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Senior Advisor, Project management

Desjardins Group

Montreal

Hybrid

CAD 85,000 - 110,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Desjardins Group seeks a Senior Project Management Advisor to lead and direct complex projects, ensuring timely and budget-conscious execution. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree, minimum six years of relevant experience, and strong analytical and interpersonal skills. The role also requires fluency in French and provides competitive benefits including a pension plan and flexible vacation.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus
4 weeks of flexible vacation
Defined benefit pension plan
Group insurance including telemedicine
Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

  • Minimum of six years of relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of French is required.

Responsibilities

  • Advise clients on strategic projects and initiatives.
  • Develop and update policies, standards, models, and programs.
  • Represent the unit before decision-making bodies.

Skills

Analytical skills
Interpersonal skills
Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

As a senior project management advisor, you help direct material, time, IT and human resources on cross-sector projects to meet objectives on time and on budget. You analyze project feasibility and opportunities, develop action plans, define milestones and coordinate project teams. You lead development projects and strategic initiatives that are complex and innovative. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your specialty area. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in many other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as specialist advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:

  • Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives

  • Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives

  • Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies

  • Represent your unit before decision-making bodies

  • Represent Desjardins’s position when making agreements with external partners and organizations

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

  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

  • Knowledge of French is required

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Trade Union (If applicable)

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.

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Job Family

Project management (FG)

Unposting Date

2025-06-25
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