Project Manager, Social Impact

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact's commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

About the role

About the team

The Social Impact & ESG team is Intact Financial Corporation's global centre of excellence to help the business find the intersections of helping society and winning in the marketplace, with the objective to build resilient communities. This includes:

• Leveraging our unique expertise, talent, resources and scale to build climate resilient and economically thriving communities.

• Build and activate strategic partnerships to accelerate resilience solutions across our global operating communities.

• Safeguarding our reputation through ESG performance management and disclosure.

• Engaging our over 31,000 employees worldwide in our Value of generosity.

The role reports to the Vice President of Social Impact & ESG.

About the role

Intact has a strong track record in building resilient communities, and we're accelerating to the next stage of leadership. We're seeking a seasoned project management professional to design and execute comprehensive project plans for Social Impact & ESG programs, partnerships, and performance across Canada, the UK, the US, and Ireland.

This role demands a proactive, collaborative project manager who can mobilize complex initiatives in a matrixed, fast-paced, global environment. Partnering with relationship and program owners, you will develop deployment strategies that clearly define mandates, milestones, roles, and resourcing. We will rely on you to coordinate cross-functional delivery to keep objectives, timelines, and budgets on track, alongside aggregating performance data to build executive dashboards and communicate progress, impact, and lessons learned.

If you thrive on translating strategy into execution and enabling teams to deliver measurable outcomes, we're keen to have you join us.

What you'll lead here

• Build and oversee robust program governance with clear cadence, decision rights, and regular status updates.

• Develop comprehensive project plans and documentation for ESG disclosures and social impact initiatives, including roadmaps, scope, deliverables, timelines, budgets, and resourcing.

• Establish and manage change management processes as required to enable adoption and sustain outcomes.

• Lead the ongoing development of Intact's bespoke Resilience Barometer—measuring stakeholder recognition of our leadership in building resilient communities—and drive corresponding action plans across the business.

• Design and implement executive performance dashboards to communicate project status, impact, and risks to senior management and the Board of Directors.

• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and executive presentations; chair Group Social Impact & ESG workflow meetings and Resilience Barometer working groups; support Group ESG SteerCo meetings.

• Identify, monitor, and manage RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), escalating and resolving blockers proactively.

• Manage a complex global budget portfolio: track spend, forecast variances, and provide recommendations to the Vice President.

What you bring

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience – is required (ideally in P&C insurance, Social Impact/ESG)

• PMI/PMP certification – is required

• Lean Six Sigma certificate is preferred

• Strong data visualization and analytics skills; adept at KPI design and building succinct, high-impact PowerPoint presentations.

• Proven success delivering complex programs in large, multinational organizations and coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills; skilled at influencing without formal authority.

• Bachelor's degree in business, communications, marketing, or equivalent education and experience.

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What we offer
 

Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions.

Working here means you'll be empowered to be and do your best every day. Here is some of what you can expect as a permanent member of our team:

• A financial rewards program that recognizes your success

• An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan; we match 50% of net shares purchased

• An extensive flex pension and benefits package, with access to virtual healthcare

• Flexible work arrangements

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• An annual wellness account that promotes an active and healthy lifestyle

• Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleagues

• A dynamic workplace learning ecosystem complete with learning journeys, interactive online content, and inspiring programs

• Inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities

• Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow

• A Community Impact program, because what you care about is a part of what makes you different. And how you contribute to your community should be just as unique.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact's commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We'll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.