Senior Project Manager

Employment Type : Regular Full-Time

Work Model : Hybrid

Language : This role operates in English.

The Opportunity :

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients and our communities.

Our Information Technology team aspires to be a leader in applying technology to power business strategies. We connect concepts with solutions to create value and efficiencies for our clients, employees, and communities. Our success is driven by our skilled and diverse team who are passionate about excellence, innovation, and agility.

As the Senior Project Manager, you will manage and implement major initiatives by providing strategic leadership and direction on day-to-day activities. You will proactively develop solutions to enable our strategy and build strong partnerships with stakeholders to deliver program benefits, meet business objectives, and exceed client expectations.

How you will create impact :

Actively managing project and program activities, including business case, scope development and managing risks and assumptions, and resolving conflicting priorities with stakeholders

Chairing committees within the governance structure and managing the portfolio backlog and prioritization process.

Collaborating with senior stakeholders to plan business priorities, develop resource and capacity plans, and secure resource commitments.

Developing large project and program related budgets, managing expenditures, and reporting on program status.

Coaching and motivating team members delivering on portfolio initiatives, ensuring alignment between business and team goals.

Actively manage the plan, scope, risk, quality and resources, resolve conflicting priorities with program stakeholders and manage risks / assumptions

Facilitate scope development with stakeholders.

Ensure successful delivery of the key deliverables, taking corrective action as required

Works with executive and senior management to plan business priorities within the year as well as for forward year(s) planning

Builds and maintains strong relationships with cross company stakeholders to understand needs and anticipate other initiatives that may impact or provide synergies with the program / project.

Chair committees within the governance structure, including the execution team as appropriate, manage the portfolio backlog and prioritization processes

Partner with the change management practitioners

Work with senior stakeholders to develop resource / capacity plans and secure resource commitments for completion of deliverables.

How you will succeed :

You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.

You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.

You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.

You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

To join our team :

You have minimum seven years of experience in Senior Project Management (multi-million dollar projects with multiple workstreams) or Program Management in Information Technology (IT) using agile and hybrid methodologies.

At least 2-3 years of experience within the insurance and financial services preferred

You have a post-secondary degree in Technology / Business or a related discipline.

You have a track record for successful project and program execution

Having the Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), Prosci Change Management, or Change Management Institute (SMI) certification(s) is an asset.

Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships

Ability to collaborate and extract unstated needs and requirements

Strong leadership skills and ability to foster an inclusive, productive team environment with several disparate teams being involved

Knowledge of, and practical experience in, change management

Ability to switch between initiatives and understand impacts is a key role in ensuring work progresses at pace in, what at times can be, an unstructured environment

• This position primarily works with majority non-francophone groups, and teams located outside of Québec, and requires proficiency in English. The essential non-French duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.

What you need to know :

Detail oriented work that requires frequent mental concentration for extended periods of time.

You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What's in it for you?

Training and development opportunities to grow your career.

Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.

A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.

Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.

In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.

Expected salary range : $91,058 - $141,000+

The salary amount for the successful candidate is determined by Co-operators in its discretion and will vary depending on several criteria including but not limited to : local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualification, experience and education.

Employees may also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn additional compensation tied to individual and / or business performance, or other business metrics.

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