Senior Project Manager, Security

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc; Longueuil; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Retirement plan

EFAP (Employee & Family Assistance)

Telemedicine access

Vacation & wellness days

Job summary

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Security, to lead complex cybersecurity projects from initiation to delivery.

You will build governance structures, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive value while aligning with strategic priorities across Canada.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of experience managing complex technology projects, ideally in cybersecurity.
• PMP, SAFe, or equivalent certification is an asset.
• Advanced French and English required for collaboration with bilingual teams across Canada.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and deliver complex cybersecurity projects with defined scope, schedule, budgets, resources, dependencies, and risks.
• Establish governance structures and integrated delivery plans with milestones, costs, and risks.
• Coordinate multiple internal and external teams; align stakeholders and manage trade-offs, decisions, and escalations.
• Anticipate variances, implement mitigation, and resolve issues to preserve priorities and value.
• Present progress, costs, schedules, risks, and decisions to governance committees and senior leadership.
• Ensure quality of decision-support materials and provide clear recommendations for decisions.
• Over time contribute to program roadmap consolidation and operational leadership.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Project management

Leadership

Governance

Risk management

Budgeting

Stakeholder comms

Reporting

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Business Administration

Job description

Build the Future With Us

Are you passionate about managing complex technology projects and eager to help protect an organization and its clients from digital risks? As a Senior Project Manager, Security, you will play a key role in delivering strategic, high-visibility security projects.

You will lead projects from end to end, ensuring predictable, transparent, and value-driven execution. You will also develop an integrated view of cyber resilience initiatives with the opportunity to eventually assume operational leadership of the program, including planning and overseeing integrated execution, prioritizing initiatives, and driving performance and governance.

This role is an excellent opportunity to showcase your leadership, governance, and complex project management expertise within a caring and trusted organization. At iA, people and their development are at the heart of everything we do, creating an environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.

What You’ll Accomplish With Us

As a Senior Project Manager, Security, you will be at the core of our mission. Key responsibilities include:

• Plan, execute, and deliver complex, strategic cybersecurity projects while managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, and risks.
• Establish governance structures aligned with project size and risk profile, and develop and maintain integrated delivery plans that include milestones, resources, costs, dependencies, and risks.
• Coordinate multiple internal and external teams, align stakeholders around common objectives, and facilitate trade-off discussions, decision-making, and escalations at the appropriate level.
• Anticipate variances, implement mitigation strategies, and resolve issues and roadblocks while maintaining focus on priorities, outcomes, and expected value.
• Produce a consolidated, fact-based view of project health and regularly present progress, costs, schedules, risks, required decisions, and delivered value to governance committees and senior leadership.
• Ensure the quality of decision-support materials and provide clear recommendations to enable effective decision-making.
• Secure expected outcomes and ensure a smooth transition of solutions and responsibilities to operational teams.
• Develop a consolidated view of initiatives and their interdependencies, support other project managers, and contribute to the alignment of project management practices.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Gradually contribute to the consolidation of the program roadmap, priorities, decisions, interdependencies, and performance indicators in preparation for eventually assuming operational leadership of the program.

What Could Help Accelerate Your Success in This Role

We are looking for someone who:

• Is recognized for inspiring leadership and the ability to unite multidisciplinary teams around common goals.
• Stands out for their influence, sound judgment, and ability to thrive in complex, high-visibility environments.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and a results-oriented mindset.
• Is recognized for negotiation, conflict management, and communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Has a minimum of eight years of experience managing complex technology projects, ideally in cybersecurity.
• Has demonstrated experience leading high-visibility projects involving multiple teams and vendors.
• Possesses a solid understanding of technology risks and cybersecurity practices.
• Can interpret risk and performance indicators and translate them into delivery priorities.
• Has strong proficiency with planning, financial tracking, and reporting tools.
• Holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Has experience in program leadership or portfolio management of strategic initiatives.
• Holds a PMP, SAFe, or equivalent certification, considered an asset.
• Has experience with Vulnerability Management, CTEM, CNAPP, DSPM, IAM, or other cybersecurity domains, considered an asset.
• Has an advanced level of French and English, as the incumbent will collaborate daily with unilingual English-speaking partners, teams, and stakeholders located across Canada.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence.
• Artificial intelligence is in everyone’s hands, empowering you to enhance personal effectiveness while contributing to the organization’s growth.
• A healthy, safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace where potential can thrive and be fully developed.
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment supported by flexibility and access to inspiring, innovative workspaces.

Competitive Benefits

• Flexible group insurance plans.
• Competitive retirement savings program.
• Employee share purchase plan.
• Vacation program, wellness days, and personal development days.
• Telemedicine services.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• Ergonomic furniture program.
• Performance bonus.
• Discounts on iA products.
• And much more!