Senior Project Manager, Group Benefits - Hybrid + Bonus

Empire; Kingston; Hybrid; CAD 108,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Annual bonus

Four weeks vacation

Pension plan

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Empire Life is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex initiatives across business and IT. The role involves initiating, planning, executing, and closing projects within a hybrid Kingston/York Mills setting, guiding teams, managing budgets, and communicating progress to executives.

You will leverage strong project management practices, collaborate with resource managers, and apply agile, scrum, or waterfall methods to deliver strategic outcomes.

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in leading large, complex projects across business or IT domains.
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables with senior management and stakeholders.
• Define tasks and resource requirements for projects.
• Provide direction, coaching and support to project teams and manage budgets.
• Schedule timelines, monitor progress, and report to executives on a regular basis.
• Apply project management methodologies and control change requests.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Budgeting

Risk management

Education

University degree or college diploma in Business/Technology

PMP designation (asset)

Tools

Smartsheets

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Empire Life is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex initiatives across business and IT. The role involves initiating, planning, executing, and closing projects within a hybrid Kingston/York Mills setting, guiding teams, managing budgets, and communicating progress to executives.

You will leverage strong project management practices, collaborate with resource managers, and apply agile, scrum, or waterfall methods to deliver strategic outcomes.