Job Description

Description :

Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. Come join our team of 2,600 diverse individuals and access competitive rewards & benefits, all while knowing you are a part of a greater movement.

Our PMO team supports multiple modes of delivery. As a Project Manager, you will have a minimum of 5 years leading technology projects with a proven track record to successfully deliver projects on time, budget and scope including Change Management. You will also have experience as a practical Scrum Master guiding our hybrid teams towards efficient and successful delivery while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.

This competitively rewarded 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, in-person events or activities will be required of you.

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.
• Contribute to the improvement of project management best practices across the enterprise and help drive consistency, transparency and execution on projects.
• Provide clear, timely and accurate communications to the project team members on all aspects of the project, including decisions made by the Steering Committee; manage project integration and co-ordination

You are:

• Customer-centric \xe2\x80\x93 you define and measure success through the eyes of your internal customers and anticipate, understand and respond to their evolving needs.
• Results-oriented \xe2\x80\x93 you have a demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders in order to conduct diagnosis, analyze findings, generate appropriate options, and build quality deliverables all while securing their commitment to these solutions.
• Exceptional communicator \xe2\x80\x93 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 \xe2\x80\x93 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 \xe2\x80\x93 You lead diagnosis of project challenges, find innovative business solutions, and assess risks and opportunities. You make timely decisions.
• Innovative \xe2\x80\x93 You apply original thinking to improve processes, methods, systems, or services.
• Reliable \xe2\x80\x93 You demonstrate a high level of dependability in all aspects of the job.
• Technology savvy\xe2\x80\x93 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 5 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience delivering technology initiatives
• PMP designation or similar

Bonus points, if you have:

• Experience working in the Financial Services or Financial Technologies industries
• CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
• PgMP designation or similar
• ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) designation or similar
• 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 team:

In this role, you will report into Manager, Project Deliver as part of IT Solutions Division.

Salary Range: 81,200.00 to 122,000.00

Posting Deadline: open until filled

We 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 and four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year, and the number of vacation days grows \xe2\x80\x94 to a maximum of six weeks per year \xe2\x80\x94 as their length of service increases.
• 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.

At Vancity we\xe2\x80\x99re dedicated to being an inclusive, anti-racist organization with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. 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.

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

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\xe2\x80\x99s 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.\xe2\x80\x8b 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 resume verification, credit check, criminal record check.

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