IT Project Manager - Guelph, Canada - The Co-operators

The Co-operators

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Guelph, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Position Overview:

Company:

CGIC

Number of Positions: 1

Language:
This role operates in English.

Work Model:
Hybrid

Alternate Title:
Project Manager

Additional Information:

The work location for this role is flexible to Toronto and Mississauga.

The Opportunity:

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 best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, our company and our higher social purpose.

The IT Project Manager is responsible for managing multiple projects and subsets of projects of varying priority.

The IT PM leads project teams through the effective planning, management, and implementation of moderately complex, multi-phase project initiatives which may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders across various IT and business areas operating in multiple entities.

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 diverse team of IT professionals and cross-functional business staff assigned to the project.

How you will create impact:

Develop and maintain productive working relationships with project stakeholders including Project Sponsors, Steering Committee members, Working Committee members, other business and IT managers and directors.
May provide input to vendor negotiations and/or manage vendors within defined contract parameters.
Build a positive and motivating project team environment. Provide input to project team members performance reviews.
Communicate and negotiate with key project stakeholders. This includes coordinating, chairing, and facilitating project meetings.
Integrate change management activities such as communication and training into project plans.
Anticipate and manage project issues. Communicate the impact of these issues and facilitate solutions.
Adapt to changing priorities and ensure resources are applied appropriately to ensure project success.
Participate in the planning process by relating organizational priorities to resource availability and current initiatives to deliver a plan that will maximize resource utilization and results.

How you will succeed:

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 champion and contribute to the development and continuous improvement of project management and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) standards, methodologies, tools, techniques, processes, and practices.
Liaise with contacts on other projects and corporate initiatives and network to keep abreast of corporate objectives, industry trends, technologies, and project management best practices.
Foster and maintain positive relationships with various IT, business areas and other Cooperators departments.
You are flexible and can adapt to changing priorities.

To join our team:

You have a minimum of 7 years of experience working within the Information Technology profession, along with 3 years of experience in a leadership role.
You have a Degree in Business or Computer Science is preferred or equivalent related experience.
You possess a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or actively working on acquiring/working towards one.
You have solid project life cycle experience with strong knowledge of project management and systems development.
You are experienced with various project management development methodologies.
You have a strong understanding of organizational change management methodology.

What's in it for you?: