Sr Project Manager

The Canada Life Assurance Company; London; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Health and wellness benefits

Time off and volunteer day

Pension plan and ownership programs

Rewards and recognition

Job summary

Canada Life is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end IT delivery within our Corporate Technology Portfolio. You will partner with business units, vendors and stakeholders to keep projects on track, on time and within budget.

You will develop detailed plans, RAID logs, cutover strategies and financial summaries, while guiding project teams and leading governance meetings with executives and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management, leading software implementations.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing projects involving integrations, data migration, or complex technical landscapes.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing project teams, providing coaching and /or feedback to resources.
• Excellent stakeholder relationship management and leadership skills.
• Strong presentation and meeting facilitation; ability to communicate to executives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful end-to-end delivery of IT projects within internal frameworks.
• Set up projects, resources, financials and schedules; flag variances.
• Collaborate with vendors and cross-organizational partners to maintain progress.
• Develop detailed project plans, RAID logs, cutover plans and financial summaries.
• Lead meetings and create presentations for executives and teams.
• Communicate progress and manage expectations with stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date project documentation and governance.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Risk management

Budget tracking

Meeting facilitation

Tools

SAP Cloud

PM planning tools

Job description

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Reporting to the Delivery Manager, the Senior Project Manager plays a critical role in providing delivery excellence and leadership on projects within the Corporate Technology Portfolio. Working front line with our business partners, vendors, and other stakeholders, this role is highly visible and collaborative to deliver initiatives on time and within budget. This is a senior professional role that combines strong Project Management, Business Relationship and Change Management skills.

What you will do

• Accountable for ensuring the successful end to end delivery of projects within our internal IT application and project delivery frameworks.
• Sets up projects, resources, financials and schedule, proactively flagging variances that may jeopardize delivery.
• Works effectively with limited supervision across external parties, cross-organization stakeholders and business partners to keep the project team on track, motivated and engaged.
• Develops detailed project plans, stakeholder matrix, RAID logs, cut over plans and financial summaries.
• Work with third party vendors to develop integrated project plans, ensuring vendors meet deliverables on schedule and budget.
• Proactively works to resolve issues and remove roadblocks across project teams, proactively identifies potential issues before negatively impacting the project.
• Confidently leads and facilitates project meetings/scrums ensuring a high degree of communication and documentation are provided; meeting materials, distribute meeting minutes, update program scorecards.
• Develops presentations and dashboards for a variety of audiences (Executives, Operations, Core Teams, etc.) to show schedule, financials and resources consumption (e.g. Burn Rates, slippage, etc.)
• Efficiently communicates to stakeholders to manage expectations and project progress.
• Ensures project documentation is up to date for all Business and technology documents (kick off, Charters, change management, implementation/cut over plans, decommissioning activities etc.).
• Manages IT risk by ensuring consistency with company methodologies, IT cyber and risk controls, standards and financial reporting
• Working with internal security, risk and compliance to ensure the necessary assessments are created, reviewed, and monitored and proactively addressed in a timely fashion.
• Ensures projects are setup and tracked in our internal system monitoring resource usage against budget allocations.
• Develops initial project budget and ensures proper mechanisms are in place to manage project change and associated costs proactively.
• Identifies and documents scope changes for change request documentation and approval management.
• Proactively participates and attends internal community of practice events and sessions.
• Be adaptable to the change and be Change Champion!
• Maintains professional certifications.

What you will bring

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management, leading software implementations.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing projects involving integrations, data migration, or complex technical landscapes.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing project teams, providing coaching and /or feedback to resources.
• Superior ability to manage stakeholder relationships and provide excellent leaderships skills
• Strong presentation skills and meeting facilitation; displays confidence and poise in formal speaking situations; create effective and compelling presentations; keeps meetings clearly focused on the agenda.
• Ability to manage changing priorities/tight deadlines effectively in a fast-paced environment; ability to navigate ambiguity, overcome confusion, and simplify complex situations
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communications skills, with the ability to translate complex technical subject matter in business terms for executive audiences, succinctly and professionally.

Desired qualifications

• PMP certified
• Experience with SAP cloud and on premise or business/transformation initiatives
• Experience with different PM planning tools

The base salary for this position is between $80,400 - $130,400 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Canada Life

We’reunited by a shared purpose: to improve the financial,physicaland mental well-beingof Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.

We’relooking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers,communitiesand each other.Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!

What we offer

We’re committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here’s what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to$2,000 annuallytowardseducation reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits,plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
• Time Off:In addition to regular vacation andpersonal days,we support communityinvolvement with avolunteer day.
• Financial Security:Company-matching pension plan,share ownership program andadditionalinvestment options.
• Rewards and Recognition:Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
• Emphasis onCommunity:We provide aworkplace whereemployeesfeel connected and supported throughEmployee Resource Groups (ERGs),mentorshipprograms,socialclubsandevents.

We’recommitted to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact [e-mail]. All information provided will be handledin accordance withapplicable laws and Canada Life policies.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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