Manager, Strategic Programs

Deloitte

$85K — $156K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in client service and human resources or human capital.
  • Demonstrated leadership in managing multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Proactive problem solver with strong risk identification and mitigation skills.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex concepts.
  • Ability to foster an inclusive workplace culture.
  • Experience with agile project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Support the project lead in delivering CPO strategic priorities for the People Transformation team.
  • Lead project scoping, planning, design, and implementation readiness activities.
  • Develop comprehensive project plans, detailing scope, timelines, resources, and risks.
  • Monitor project progress, identifying and resolving issues proactively.
  • Facilitate project meetings and executive reporting to stakeholders.
  • Mentor and guide project team members to enhance collaboration and development.
  • Ensure adherence to organizational methodologies, quality standards, and best practices.

Benefits

  • $4,000 per year for mental health support.
  • $1,300 flexible benefit spending account.
  • Deloitte Days – firm-wide closures for employee wellness.
  • Dedicated Development and Innovation Days for personal learning.
  • Hybrid work structure with flexible arrangements.
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Job Type: Permanent Work Model: Hybrid Reference code: 131545 Primary Location: Toronto, ON All Available Locations: Toronto, ON

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The Project Delivery Lead (Manager) is responsible for supporting the end-to-end delivery of client projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards. This role requires demonstration of leadership, stakeholder management, and project management capabilities, as well as the ability to manage and mentor project teams.

What will your typical day look like?

In this role, you will be accountable for:

  • Supporting the Project lead in the management and successful execution of CPO strategic priorities assigned to the People Transformation team.
  • Involved in and/or lead project scoping & planning, design & development, implementation readiness and sustainment activities in collaboration with accountable CPO CoEs and business
    collaborators.
  • Develop detailed project plans, including scope, timelines, resources, budget, risks, and deliverables.
  • Monitor project progress, proactively identifying and resolving issues, risks, and roadblocks.
  • Facilitate project meetings, status updates, and executive reporting.
  • Manage and mentor project team members, fostering collaboration and professional development; provide guidance on project activities and tasks, coaching, and support to project team members and deliver on project outcomes.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational methodologies, quality standards, and best practices.
  • Apply agile, data-driven insights and human centered design methodology to all project
    activities.
  • Work collaboratively with diverse, multi-functional teams and peer group to ensure all projects make an impact that matters.
  • Provide thought leadership and contribute insights and ideas to support the design and delivery of strategic initiatives, including a willingness to challenge the status quo while drawing on relevant experience.
  • Support the development of team members through the apprenticeship model


About the team

Our People Transformation function sits within our Culture and People organization with a purpose to build a future-ready organization that maximizes human potential. We are seeking a Manager to join our Strategic Programs team who thrives in project delivery and making an impact that matters. You have a track record in project delivery, project management, risk mitigation, change management and achieving results through influence.

Enough about us, let's talk about you

You are someone with these required skills, experience and qualifications:

  • Client service & delivery excellence, ideally related to human resources or human capital, with the demonstrated ability to take initiative and operate in a fast-paced and creative environment.
  • Demonstrated leadership & team management across multiple initiatives/workstreams in parallel.
  • An excitement to propose new things, iterate on execution, report on progress, ID risks and propose mitigations.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts
    in simple and effective manner.
  • Fosters an inclusive working environment where people treat each other with respect, courtesy and fairness.
  • Project management experience utilizing agile or iterative, consultative approaches with an outcomes focus


Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $156,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

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