Job Description

Candidate profile details:

• Years of Overall Experience: 8-10 years experience in project management, preferably in a learning or
• adult training environment - good to have adult education certification
• Ideal Candidate Background: learning and development team, exp in PM, program management is a good to have, exp in industry or insurance space
• How will performance be measured: quality of work, deliverables, project
• Stakeholders interaction - yes
• Be part of the transformational project

Summary of day-to-day responsibilities:

• Status calls
• Manage the risks/stakeholders
• Ensure project is kept on time and budget

Must-Have Hard Skills:

• Banking or financial industry or insurance companies
• Project Management experience
• MS Project/ MS office
• Managing medium to high complexity projects
• Project Manager experience in Learning & Development

Soft skills:

• Attention to detail

Nice-To-Have:

• Agile experience/SCRUM

Summary Of Day To Day Responsibilities:

• Develop an understanding of overall portfolio/program movement with individual lines of business and rationalize how the assigned projects fit with business priorities in the long term
• Drive L&D processes to implement learning solutions in various formats including but not limited to in-person or virtual Instructor-led training (ILT), eLearning, webinars, self-directed learner pathways, and workshops
• Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of medium-to-high complexity L&D projects, leveraging key project management tools to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget
• Support the vendor selection, engagement and onboarding process when third-party learning solutions are within scope
• Develop and implement e?ective stakeholder engagement strategies
• Build relationships and maintain regular communications with internal and externalstakeholders
• Report on project progress with project teams and business stakeholders at different levels
• In partnership with L&D CoEs and business partners, support the development of a delivery strategy, change & launch communications plan, and maintenance plan
• Ensure tight governance control and actively manage/resolve risks and issues
• Conduct project retrospectives and act on lessons learned for continuous improvement
• Stay current with emerging trends in project management inclusive of Agile and hybrid project practices and principles
• Be an active member of the broader project management community by sharing subject matter expertise and learning to advance professional growth

Must Have:

• Project Management experience
• MS Project/ MS o?ice
• Managing medium to high complexity projects
• Financial Industry experience preferred

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• Agile experience/SCRUM
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in project management, preferably in a learning or adult training environment
• Prior L&D experience in performance consulting, design, development, facilitation, and/or learning technologies is beneficial
• Thorough understanding of project management frameworks and methodologies
• PMP, Agile and/or Scrum certification
• Practical knowledge in adult learning principles for various delivery methods
• Proven track record of delivering results and commitment to operational and service excellence
• Strong client focus with ability to listen and quickly learn about various clients and become a trusted advisor on delivery learning solutions successfully
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects concurrently with changing business priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and build relationships e?ectively, leveraging sound communication, negotiation, consensus-building and influencing skills
• Ability to tailor communications to di?erent stakeholders at di?erent levels
• Solutions-focused, "can-do" attitude to foster positive team morale and high engagement
• Excel in translating business needs into learning requirements in collaboration with L&D partners
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Highly adaptable and flexible with ability to take initiative in a dynamic work environment
• Proficiency in MS O?ice suite, especially MS Project
• Competency in team meeting facilitation in virtual environments leveraging collaboration tools such as MS Teams and Webex
• Experience with LMS and LXP is a bonus
• Experience with eLearning tools and standards (e.g., SCORM, xAPI, HTML 5) and development software (e.g., Articulate Storyline/Rice) is a nice to have
• Lead and oversee the overarching program and manage the full lifecycle of individual projects assigned.
• Ensure consistency and quality across project documentation, including charters, project schedules, and dashboards, produced by various project managers running projects within the same program.
• Represent the program in Steering Committee meetings--present updates, gather insights from multiple workstreams, and synthesize key information for distribution to project managers.
• Own and maintain centralized dashboards and reporting to track progress

Job Details
13686
Contract
12 months
Toronto
76.00 CAD
Recruiter
Kiran Kaur
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