Desjardins Group

Practice leader, Management support and expertise support

Desjardins Group$100K — $120K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Minimum of eight years of relevant experience
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Advanced proficiency in English
  • Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

Responsibilities

  • Develop your practice area as the leading expert
  • Produce and organize complex strategic deliverables
  • Provide expert support and mentoring in analysis and strategy development
  • Help professionals in your unit develop their skills
  • Plan and manage priorities, assigning employees to projects
  • Ensure methodologies and processes are used efficiently

Benefits

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan for stable retirement income
  • Group insurance including telemedicine services
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
Full Job Description
As practice leader, you support your unit's manager by providing subject matter expertise to practitioners. You coordinate and mentor a group of highly experienced professionals and assist with management activities. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your field. You lead and serve as integrator on highly innovative strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. A strategic mindset, organizational savvy and sound decision-making skills are therefore essential. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields. You lead, influence and serve as subject matter expert to teams, senior management and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:
  • Develop your practice area and serve as its leading expert
  • Produce and organize complex strategic work and deliverables
  • Provide expert support and mentoring with respect to analysis, strategy development, personalized approaches and case management
  • Help professionals in your unit develop their skills
  • Help plan and manage your unit's priorities and assign employees to projects and initiatives. Assign initiatives and requests and ensure they are completed
  • Ensure that practices, processes, methodologies and tools are used properly and efficiently to achieve your unit's objectives.


What we offer*
  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
Decision quality, Develops talent, Engagement, Organizational savvy, Strategic mindset

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family
Management support and expertise support (FG)

Unposting Date
2026-08-13

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is a Canadian cooperative financial group with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1900 and has since grown to become the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, with over 7 million members and clients. The group offers a range of financial services including banking, insurance, wealth management, and investment services. Desjardins Group operates primarily in Quebec and Ontario, but also has a presence in other Canadian provinces as well as in the United States and Europe. The group is committed to social responsibility and sustainability, and has implemented various initiatives to promote these values.
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Size
48,200 employees
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