Project Manager & Org Change Management Specialist

Posted on November 2, 2026

Showing 1 location St Anne's Rd Head Office
540 St Anne's Road
Winnipeg, MB R2M 5R7, CAN

• Hybrid
• Project Management
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: PROJE
  002290

ROLE OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Manager, Project Management, the PM/OCM Specialist is responsible for leading and supporting Organization Change Management (OCM) activities, along with managing a mix of project initiatives. This role ensures the successful adoption of new processes, systems, and organizational structures by applying best practice change-management methodologies, and works closely with stakeholders to enable smooth transitions and successful project outcomes. PM/OCM Specialist provides expert guidance to project teams and promotes a culture of learning, collaboration and continuous improvement across the PMO department, while drives results that align with ACU’s strategic plan.

This position supports Assiniboine Credit Union/Caisse Assiniboine (ACU)’s commitment to serving rural and agricultural communities, delivering francophone services, practicing values-based banking, and advancing ACU’s triple bottom line accountability to people, planet, and prosperity.

• Lead and support OCM activities across PMO projects, ensuring alignment with organizational and project goals.
• Provide OCM coaching, guidance and practical support to Project Managers and teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Promote inclusive, people-centered change practices that support adoption, readiness, and stakeholder trust.
• Collaborate with the Manager, PMO to establish, document, and continuously improve Change Management frameworks, tools and procedures.
• Research emerging OCM methodologies and industry best practices and integrate relevant enhancements into PMO practices.
• Maintain thorough documentation of OCM activities, templates, lessons learned, and best practices to support organizational knowledge and consistency.
• Design and deliver ongoing training sessions, workshops and learning resources to strengthen OCM capability within the PMO team
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and communication planning with clear, accessible, and audience-appropriate messaging.
• Support change-impact assessment, readiness planning, and stakeholder-mapping.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of Change Management initiatives, using qualitative and quantitative data where applicable.
• Identify opportunities to enhance change-adoption outcomes and refine OCM processes.

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and aligned to scope.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, and resources; defining milestones and dependencies; and monitoring project progress to resolve issues proactively.
• Lead the development of project plans, assign tasks, track key metrics, and maintain governance documentation.
• Deliver high-quality project communication (e.g., charters, status reports, change requests, decision logs) to stakeholders at all levels.
• Provide leadership to project team members and ensure accountability for task completion; escalating when needed to remove roadblocks.
• Ensure effective risk and quality management overseeing smooth project transitions to operations, and ensuring post-implementation outcomes are measured and sustained.
• Manage relationships with cross functional teams, third-party vendors, contractors, and regulatory bodies; ensuring adherence to contracts and escalating issues when necessary.
• Support contract negotiations related to project delivery.
• Produce and archive all required project documentation in alignment with PMO standards, while capturing lessons learned and contributing to…