Senior Project Manager

Overview

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

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What\'s in it for you?

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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