Project Manager - Canada Limited

Canada Life UK, part of Great‑West Lifeco, has supported the UK market since 1903 and is evolving to deliver a customer‑focused business with strong expertise in financial and tax planning, home finance, and collective fund solutions.

The Project Manager leads cross‑functional teams to deliver projects using Agile practices, ensuring products are delivered on time and meet business goals and customer expectations. They are accountable for successfully delivering specific work packages, supported by a multi‑disciplinary team from IT & Change functions and key business stakeholders, to maximise delivery results. With autonomy over all aspects of the project—including scope, schedules, finances, risk, quality, and resources—the Project Manager is also responsible for clear, timely communication of progress and metrics.

Project delivery approaches may be Agile, Waterfall, or a mix of both.

• Work with Portfolio Lead to develop and maintain the Portfolio Roadmap for those packages within the project manager's scope of delivery.
• Propose and gain agreement for the governance organisation to be applied to the Agile, Waterfall or combined delivery to be followed.
• With the Product Owner, demonstrate to the Business Lead and other required stakeholders the planned delivery lifecycle, expected outcomes and confirm resources are committed to fulfil that delivery.
• Measures performance of packages and projects within ownership of the project manager, communicating progress, budget position and delivery of outcomes at the required cadence to stakeholders.
• Remove blockers for the Scrum Master and Delivery Team, escalating to the Portfolio Team for support where needed.
• Work with portfolio team to support resource, dependency, and risk management across the portfolio.
• Continually monitor risks and their impact on delivering outcomes, allocating ownership and tracking actions to ensure mitigating actions are effective.
• Provide a positive work environment to build a cohesive and productive team.
• Confirm with stakeholders that outcomes have been met and a benefits plan is in place to validate expected value has been delivered.
• Lessons Learned or deliver retrospective are complete and learnings made available for continuous improvement of portfolio delivery capability.

• Agile Methodologies:
  In‑depth knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, or other Agile frameworks.
• Project Management:
  Proven experience managing projects in an Agile environment.
• Communication:
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences.
• Leadership:
  Strong leadership and team‑building skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire teams.
• Problem‑Solving:
  Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Experience managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Tools:
  Familiarity with Agile project management tools.

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive rewards package that includes a pension, bonus scheme, income protection, private medical insurance, and life assurance. In addition, we provide a range of training, flexible working, and career development opportunities.

Our culture is centred on curiosity, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We invest in development, technology, and workplaces, providing flexible working arrangements and fostering an inclusive environment.

We commit to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic. We continue to focus on DEI initiatives and value diverse backgrounds and perspectives.