Project Manager

Job description:

About Us

As Canada's largest automobile association, we are passionate about keeping our Members safe - whether they are on the road, at home, or travelling abroad. Meeting the diverse needs of our 2.5M+ Members requires high performing, forward thinking, and innovative people who work collaboratively to keep propelling our business forward.

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

Position Details

What You Will Do

• Manage complex IT application development and infrastructure projects.
• Define and be accountable for the project - scope, schedule, budget, quality and project management plan.
• Monitor the budget, keep track of actual cost monthly, and initiate corrective actions before variances exceed approved thresholds.
• Ensure project delivery is as per standards and best practices defined in CCG's project management framework.
• Provide project management direction and guidance to teams, adhering to proven project management methodologies including Scrum agile.
• Create winning IT strategies to achieve the project goals and deliver all the mandates of the business case driving the project.
• Develop and support innovative solutions to meet the needs of the business and align the solution with the existing system architecture capabilities.
• Act as a communications conduit to business stakeholders/partners to ascertain the project is fulfilling the business needs.
• Monitor and respond swiftly to issues, risks, and decisions; escalate issues promptly when necessary.
• Management of project resources in collaboration with the functional managers/directors.
• Provide regular status updates to sponsors, stakeholders, steering committee members, C-level executives regarding progress and emerging issues.
• Establish performance measures for project members and provide meaningful and timely feedback.
• Realize the pulse of the project team(s) and keep team morale elevated.

Who You Are

• Must be a team player with an intrapreneurship mindset.
• Hands on, seasoned, and well-organized professional with effective time management skills.
• Can rally her/his team to focus on quality delivery, pays attention to the right details.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or an analytical discipline.
• 7+ years of dedicated IT project management experience.
• Successfully managed and delivered complex IT projects (i.e., digital transformation, multi-year, multiple phases/deliverables, with cross functional dependencies, across lines of businesses etc.).
• Possess robust project management knowledge, practical technical knowledge, and strong business management skills.
• Excellent foundational skills in project management life cycle and with tools such as Microsoft Project, JIRA etc.
• Ability to multi-task and have resilience in dealing with shifting priorities or operating in an uncertain environment when all the details are not established (e.g., during the initiation phase).
• Solid leader who can rally teams towards the vision, mission, goals of the organization with ease.
• Ability to influence without authority through negotiation, interpersonal skills, and motivation skills.
• Strong ability to inspire others to build high performance teams and achieve extraordinary results in a fast paced (and rewarding) work culture
• Exemplary communications skills specifically in communicating complex/technical information to a wide audience.
• Experience with handling steering committee meetings and presenting succinct status to project sponsors.
• Experienced in creating SOW, contracts, and managing vendors.
• Strong understanding of technology concepts including SOA architecture, web services, data exchange standards, mobile development, data warehouse, B2B/B2C systems etc.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification an asset.
• Certified Scrum Master designation is an asset.
• Guidewire product knowledge is an asset.
• SAP product knowledge is an asset.

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.