Project Manager (ECH-ON)

Echelon Insurance provides Personal and Commercial Specialty Insurance solutions to protect Canadian families and businesses across Canada, through our trusted network of Broker partners. Echelon is a member of the CAA Club Group of Companies and is an equal opportunity employer who offers a professional environment that champions collaboration, trust, and growth to drive success. We cultivate a great working dynamic to help us deliver what is best for our associates, Brokers, and Customers.

Who we are

Are you ready to join an award-winning, purpose-driven culture? Welcome to the CAA Club Group of Companies (CCG), where purpose leads to passion!

At CCG, we are committed to delivering an exceptional Associate experience. We offer:
• Work-life harmony with access to an award-winning holistic wellness program,
• Continuous learning through our robust corporate curriculum and education reimbursement program,
• Incredible rewards, travel incentives, and product and service discounts,
• Pay-for-performance and best-in-class recognition programs, and
• Competitive benefits that include a defined contribution plan, personal spending account, and so much more.

Join our growing team where everyone belongs!

• Work with team leads and business subject matter experts to develop project initiation documents including business case and project charter
• Lead and manage business analysis activities to collect and document project requirements and scope of work, along with known assumptions, dependencies, and constraints
• Develop key performance indicators, objectives, and key results to measure project benefits realization following project completion
• Identify and initiate business project workstreams required for successful end-to-end implementation and delivery
• Work with business and IT teams to plan and organize projects according to the appropriate agile, waterfall, or hybrid methodology
• Coordinate with corporate communications, training teams, and other business departments to plan organizational change management and operational readiness activities
• Define and sequence activities across all phases of the project life cycle, gather estimates, and secure commitment from business teams on assigned deliverables and milestones
• Monitor project schedule performance against approved baseline, implementing corrective actions to control schedule variance
• Determine project resource allocation and availability across business departments
• Direct and manage daily project activities while providing support and guidance to team members throughout the project
• Track and monitor cost performance against allocated project budget
• Identify all business stakeholders with interest or influence on the project and plan appropriate communication methods
• Provide regular updates to sponsors, stakeholders, and steering committee members on project progress, risks, and issues
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field
• Minimum 3 - 5 years of relevant project management experience
• Demonstrated project delivery of medium to large project within financial services industry or other fast-paced corporate environment
• Experience with Guidewire insurance software strongly preferred
• Strong proficiency with project planning and collaboration tools (Microsoft 365, Jira, etc.)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and/or Agile certification (CSM, PSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe) an asset
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present in a professional manner to leaders
• High degree of critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Strong understanding of technology concepts with the ability to effectively convey business needs to technical teams, and translate technical information to business teams

Our Commitment

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with all applicable Provincial Human Rights and Accessibility Legislation. CCG will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.