What you’ll be working on

• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables that support desired business objectives, in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Work closely with resource managers in IT and other business units to acquire necessary project resources and assign specific tasks and responsibilities to project team members
• Provide direction, coaching and support to project team
• Create and manage project budget; track and report project expenses on a regular basis
• Schedule and track project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
• Develop project plans and other communications documents
• Monitor and report on the progress of the project to all stakeholders on a regular basis
• Identify project issues and deal with those that can be resolved within the project team; for larger, more complex issues, escalate to key project stakeholders in a timely fashion
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Proactively identify and manage project risks and mitigation strategies to minimize risk exposure
• Appropriately apply project management methodology, processes and standards
• Effectively manage any changes to project scope, budget or timelines following change control guidelines
• Define project success criteria and continually manage project expectations with stakeholders and team members
• Conduct post-implementation project reviews to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

• What we’re looking for you to haveAdvanced expertise in championing, leading and managing large, complex, business transformation projects and/or IT projects usually a result of a minimum of 5 to 7 years of progressive project management experience
• Extensive knowledge and expertise of Project Management methodologies and development practices (i.e. agile, scrum, waterfall) and tools such as Smartsheets, JIRA and Confluence
• Conversant in different platforms, architectures, languages and modern development toolkits
• Proven track record of developing and leading dynamic, high performing teams along with a proven ability to drive and influence change through innovation and process improvement
• Substantial experience building, developing and growing relationships, at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated experience leading discussions and working effectively with senior leaders
• Self motivated with resilience to work independently including managing priorities and setting and guiding plans
• Previous consulting experience and/or proven engagement skills, to actively listen and understand stakeholders needs and collaborate to bring clarity to the definition of those needs
• Presentation skills
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, applied at all levels of the organization
• A University degree or college diploma in Business, Technology or another related field or equivalent experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is an asset
• If you are applying for a position which is open to applicants across Canada, unless otherwise indicated in the position, language proficiency in English is required for communicating with customers, advisors, or employees across Canada.
• Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results. Beyond the salaryFor regular full-time positions, Empire Life offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includesCompetitive salaries with annual pay increases
• Annual bonus program, which recognizes both strong company performance and individual contributions, for non sales positions
• Competitive uncapped commission, for sales positions
• A comprehensive employer-funded benefits package that includes life insurance, disability, health and dental and a generous health account
• Flexible work arrangements and an annual allotment of personal health days.
• Four weeks annual vacation from hire date
• A defined contribution pension plan with generous employer matching
• Top up programs for parental leave and compassionate leave
• Employer-sponsored wellness and recognition programs
• A cash employee referral program
• To learn more about working at Empire Life, visit https://www.empire.ca/workatempire