MANAGER, IT DELIVERY SERVICES

at  Green Shield

Green Shield Canada (GSC) is no longer just a traditional health and dental benefits provider. We’re growing more different…and that’s a good thing!
With a starting point as Canada’s fourth largest health benefits provider, GSC manages and administers benefit plan programs for nearly four million plan participants nation-wide. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we are driven by our Purpose: to make it easier for people to live their healthiest lives. And we’re fully committed to the talented team of employees who delight our clients and set our organization apart as an industry leader.
We are also proud to have been selected by Waterstone Human Capital as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures™. This award confirms GSC’s longstanding reputation as a company that respects and engages its employees – one that provides an excellent working environment and offers challenges and career growth.

Reporting to the existing Manager, IT Delivery Services, the role is responsible for the management and coordination of all aspects of an application development team to meet or exceed company and department objectives.

• Manage Application Development functional deliverables for multiple concurrent projects from inception to completion.
• Define responsibilities, assign resources, create, maintain and monitor development schedules and budget.
• Effectively allocate resources to optimize project portfolio delivery.
• Ensure that application development milestones are met by anticipating issues, managing resources andRisks.
• Drive test-driven development and other engineering best practices and continuous improvement of development processes.
• Participate in various specification and design reviews.
• Lead, mentor and coach the software development team including Development, Business Analysis and Quality Assurance. Encourage and develop reports so they advance in their technical expertise.
• Ensure that adherence to technical standards, process and policy is being followed.
• Foster a climate that supports relationship building and collaboration with other IT teams and throughout the business, which results in improved alignment and innovation.