Senior Advisor, Project Management

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About the role

  • Senior project management advisor directing complex strategic initiatives at Desjardins, North America’s largest cooperative financial group. Advising leaders, coordinating teams, and negotiating external agreements.

Responsibilities

  • Direct material, time, IT and human resources on cross-sector projects to meet objectives on time and on budget
  • Analyze project feasibility and opportunities
  • Develop action plans and define milestones
  • Coordinate project teams
  • Lead and influence development projects and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors
  • Help develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions
  • Make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives
  • Advise clients and partners on positioning, planning, development, execution and monitoring of strategic projects and initiatives
  • Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support strategic projects and initiatives
  • Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
  • Represent the unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies
  • Represent and negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with external partners and organizations
  • Serve as expert advisor, subject matter expert, resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
  • Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Extensive knowledge of the relevant field
  • Interpersonal savvy
  • Action oriented
  • Customer Focus
  • Differences
  • Interpersonal Savvy
  • Nimble learning
  • Strategic mindset

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses
  • Reimbursement of telework equipment

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridMontrealCanada

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