Co-operators

Project Manager

Co-operators$72K — $121K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of progressive project management experience
  • Post-secondary degree in Business or related discipline
  • Track record of successful project execution
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or in progress
  • Experience with project life cycle and systems development
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities in unstructured environments
  • Prior Insurance industry experience is an asset

Responsibilities

  • Apply project management methodologies to projects
  • Manage project scope, risks, and stakeholder priorities
  • Chair project meetings and manage backlog
  • Facilitate scope development with stakeholders
  • Ensure delivery of key project deliverables and corrective actions
  • Manage project plans, quality, and resources effectively
  • Build a motivating team environment and provide performance input

Benefits

  • Training and development opportunities
  • Flexible work options and paid time off
  • Holistic well-being programs for physical and mental health
  • Paid volunteer days for community engagement
  • Comprehensive total rewards package including retirement savings, pension, and health benefits
Full Job Description
Company: CGL
Department: Project Mgmt Delivery
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid (2 days in office)
Language: Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.

The Opportunity:

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing multiple projects and subsets of projects of varying priority. Working alongside multiple project managers, Scrum Masters and multi-disciplinary teams, you are expected to apply project management methodologies, skill, disciplines to the assigned projects and ensure management of all project tasks and achieve the stated objectives. You will be responsible to ensure agile values and principles are followed and will enable collaboration across all roles and functions. You will proactively deliver projects and enable our strategy and build strong partnerships with stakeholders to deliver project benefits, meet business objectives, and exceed client expectations.

How you will create impact:

  • Apply project management methodologies and disciplines to assigned projects, including project charter, scope, schedule, status reports and post implementation review.
  • Actively manage project activities, including scope development, risks and assumptions, and resolve conflicting priorities with the appropriate stakeholders
  • Chair meetings within the project structure and manage the project backlog and prioritization process.
  • Facilitate scope development with stakeholders.
  • Ensure successful delivery of the key deliverables, taking corrective action as required partner with the change management practitioners.
  • Actively manage the plan, scope, risk, quality and resources, resolve conflicting priorities with program stakeholders and manage risks/assumptions.
  • Build a positive and motivating project team environment. Provide input to project team members performance reviews.
  • 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.


To join our team:

  • 3-5 years of progressive project management experience
  • You have a post-secondary degree in Business or a related discipline.
  • You have a track record for successful project execution.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or actively working on acquiring this designation.
  • Successful project life cycle experience with strong knowledge of project management and systems development.
  • Ability to switch between initiatives and understand impacts is a key role in ensuring work progresses at pace in, what at times can be, an unstructured environment.
  • Prior Insurance industry experience an asset.


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 build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.


What you need to know:

  • You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.


What9;s in it for you?

  • Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
  • Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
  • A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
  • Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
  • In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.


Salary information

"Expected salary/hourly range $72,847 - $121,411" (min-max, full range)

Salary placement

"The salary amount for the successful candidate is determined by Co-operators in its discretion and will vary depending on several criteria including but not limited to: local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualification, experience and education."

Incentive/Variable pay

"Employees may also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn additional compensation tied to individual and/or business performance, or other business metrics."

About Co-operators

Co-operators provides auto insurance, home insurance, life insurance, commercial insurance, farm insurance, and group insurance, as well as investment products and property development. They provide travel-related insurance products, hospital and medical coverage, accidental death and dismemberment, vehicle replacement, and hospital and medical coverage insurance.

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