Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Systems Analyst

Company: CGL

Department:
Digital and Advisor Technology

Employment Type:

Regular Full-Time

Work Model:
Hybrid

Language:
This role operates in English.

Additional Information:
This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant

We are a leading Canadian financial services co‑operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients and our communities.

We are driving a transformation in the insurance industry, one that leverages our cooperative values and builds a digital enterprise that stands out in an increasingly crowded digital world. Our Digital & Advisor Technology team uses the same state‑of‑the‑art technology, development practices and processes as leaders in the market and helps you grow your career by supporting you with a culture that makes it easier to get things done.

The Project Manager leads project teams through the effective planning, management, and implementation of small to medium scale project initiatives across various IT and business areas. The primary responsibility of this role is to deliver each project on time and within budget, scope and quality requirements, through the indirect leadership of a team of IT staff, and possibly business staff, assigned to the project.

• Work with project sponsors and key stakeholders to define project and develop project initiation documents, including establishing the vision, objectives, high level scope, approach, and project priorities.
• Lead project stakeholders and key team members through project planning activities, including developing a detailed project schedule, target dates, resource plan, accountabilities, communication plan, and project budget.
• Execute the plan by leading the activities and tasks of the project team through all phases of the project, which includes monitoring, reviewing, and controlling the scope, quality, schedule, budget and resources with an emphasis on business value and customer satisfaction.
• Close projects by obtaining formal approvals, producing final status and cost reports, releasing project resources, archiving project information, and conducting post-project reviews to document lessons learned for future projects.
• Project Team Leadership and Relationship Management:
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with project sponsors, steering committee members, project stakeholders, key systems users, and project team, acting as primary point of contact with business clients and other internal and external stakeholders connected to the project.
• Provide guidance and direction to project team members, assigning tasks, providing motivation and coaching, facilitating conflict management and team building, and offering performance feedback to their direct leaders.
• Expert level knowledge and experience of setting up squads, managing sprints and leading agile ceremonies.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of project management and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) standards, methodologies, tools, techniques, processes and practices.
• Build a network with more experienced project managers to keep abreast of corporate objectives, industry trends, technologies and project management best practices.

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.
• You have ability to multi‑task, manage competing priorities, stay calm in pressure situations and work through changing contexts/ pivots.

• Diploma or…