Desjardins Group

Project lead, Project management

Desjardins Group$85K — $100K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Minimum of six years of relevant experience
  • Fluency in French is required
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in English
  • Ability to consider alternate combinations of qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

  • Support project sponsor and oversee project teams to meet objectives.
  • Participate in all project phases from design to implementation.
  • Identify goals, strategies, and processes for each project.
  • Ensure availability of necessary resources to achieve business targets.
  • Manage project budget and governance while communicating updates.
  • Identify and mitigate project issues and risks effectively.
  • Prepare reports and updates for stakeholders and decision-making bodies.

Benefits

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting from the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan for stable retirement income
  • Group insurance including telemedicine services
  • Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses
  • Telework equipment reimbursement based on eligibility.
Full Job Description
As project lead, you support the project sponsor and oversee a work team involved in cross-sector projects and initiatives to ensure objectives are met. You participate in all the different project phases, from design to rollout. You identify goals, strategies and approaches, and you coordinate efforts for large-scale, innovative projects. You draw on your drive for results and ability to engage others to effectively manage teams and help the organization achieve its objectives. Your initiatives require extensive, in-depth knowledge of your specialty area. You are responsible for strategic projects that are organizationally and conceptually complex and require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in many other fields. You lead and serve as specialist to teams and decision-making bodies. You represent Desjardins's position when making agreements with external providers. More specifically, you will be required to:
  • Work on deliverables with contribution managers, ensuring business objectives are met, benefits are delivered, and budgets and timelines are respected
  • Ensure that the material, human and financial resources needed to meet the target business objectives are available
  • Manage, monitor and communicate the roadmap and budget, and define and promote governance
  • Identify and handle project issues and risks
  • Prepare reports and status updates for the project sponsor and other decision-making bodies, and help manage internal and external suppliers.


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 six years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Intermediate 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
Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Drive results, Engagement, Nimble learning, Plans and aligns

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family
Project management (FG)

Unposting Date
2026-09-20

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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48,200 employees
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