Lead Project Manager, Digital Modernization Office - Waterloo, Canada - Equitable

Equitable

Verified Company

Waterloo, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At Equitable Life of Canada, we realize that your work life is not just about performing a job; it's about being part of a workplace that helps you grow and reach your full potential.

Within our friendly and collaborative work environment, we recognize that the key to our growth and success is a dedicated, motivated and customer-responsive staff.

Join Equitable Life today.

Position Title:
Lead Project Manager, Digital Modernization Office

Reports To:
Head of Digital Modernization

Department:

IT

Term:
Permanent Full-Time

Work Arrangements:

We are currently working remotely, and we will be moving to a hybrid model when our office renovation is complete (approximately November 2023), coming into the office a minimum of 2 days per week, every other week on designated days.

The Opportunity:
Equitable Life is growing We are looking to add a Program Manager, Digital Modernization Office to our
IT team

The Lead Project Manager will manage work within several of the strategic value streams governed by the Digital Modernization Office to help provide a holistic and integrated enterprise view across the digital initiatives at Equitable Life.

This person will also lead and/or manage key sub-projects/initiatives within the value streams, including but not limited to new systems introduction, proof of concept activities, system implementation, organizational readiness, process changes across multiple functional areas.

This person will be a key resource in ensuring that the company's implementation of these initiatives is aligned with the strategic goals and outcome; ensure programs completed and delivered to enable future-state digital capabilities at Equitable Life.

Now is an exciting time to join one of the Waterloo Region's Top Employers for 2023

What you will be doing:

Program/Project Management
Leads and facilitates program/project planning and estimation of programs and large project initiatives
Lead crossfunctional teams in planning and implementation of mission critical business initiatives
Manage interdependencies between all value streams and prioritize initiatives based on business drivers and outcomes
Identify risks and build mitigation plans at program level
Build and monitor change management and adoption plans in collaboration with business owners
Tracks milestones and deliverables and provides management metrics and reporting
Identifies and leads resolution of risks and issues related to program/project milestones/goals, including escalation to management as required
Conducts program/project phase reviews and obtains all necessary sign offs
Monitor the strategic business outcomes in collaboration with sponsors and business owners
Provides informal consulting and training of program/project management methodologies to other staff members to ensure participation and awareness
Manages the knowledge transfer from project team to support teams and ensure solutions are stable and supportable
Relationship Management & Communications
Works closely with management to understand expectations and develop program/project strategy and plans to meet or exceed those expectations
Build strong working relationships with decision makers, functional managers and cross functional team members
Maintain relationship with external partners and technology suppliers
Routinely provides stakeholders with status updates on issues and project direction
Frequently translates complex, technical details into simpletounderstand business terms and concepts
Strong written, diagrammatic and presentation communications skills
Facilitate communications with team members and stakeholders across functional areas
Provides superior client experience
Financial Management
Oversees management of program/project budgets
Oversees or participates in a tendering process, including the analysis of final options
Manage financials at program level and report the cost burn and variances
Work Management
Strong judgement in discerning between priority and nonpriority issues.
Ability to make decisions independently using logical assumptions and factual information
Ability to make prioritization decisions on high impact / high priority issues on behalf of other team members
Leadership Excellence
Influences direction for program/project teams
Indirect mentoring of team on program/project processes
Assists team through changes
Process & Governance
Contribute to the creation of and/or adherence to standard policies and procedures, including the Delivery Framework, Change & Release Management, Incident & Problem Management, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning

What you will bring:

Project Management Professional (or PRINCE 2 certification)
Postsecondary technical or business diploma and/or equivalent working experience
Minimum of 10 years of experience in program/project management
Teamwork and cooperation
Customer ins