Project Lead

About Us
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

Position Details
What You Will Do

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management, team leads and stakeholders
• Develop detailed project plans and manage project expectations effectively
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an on-going basis
• Estimate and manage the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals
• Assist in the drafting and submission of budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary
• Monitor and record budget expenses for the project
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities and timelines to appropriate project team members and stakeholders
• Identify issues and conflicts within the project team, when required and escalate to management
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
• Track project milestones and deliverables
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results and troubleshoot problem areas
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans with management
• Proactively communicate timelines, obstacles, updates, and progress on action items to stakeholders
• Working with Management, define project success criteria and disseminate information to leaders, project team and stakeholders
• Ensure development of best practice strategy at closure of project
• Interface with management to understand critical business objectives to influence initiatives that enhance relationships/value and performance
• Collaborate or lead discussions on solution delivery with associates
• Interface with other partners and 3rd-parties, such as Change management, Vendors, Professional Associations and Consulting Firms
• Influence project team to take positive action and accountability for actions and deliverables
• Build, develop and grow team and business relationships vital to the success of the project
• Summarize performance of project team members to share with their respective leaders
• Conduct project postmortem with team and create recommendation to identify successful and unsuccessful project and team elements

Who You Are

• University degree or college diploma in a related field
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience in managing/leading projects
• PMP preferred but not required
• Familiarity with project management software, such as MS Project etc.
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial
• Experience working with project timelines and development of project critical path
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written communication, verbal communication, and presentation skills

What's In It For You

• Competitive total compensation and benefits package
• Annual shared success program based on performance
• Annual merit increases based on performance
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with a matching contribution component
• Complimentary CAA Membership

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.