Manager, Business Initiatives

at  Goeasy

Embark on a journey with one of Canada’s fastest growing companies – welcome to goeasy! We have been honored with recognitions such as Waterstone Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, the 2022 Report on Business Women Lead Here, Report on Business for Canada’s Top Growing Companies and TSX30 as one of the best performing companies on the TSX. We’ve also received the Greater Toronto Top Employers Award and certified as a Great Place to Work®. We’re on the lookout for the best and brightest to join our team!
Our vision is to provide everyday Canadians a path to a better tomorrow, today. As one of Canada’s leading non-prime consumer lenders, we offer a full suite of products including non-prime leasing, unsecured and secured loans as well as point-of-sale-financing though easyhome, easyfinancial, and LendCare.
LendCare is seeking to hire a Manager for our Business Initiatives team, which oversees the full lifecycle of our Business Initiatives team, and our strategic projects—from requirement gathering to development, QA, including project management.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree: A degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• Certifications: CBAP, PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP and/or CSM are an asset.
• Work experience: 5 years experience in a related role such as project management, business analysis, systems analysis, or IT consulting.
• Methodology: understanding of methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
• Full-time availability with the ability to work in our head office in Pickering, ON

ABOUT US:

We are a publicly-traded company on the TSX with over 4000% shareholder return since 2001. Accredited by the Better Business Bureau, goeasy Ltd is a Canadian company that provides non-prime leasing and lending services through easyhome, easyfinancial and LendCare. We offer a wide variety of financial products and services including lease-to-own merchandise, unsecured and secured installment loans, direct-to-consumer auto loans, and point-of-sale financing to merchants in the powersports, automotive, retail, home improvement, and health sectors.
LendCare Capital Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of goeasy Ltd., is a Canadian point-of-sale consumer finance and technology company, which enables over 10,000 businesses to increase their revenue by providing full credit spectrum financing at the point-of-sale. For over a decade, LendCare has cleared a path to providing fast, reliable, and affordable financing options for the powersports, automotive, retail, home improvement, and health sectors, while processing over $10 billion in loan applications to date. With a dedicated team of finance experts and well-established partnerships with merchants, dealerships, and brokers, LendCare bridges the gap between credit score and customers living their best life.

• Requirements Gathering: Collecting and documenting detailed business requirements from stakeholders to ensure that IT solutions meet business needs.
• System Analysis: Analyzing existing systems and processes to identify areas for improvement and ensuring that proposed solutions are feasible and align with organizational goals.
• Solution Design: Collaborating with technical teams to design and develop systems solutions, including creating specifications, diagrams, and flowcharts to communicate system functionality.
• Prioritization: Assist in refining project intake processes, along with constantly monitoring our prioritization models to validate we are actioning the most desirable tasks.
• Testing and Validation: Developing and executing test plans to validate that the system meets business requirements and performing user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure the solution functions as expected.
• Stakeholder Communication: Acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams, ensuring clear communication, managing expectations, and providing regular updates on project progress and system performance.
• Leadership: Lead and manage a high output team, cultivating a collaborative team environment.