Senior Project Manager

Job title:

Senior Project Manager

Company

Vancity

Job description

Description :About VancityVancity is a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. A relentless commitment to their values has helped them challenge the status quo and break down barriers since day one in 1946. They have bold commitments to make Vancity net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and are pursuing strategies on Indigenous banking and to improve the financial resilience of their members.Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. If you’re interested in joining their team of 2,700 diverse individuals and accessing competitive rewards and benefits, all while knowing you are part of a greater movement, then apply today!About the workplaceThis role will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. Periodically, you’ll be required to attend in-person activities or events.The role:

• Lead cross-functional teams (e.g. business leaders, subject matter experts, and/or third-party resources) through the end-to-end project delivery lifecycle to achieve business objectives.
• Scrum Process Facilitation serving as a servant leader for one or more Agile teams, ensuring that Scrum practices are understood and followed. Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Negotiate and collaborate with vendors and system implementors at all levels while managing vendor financial and operational performance against contractual requirements.
• Plan and deliver complex projects within scope, budget, time and expected benefits while following the appropriate Vancity Project Delivery methodology and guidelines.
• Foster relationships with Sponsor(s) and senior stakeholders to ensure business needs and initiative deliverables/outcomes are in alignment. Proactively mitigate and escalate issues for joint resolution with Technology and Business stakeholders.
• Present at the Steering Committee/to Senior Leadership and address expectations and concerns through clear communication and pro-active follow-ups.
• Appropriately select an implementation methodology (i.e. agile, waterfall, hybrid) based on the nature of the work and other organizational factors. Identify and work to resolve delivery dependencies within assigned project, the broader Strategic/Technology Initiatives portfolio and Operational priorities.
• Capture and monitor delivery metrics and work to continuously improve quality, velocity and time to market.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team resources, influencing them and their teams to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.

You are:

• Customer-centric – you define and measure success through the eyes of your internal customers and anticipate, understand and respond to their evolving needs.
• Results-oriented – you have a demonstrated ability to engage business partners in order to conduct diagnosis, analyze findings, generate appropriate options, and build quality deliverables all while securing their commitment to these solutions.
• Exceptional communicator – Heightened interpersonal skills, you are comfortable communicating with stakeholders in different levels of the organization. Demonstrate confidence and provide highly specialized project delivery expertise and advice.
• An organized planner – you collaborate with and organize multiple stakeholders in the development and delivery of specialized project activities. You can establish tactical plans and initiatives, and lead development of integrated solutions, services and projects.
• Natural problem solver and decision-maker – You lead diagnosis of project challenges, find innovative business solutions, and assess risks and opportunities. You make timely decisions.
• Innovative – You apply original thinking to improve processes, methods, systems, or services.
• Reliable – You demonstrate a high level of dependability in all aspects of the job.
• Technology savvy– You are constantly seeking to gain knowledge that is relevant to your role and to apply it in effective ways.

You have:

• A minimum of 10+ years’ experience delivering technology and business initiatives
• PMP designation or similar
• PMI, Scrum Alliance, or Scaled Agile certification, for example:

• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• PMI Disciplined Agile (DA)Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Coach (CTC)
• Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
• SAFe Certified

Bonus points, if you have:

• Experienced in leading Data Cloud Migrations, and/or Cloud Computing Concepts, Data Migration Tools and Techniques, DevOps Practices
• Experience working in the Financial Services or Financial Technologies industries.
• Program Management Professional (PgMP)
• International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) certification.
• Lean Six Sigma certification / training
• Prosci or similar Organizational Change Management training

We value lived experience, so if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills don’t perfectly align with those listed.The salary range for the role is $125,000 to $135,000 and a candidate’s offer is likely to be up to the mid-point of the role. The upper half of the salary range is typically reserved for individuals who have demonstrated consistent strong performance in the role and possess a high level of job knowledge and skill.Posting Deadline: Posted until filledWe offer:

• We are the largest private-sector

in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the . * Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs.

• New employees receive between three to four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year, and the number of vacation days grows — to a maximum of six weeks per year — as their length of service increases. In addition, full-time, permanent staff may be able to purchase extra days of vacation through our flexible benefits package.
• In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia, Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of short-term personal illness or emergency family illness, plus opportunities to take unpaid leave for a variety of reasons.
• Our health care & dental benefits offer three levels of health care and dental coverage for you to select from. These benefits will also be effective immediately based on your hire date.
• We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we will offer you a Defined pension plan that pays you a retirement income for life.

At Vancity we’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent, understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience. As part of this commitment we are taking action to learn more about our applicants and ask that you complete a short and anonymous that will influence the design and execution of Vancity’s overall DEI initiatives and programs, one of which aims to advance our commitment to become a financial force for change and build a fair world.​ Please click this hyperlink to complete the . Your responses are collected anonymously and will never be linked to your job application.Please note that all shortlisted candidates for this role will be required to complete a background check which includes employment verification, credit check, and a criminal record check. Vancity is an inclusive and equitable employer and actively seeks to advance racial equity, inclusion and belonging across the organization. Vancity offers required accommodations in all stages of the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please advise us, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Expected salary

$125000 – 135000 per year

Location

Vancouver, BC

Job date

Sun, 26 May 2024 04:32:30 GMT

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