IT Project Manager

Job Overview

Job title: IT Project Manager

Company:

Job description: At Intact, insurance is not about things. It’s about people. It’s what we believe, and it shapes everything we do. It’s why we strive to provide a second-to-none experience for our customers and create an inspiring workplace for our employees to thrive in.

As Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance, we’re not only leading our industry, but we’re redefining what it means to work for it. As a recognized top employer, we’re committed to living our values and supporting our dedicated people who bring their best to work each day because they know their work matters.

Your Job

The IT Project Manager must direct, plan and deliver all aspects of projects (business or IT) within the agreed scope, time, budget and quality according to Intact’s methodology. He must also build and maintain strong relationships with business partners to ensure that the company makes a profit.

Workplace: Anjou (7101 Jean-Talon St. East)

Key responsibilities

  • Maintain a consistent business orientation and an understanding of the current strategic direction of Intact’s technologies. Master the Business Case while developing an understanding of the business field. Manage projects by understanding the company’s strategies, priorities and issues. Evaluate capabilities to be able to propose appropriate solutions and deliver company values. Manage stakeholders and maintain good relations with internal and external collaborators.
  • Define the mandate of an IT program/project, as well as its scope, in collaboration with the program/project sponsors. Initiate activities for starting projects and develop a vision of the scope with the sponsor.
  • Divide the project into achievable tasks and set up a functional organizational chart with roles and responsibilities.
  • Develop and keep the program/projects’ integrated plans up to date by identifying the deliverables and dependencies, estimating the associated duration and costs and participating in assigning human resources to sub-activities. Provide timely advice to experts and sponsors all through the project to ensure target objectives are achieved. Ensure the project investment offers the best deliverables/products or optimum value to the client/sponsor.
  • Build, lead and coordinate, in indirect supervision mode, the activities of a multidisciplinary team including technical resources and project control officers (PCOs).
  • Write reports on the entire project (progress, issues, costs, closing, etc.) in compliance with key performance indicators(KPIs). Lead the project risk management. Efficiently manage project delivery. Maintain dashboards on a periodic and progressive basis all through the programs/projects.
  • Anticipate issues and difficult situations and take the necessary steps to resolve them. Ensure proactive and effective communication at all the levels of the project. Ensure the right channels of communication are in place between project collaborators. Manage relationships with clients, top management and key project leads (if applicable) and meet their expectations.
  • Provide leadership and vision to the project. Formalize processes and quality control.
  • Assist with Intact’s project management practices and assist in their ongoing development. Act as a mentor to the project team members.

Your Skills

  • Bachelor of Business Administration or equivalent
  • Discipline: Information Science
  • Certification: PMP (asset)
  • At least8-10 years in IT project management

Desirable experiences:

  • A minimum of3-4 years in infrastructure project management
  • Experience in project delivery in Agile mode
  • A minimum of3 years in project management of IT solution delivery projects
  • Experience in contract negotiations with the supply sector
  • Experience in the delivery of large scale project to deploy enterprise solutions such as Workday.
  • Experience working with project management tools (Clarity, MS Project, others)
  • Experience in matrix resource management

Skills :

  • Good ability to manage stakeholders
  • Strong interpersonal and people management
  • Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence
  • Strong political sense
  • Result-oriented and value-adding
  • Excellent communicator
  • Dynamic/ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Bilingualism English / French

Here are a few reasons why others have joined our team:

  • An award-winning, inspiring workplace that supports its people and recognizes great work (Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Aon Platinum Best Employers, LinkedIn Top Company, Glassdoor Best Place to Work & Top CEO, Indeed Top-Rated Workplaces)
  • Stimulating, challenging projects and development opportunities to help you grow your skills and career
  • Flexibility in how and where you work
  • A comprehensive financial rewards program that recognizes your success
  • An extensive, flexible benefits package
  • An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan where we match 50% of net shares purchased
  • A casual ‘dress for your day’ culture that encourages you to be yourself
  • A $350 annual wellness account that promotes an active lifestyle

Closing Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Intact, our value of Respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength, being inclusive and fostering collaboration. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive, accessible workplace where all individuals feel valued, respected and heard.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please advise the Talent Acquisition partner who reaches out about the job opportunity and they will work with you to meet your needs.

Background Checks

As an employer and publicly traded financial services company, the best interests of our customers, employees and shareholders are important to us. We want Intact to be a great place to work! This means that internal and external candidates will be asked to consent to background checks so we can learn more about you. Please note that for positions with access to financial data or funds, your credit must be in good standing.

Internal Candidates

For internal candidates, you can apply for a posted position if you have been in your current position for at least 12 months and are performing at a satisfactory level. Please note we may have identified other internal candidates through our Employee Development Program, and that the selection process may also be opened to external applicants.

Eligibility to Work in Canada

It’s important that you are legally eligible to work in Canada at the time an offer of employment is made. You may be requested to provide proof of eligibility at that time.

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Referral Bonus

This role is eligible for employee referral bonus. #myReferrals1000

Expected salary:

Location: Quebec City, QC

Job date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:51:46 GMT

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