Senior Project Manager

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Empire Life Full time

Senior Project Manager

Location: Hybrid - Kingston or York Mills

Empire life is looking to hire a Senior Project Manager to join our Retail Operations team

Why pursue this opportunity

Impactful work - get the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that have a positive impact on our customers, our company, and society as a whole.

Play an integral role - this is an opportunity that allows for you to grow your skills, while directly contributing to the business unit you are a part of.

The opportunity - collaborate with cross-functional teams and work on a variety of projects that will keep you engaged and continuously learning.

What you’ll be working on

Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables that support desired business objectives, in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders

Define project tasks and resource requirements

Work closely with resource managers in IT and other business units to acquire necessary project resources and assign specific tasks and responsibilities to project team members

Provide direction, coaching and support to project team

Create and manage project budget; track and report project expenses on a regular basis

Schedule and track project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools

Develop project plans and other communications documents

Monitor and report on the progress of the project to all stakeholders on a regular basis

Identify project issues and deal with those that can be resolved within the project team; for larger, more complex issues, escalate to key project stakeholders in a timely fashion

Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path

Proactively identify and manage project risks and mitigation strategies to minimize risk exposure

Appropriately apply project management methodology, processes and standards

Effectively manage any changes to project scope, budget or timelines following change control guidelines 

Define project success criteria and continually manage project expectations with stakeholders and team members

Conduct post-implementation project reviews to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

What we’re looking for you to have

Experience in migrating Financial Systems (GL) to the cloud is an asset

Advanced expertise in championing, leading and managing large, complex, business transformation projects and/or IT projects usually a result of a minimum of 5 to 7 years of progressive project management experience 

Extensive knowledge and expertise of Project Management methodologies and development practices (i.e. agile, scrum, waterfall) and tools such as Smartsheets, JIRA and Confluence 

Conversant in different platforms, architectures, languages and modern development toolkits

Proven track record of developing and leading dynamic, high performing teams along with a prove ability to drive and influence change through innovation and process improvement

Substantial experience building, developing and growing relationships, at all levels of the organization

Demonstrated experience leading discussions and working effectively with senior leaders

Self motivated with resilience to work independently including managing priorities and setting and guiding plans

Previous consulting experience and/or proven engagement skills, to actively listen and understand stakeholders needs and collaborate to bring clarity to the definition of those needs

Presentation skills 

Strong negotiation and influencing skills, applied at all levels of the organization

A University degree or college diploma in Business, Technology or another related field or equivalent experience

Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is an asset

If you are applying for a position which is open to applicants across Canada, unless otherwise indicated in the position, language proficiency in English is required for communicating with customers, advisors, or employees across Canada.

Beyond the salary

For regular full-time positions, Empire Life offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:

Competitive salaries with annual pay increases

Annual bonus program, which recognizes both strong company performance and individual contributions, for non sales positions

Competitive uncapped commission, for sales positions

A comprehensive employer-funded benefits package that includes life insurance, disability, health and dental and a generous health account

Flexible work arrangements and an annual allotment of personal health days.

Four weeks annual vacation from hire date

A defined contribution pension plan with generous employer matching

Top up programs for parental leave and compassionate leave

Employer-sponsored wellness and recognition programs

A cash employee referral program

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