Advisor, IT Service Management

Desjardins Group; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

4 weeks vacation

Pension plan

Group insurance

Telework equipment

Job summary

Desjardins Group is seeking an IT Service Management Advisor to influence teams and mature service management and stability practices across the Property and Casualty Insurance IT Division.

You will liaise between governance and delivery teams, promote ITIL-aligned practices, and lead awareness and training initiatives to boost division maturity and operational performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• Six years of IT services management, governance or stability experience.
• Experience communicating with executives.
• Ability to analyze data/indicators and translate into strategic actions.
• Experience facilitating communities of practice or governance bodies.
• French language proficiency required.
• Strong IT service management knowledge including ITIL practices.

Responsibilities

• Act as an ambassador for IT service management within the division.
• Liaise between governance and delivery teams to promote practices.
• Help teams apply service management practices and improve stability.
• Develop and lead awareness, training, and collaboration mechanisms.
• Oversee coordination of the Stability Unit and lead local communities of practice.
• Represent the division before corporate bodies and communities.
• Monitor service performance and stability indicators and report trends.
• Produce management reports and executive summaries for decision-making.
• Coordinate cross-functional improvement initiatives for stability and service experience.
• Define, document, and measure the service portfolio and SLAs.

Skills

Executive communication

Data analysis

Communities of practice

ITIL knowledge

French language

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

ITSM

Job description

As an IT Service Management Advisor, you serve as an expert and influence teams in improving the maturity of service management and stability practices across the Property and Casualty Insurance IT Division. You act as a liaison between the teams responsible for corporate practice governance and the division’s delivery teams to help them understand, adopt and effectively apply practices. You help continuously improve operational performance, strengthen service stability and develop various service management practices that support the division’s operations. You provide cross-functional leadership to multiple technical teams and partners to transform business priorities into tangible results for the organization. In this role, you’ll be required to engage, influence and support multidisciplinary teams without a hierarchical reporting link to improve operational practices across the division. More specifically, you will be required to: Act as an ambassador for IT service management within the Property and Casualty Insurance IT Division by relaying business priorities and promoting the adoption of service management practices. For illustrative purposes, these practices may include incident management, major incident management, problem management, change management, service monitoring, service level management and service portfolio management. Help teams, service owners, problem coordinators and managers to apply service management practices, improve their stability and identify opportunities for improvement. Develop and lead awareness, training, knowledge sharing and collaboration mechanisms aimed at increasing the division’s maturity in terms of service stability and management. Oversee the coordination and development of the Property and Casualty Insurance IT Division’s Stability Unit, lead certain local communities of practice (for example, problem coordinators, queue managers or other key stability players), and represent the division before various corporate bodies and communities. Monitor service performance and stability indicators to identify trends, discrepancies, risks and opportunities for improvement. Produce management reports and executive summaries to inform decision-making and monitor the division’s performance. Coordinate cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives aimed at increasing stability, resilience, operational efficiency and service experience. Analyze the results obtained, establish links between the initiatives implemented and the gains observed, and then recommend priority actions to maximize business value. Help define, develop and document the service portfolio, service level agreements and associated measurement mechanisms.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement Group insurance including telemedicine Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
• Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience managing IT services, in continuous improvement, governance, stability or a related field
• Experience in executive communication
• Experience analyzing data and indicators and translating findings into strategic recommendations and concrete actions
• Experience facilitating communities of practice, working groups or governance bodies
• Knowledge of French is required
• Proficiency in IT service management principles, processes and best practices, particularly those derived from the ITIL framework
• Action oriented, Ambiguity, Communicates effectively, Complexity, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Plans and aligns Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve. If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America. We're the choice for over 52,000 employees and we're named one of Canada's top employers by Mediacorp and Forbes. We offer a full range of financial products and services and share our expertise in personal services, business services, wealth management, life and health insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Pursuing a career at Desjardins means being part of an organization that puts people first. The jobs you found aren’t the right fit?