Corporate Project Manager - (18-Month Contract)
OTIP
- Waterloo, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Manages project scope, schedule, quality, budget, resources, and communication plans while proactively identifying, tracking, and resolving project issues.
- Leads project meetings, oversees governance and dependency management, and ensures the project team remains focused by minimizing distractions, disruptions, and impediments to progress.
- Guides project teams in identifying, assessing, and documenting risks throughout the project lifecycle.
- Develops and monitors risk mitigation strategies that appropriately consider business priorities, process effectiveness, delivery timelines, and regulatory/privacy requirements.
- Manages change and competing demands by assessing impacts to scope, schedule, budget, and risk, and clearly communicating required adjustments to stakeholders.
- Creates and maintains project timelines at the appropriate level of detail, ranging from high-level milestone plans to integrated multi-team schedules.
- Builds and maintains productive relationships with project sponsors, stakeholders, partners, vendors, and leadership across all impacted areas to ensure alignment and successful project delivery.
- Manages and coordinates external vendors to ensure deliverables, timelines, and contractual obligations are met.
- Champions organizational change and supports the adoption of new processes, systems, and ways of working.
- Ensures project decisions and deliverables align with sound business process design and operational best practices.
- Leads or facilitates project review sessions with leadership to provide updates, escalate risks or issues, and secure necessary decisions or support for successful delivery.
- A minimum of 8 years' experience in insurance (specific to health and dental claims), financial services or related industries is required.
- A University degree in a related field is required. PMP and Agile certification are an asset.
- Experience leading Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid projects as well as large integrated programs is required.
- Leadership experience on projects regarding managing business sponsorship, internal and external partners, budget, customer expectations, assessment of risk, escalation and resolution of issues, and project plans through execution.
- Strong facilitation skills with the ability to plan and facilitate workshops, brainstorming and planning sessions, and detailed operational tasks.
- The ability to work in an environment where project processes and frameworks are in early stages of maturity.
- A self-starter and motivated team player who is flexible and can effectively deal with ambiguity and adapt quickly to shifting priorities and rapid changes.
- A positive attitude, a strong customer service orientation, and ability to present complex technical ideas clearly and in plain language to influence, negotiate and collaborate successfully.
- A problem solver with the ability to effectively identify and resolve issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to provide updates to all levels.
- General office environment.
- Hybrid or remote work option available
- Defined benefit pension plan for a financially confident retirement
- 100% coverage of approved continuing education and licensing fees (including RIBO courses in Ontario)
- Access to a wealth of learning resources, including LinkedIn Learning for professional development
- Flexible work-from-home and hybrid options
- Unlock your potential with opportunities for advancement