5-7 years of experience in business project management from inception to deployment
Familiarity with Desjardins and GPAP methodologies
Proven experience in risk management within financial institutions
Hands-on experience with software integration and platform change projects
Master's or graduate degree in project management is a plus
Responsibilities
Define and structure business projects from initial vision to deployment
Establish governance, roles, milestones, and monitoring mechanisms
Act as the primary contact for sponsors and steering committees
Authorize resource changes and manage project risks
Ensure clear reporting to stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
Benefits
Opportunity to lead transformative projects in a dynamic environment
Engagement with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
Professional development opportunities in project management
Exposure to cutting-edge software integration technologies
Collaborative work culture that values initiative and leadership
Full Job Description
Job Description Mandate Overview:
The client explicitly rules out profiles whose experience centres on coordinating technology deliveries. The person starts from a strategic direction, clarifies the business objectives and expected benefits, then builds the project structure: governance, roles, milestones, dependencies and monitoring mechanisms. They act as the central point of contact for the sponsor, the steering committee, managers and internal and external contributors, including the integrator. They hold sole accountability for reporting, authorize resource changes and manage project risk. The software integration and platform change context, combined with GPAP knowledge, places the mandate within a transformation environment specific to the client.
Candidate sought: a senior project manager who has personally launched business projects from a still unclear vision, defined their scope and governance, then carried them through to deployment before a steering committee. Ideally with prior Desjardins experience, GPAP knowledge and at least one software platform replacement or integration project.
Requirements
Key Requirements:
Required:
Demonstrated business project management, from initial definition and structuring through deployment
Experience at Desjardins and knowledge of GPAP
Experience in a risk management context and/or in a financial institution
Experience in a software integration and platform change project
Preferred:
Competencies named in the mandate: analysis and synthesis, complex and ambiguous contexts, communication, political acumen, collaborative culture, planning and coordination, leadership and initiative
Asset:
Master's or graduate degree in project management
Profiles to Exclude:
Profile whose project experience is limited to coordinating technology deliveries (production releases, deployments), without defining business objectives, scope or benefits.
Profile that takes over already framed projects, with no project launch shown on the resume (governance, roadmap, roles and responsibilities established by the person).
Profile with no demonstrated reporting to a sponsor or steering committee.
Profile with no project on the resume involving software integration or platform change.
Scrum Master, PO or PCO profile presented as equivalent to an accountable project manager role.
