Project Manager, Project & Program Management, IT Project Manager

Company: CGL
Department:
Project Mgmt Delivery

Employment Type:

Regular Full-Time
Work Model:
Hybrid (2 days in office)
Language:
Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.
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.
As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing multiple projects and subsets of projects of varying priority. Working alongside multiple project managers, Scrum Masters and multi-disciplinary teams, you are expected to apply project management methodologies, skill, disciplines to the assigned projects and ensure management of all project tasks and achieve the stated objectives. You will be responsible to ensure agile values and principles are followed and will enable collaboration across all roles and functions.

You will proactively deliver projects and enable our strategy and build strong partnerships with stakeholders to deliver project benefits, meet business objectives, and exceed client expectations.
How You Will Create Impact
Apply project management methodologies and disciplines to assigned projects, including project charter, scope, schedule, status reports and post implementation review.
Actively manage project activities, including scope development, risks and assumptions, and resolve conflicting priorities with the appropriate stakeholders
Chair meetings within the project structure and manage the project backlog and prioritization process.
Facilitate scope development with stakeholders.
Ensure successful delivery of the key deliverables, taking corrective action as required partner with the change management practitioners.
Actively manage the plan, scope, risk, quality and resources, resolve conflicting priorities with program stakeholders and manage risks/assumptions.
Build a positive and motivating project team environment. Provide input to project team members performance reviews.
Integrate change management activities such as communication and training into project plans.
Anticipate and manage project issues. Communicate the impact of these issues and facilitate solutions.
Adapt to changing priorities and ensure resources are applied appropriately to ensure project success.
To Join Our Team
3-5 years of progressive project management experience
You have a post-secondary degree in Business or a related discipline.
You have a track record for successful project execution.
Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or actively working on acquiring this designation.
Successful project life cycle experience with strong knowledge of project management and systems development.
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.
Prior Insurance industry experience an asset.
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.
What You Need To Know
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…