Expert Project Manager planning and executing large-scale projects supporting Beneva's strategic objectives. Collaborating with high-level stakeholders and managing complex project portfolios in a centralized project office.
Responsibilities
Be responsible for planning and executing large-scale, cross-functional projects
Understand business challenges, identify needs and propose strategies to support project delivery or process improvements
Fully apply project management tools, methods and techniques, guided by Agile principles, to manage large initiatives
Coordinate activities to deliver roadmaps in close collaboration with the portfolio leadership team
Ensure effective communication and collaboration among all stakeholders involved in portfolio initiatives
Track work progress, ensure alignment with initiative directions and priorities, and implement monitoring and benefits-recovery mechanisms
Produce required metrics and measurements, report on them and implement necessary actions to ensure performance
Provide periodic portfolio updates and produce progress reports
Supervise project resources; foster engagement and mobilize people to complete planned tasks and proactively manage activities
Define delivery strategies, testing, deployment, training and change-management approaches with relevant stakeholders
Facilitate and prepare various governance committees
Ensure post-implementation results meet client expectations and transition the project to operational mode
As a member of the project office, act as an ambassador in implementing agility within the organization, actively participate in communities of practice and contribute to the evolution of tools and processes.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (IT, Management Information Systems, Business Administration or other)
Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in project, program or portfolio management
Five (5) to seven (7) years of experience managing large-scale projects or programs
Proficiency and experience with project portfolio management concepts and experience producing pre-project deliverables such as business cases (asset)
Good knowledge of business domains related to the insurance sector
Familiarity with tools specific to the field of expertise (CA PPM)
Advanced proficiency in French, both written and spoken
Intermediate proficiency in English, both written and spoken, due to the nature of tasks or interactions with English-speaking colleagues, partners, clients or vendors, and to support the company’s growth objectives.
Benefits
Ensure performance across all areas required to deliver the scope of strategic projects
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