human rights legislationthroughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please let usknow of any accommodation through Information received relating toaccommodation will be addressed confidentially.
Providing this information givesGS consent to use your personal information to assess your suitability forspecific positions future opportunities or for your personnel file. Yourrésumé will be held in strict confidence and will be viewed only by theOrganization. Information may be stored outside of Canada and could be used foraggregate statistical purposes (which uses no personal identification).
AI Usage - GreenShield leverages AI to help produce Job Descriptions and ideate on interview questions. We also leverage AI for interview transcription support.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 94406 - 142069