Manager

Desjardins; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Flexible vacation (4 weeks)

Pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Telework equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a seasoned management professional to lead a large subset of sales or operations activities within the administrative function. You will administer the group’s service offer, craft the business plan, and oversee initiatives supporting the department’s strategic directions.

You will develop talent, drive results, and ensure member/client satisfaction across activities. You will support planning, execution, and performance management while upholding Desjardins values and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• Minimum of nine years of relevant experience.
• French language knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Support the immediate supervisor by helping with work organization, operational planning and special initiatives.
• Develop, implement and track the unit’s action plan aligned with organizational strategy and other administrative units.
• Establish management and communication practices to support change management, talent attraction and retention, skills development, employee engagement, and diversity.
• Define and ensure implementation of activities related to the unit’s services and oversee projects to maximize business results and client satisfaction.
• Support the administrative unit’s action plan by managing individual and team performance.
• Continuously improve management of processes under your responsibility.
• Promote Desjardins Group’s cooperative values.
• Represent the organization and conduct business intelligence.

Skills

Decision quality

Develops talent

Drive results

Engagement

Interpersonal Savvy

Teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Your role involves using your ability to make quality decisions and build effective teams to manage a large subset of sales or operations activities or a support sub-function that offers specialized services to the sector. You are responsible for administrating your group’s service offer, developing and implementing its business plan, and overseeing activities supporting the administrative department’s strategic orientations. With an ability to develop talent and drive results, you are able to effectively manage people and performance, produce reports and ensure member/client satisfaction. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Support the immediate supervisor by helping with work organization, operational planning and special initiatives
• Develop, implement and track the unit’s action plan, ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic orientations and other administrative units, in a performance management context
• Establish management and communication practices that support change management, talent attraction and retention, skills development, employee engagement, and diversity in keeping with Desjardins values
• Define and ensure the implementation of activities related to the unit’s services and ensure entrusted projects are carried through so as to maximize targeted business results and ensure member and client satisfaction
• Support the administrative unit’s action plan by successfully managing individual and team performance
• Continuously improve the management of processes under your responsibility
• Promote Desjardins Group’s cooperative values
• Represent the organization and conduct business intelligence

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 nine years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Knowledge of French is required
  Decision quality, Develops talent, Drive results, Engagement, Interpersonal Savvy, Teams

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

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.

If there’s something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you’re applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Job Family

Management (FG)