Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Canada Life; Toronto; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Manager of Strategic Initiatives, focusing on modernization within the Business Modernization team. You will lead teams, manage business needs, and implement innovative solutions while ensuring stakeholder collaboration and compliance. This permanent full-time role offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to make a significant impact on customer and employee experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in business analysis, process improvement, or related roles.
• Expertise in requirements gathering, process modeling, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead modernization initiatives and manage Business Analysts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure comprehensive solutions.

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Management

Planning

Facilitation

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Join to apply for the Manager, Strategic Initiatives role at Canada Life.

This position is a permanent full-time role within the Business Modernization team at Canada Life. The Strategic Solutions Manager will lead modernization initiatives, including managing Business Analysts, analyzing business needs, defining requirements, and implementing workflow solutions, intelligent document processing, and automation frameworks. The role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure solutions are comprehensive, risks are managed, and business value is delivered, focusing on customer and employee needs.

What You Will Do

• Demonstrate thought leadership, analytical, communication, management, planning, and facilitation skills.
• Work effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments, bringing structure to complex challenges.
• Build strong relationships across all organizational levels.
• Guide and support business and technical teams on modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate to ensure seamless solution integration.
• Evaluate and enhance existing processes with automation opportunities.
• Support governance, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Lead Agile sessions, review user stories, and support testing, training, and change management.
• Facilitate remote and in-person stakeholder sessions.
• Mentor Lead and Senior Business Analysts.

What You Will Bring

• Understanding of technology, Agile development, and process redesign best practices.
• Project and program management skills, including task prioritization and risk management.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills to build consensus among stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of business processes and stakeholder needs.
• Ability to identify interdependencies and manage complex problems.
• A business-centric mindset focused on outcomes like productivity, customer, and employee experience improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in business analysis, process improvement, or related roles.
• Expertise in requirements gathering, process modeling, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments with incomplete information.
• Experience in financial services, insurance, or investments is an asset.
• Proficiency in tools like JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in agile environments.

The base salary ranges from $76,400.00 to $141,400.00 annually, excluding variable compensation components. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with a minimum of 5 business days from posting date.

Canada Life values diversity and inclusion, offering accommodations during the application process. To request accommodations, contact [e-mail].

Join Canada Life to be part of a trusted, inclusive organization dedicated to improving the well-being of Canadians and offering comprehensive financial solutions.