OMERS Administration Corporation

Program Manager, Program Management & Delivery

OMERS Administration Corporation$103K — $157K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8+ years in program/project management or technology delivery leadership.
  • Proven track record in managing multiple initiatives and stakeholders in complex environments.
  • Strong grasp of project methodologies like Agile, Scrum, and Kanban.
  • Experience in planning, monitoring, and reporting on program delivery.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to manage ambiguity and shifting priorities while focusing on outcomes.
  • Familiarity with Agile tools like Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders and program managers on demand intake and roadmap alignment.
  • Oversee a portfolio of initiatives ensuring clear priorities and coordination.
  • Translate business requirements into execution plans and delivery pathways.
  • Communicate regularly to keep stakeholders informed and engaged.
  • Build relationships across teams to align goals and expectations.
  • Identify and report on risks, issues, and decisions affecting initiatives.
  • Facilitate Agile delivery ceremonies and ensure effective team collaboration.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work guideline requiring in-office presence for 4 days a week.
  • Participation in group benefits and retirement plans.
  • Eligibility for annual Incentive Award under Short-term and Long-Term Incentive plans.
Full Job Description

This Full Time role sits within the Program Management & Delivery team supporting Platform Engineering, AI and Advanced Analytics. In this role, you will help deliver the products, platforms, and strategic initiatives that enable OMERS Investments to analyze investment opportunities, make investment decisions, and optimize portfolio outcomes.

You will partner with Data & Technology (D&T) Customer Success & Innovation (CSI), investment teams across Capital Markets, Infrastructure, Private Equity, Growth Equity, and Ventures, as well as Finance, Risk & Compliance and other business stakeholders to support demand intake, portfolio planning, prioritization, governance, and delivery execution. This position is important because it helps ensure strategic initiatives are aligned, governed, and delivered effectively while enabling strong stakeholder engagement and execution across the enterprise.

You will be responsible for:

  • Partner with D&T Customer Success & Innovation (CSI), business stakeholders, Program Managers, Project Managers, and other partners to support demand intake, roadmap alignment, prioritization, and business alignment.

  • Manage an assigned portfolio of initiatives and workstreams on a day-to-day basis, ensuring priorities are clearly defined, coordinated, and positioned for successful delivery.

  • Translate business demand into governed priorities, practical delivery pathways, and clear execution plans.

  • Champion clear and consistent communication to ensure stakeholders are informed, engaged, and supported throughout the lifecycle of initiatives.

  • Build strong working relationships across business, technology, and delivery teams to align priorities, timelines, dependencies, and expected outcomes.

  • Identify, track, and communicate risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions to stakeholders and team members as appropriate.

  • Guide and support teams through planning, prioritization, decision-making, and blocker resolution in a collaborative and timely manner.

  • Work with cross-functional teams to determine tasks, milestones, resources, and planned and actual dates.

  • Support and facilitate Agile and hybrid delivery ceremonies, including planning, prioritization, progress tracking, and blocker resolution.

  • Apply workflow management techniques including Kanban, Scrum, and hybrid approaches using Azure DevOps and related delivery tools.

  • Help teams and stakeholders maintain clear, concise, and actionable backlog items and delivery artefacts.

  • Assist leadership in preparing portfolio updates, governance materials, executive communications, management reporting, and steering committee content.

  • Support resource planning, delivery capacity management, sequencing, prioritization, and execution readiness across initiatives.

  • Contribute to continuous improvement efforts that enhance portfolio visibility, stakeholder coordination, delivery effectiveness, and operational excellence.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 5-8+ years of experience in program management, project management, portfolio coordination, or technology delivery leadership.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives, priorities, stakeholders, and competing demands in a complex environment.

  • Strong knowledge of project and delivery methodologies including Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid delivery approaches.

  • Proven experience planning, monitoring, governing, and reporting delivery status across projects, programs, or portfolios.

  • Strong stakeholder management, relationship-building, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.

  • Ability to manage ambiguity, uncertainty, and changing priorities while maintaining focus on outcomes and delivery objectives.

  • Experience supporting prioritization, roadmap planning, governance processes, and business demand management.

  • Strong working knowledge of Agile concepts, delivery practices, and workflow management tools such as Azure DevOps.

  • Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, information systems, computer science, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.

  • Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence, coordinate, and drive alignment across business and technology teams.

Preferred Skills & Experience

  • PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.

  • Scrum Master certification or Agile delivery certification.

  • Financial services or investment industry experience.

  • Experience supporting Capital Markets, Private Markets, Infrastructure, Private Equity, Growth Equity, or related investment teams.

  • Familiarity with enterprise architecture, technology governance, and portfolio management frameworks.

  • Experience working within a large, complex enterprise environment.

  • Knowledge of investment management processes, platforms, and operating models.

  • Working toward or holding a CFA designation is considered an asset.

  • Experience supporting data, analytics, AI, platform engineering, or enterprise technology initiatives.

  • Demonstrated passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and delivery optimization.

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. In delivering on our pension promise and keeping us connected to our work and each other, our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come into the office 4 days per week.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected salary range for this position is $103,000.00 - $157,000.00 per year.

You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

About OMERS Administration Corporation

OMERS Administration Corporation is a Canadian pension fund that manages investments for the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS). OMERS is one of Canada's largest pension funds, with over 500,000 members and over CAD 100 billion in net assets. OMERS Administration Corporation manages a diversified portfolio of investments across various asset classes, including public equity, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and fixed income. The company's mission is to provide secure and sustainable pensions to its members while generating returns that help fund their pensions. OMERS Administration Corporation is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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