Project Manager at Manulife driving strategic initiatives from development to execution. Collaborating with senior leadership to improve operational efficiency and deliver successful outcomes.
Responsibilities
Lead strategic business initiatives from development to execution with senior leadership.
Assist in decision-making, planning, and implementing strategic initiatives.
Creating, managing, and owning initiative-level, end-to-end project plans including dependency management.
Using your organizational and analytical skills to complete detailed roadmaps, milestone views, and reporting asks in multiple tools to serve a variety of stakeholders.
Identifying, articulating, and profiling risks and issues with the goal of sourcing workarounds, solutions, and decisions.
Embracing change and bringing new ideas forward to help improve execution excellence, delivery predictability, and optimization of workflows.
Communicating effectively and maintaining appropriate governance and transparency of initiatives in alignment with Enterprise governance and agile ways of working.
Adapting quickly to changing priorities and timelines while keeping business needs in focus.
Actively participating in an agile environment involving team members with varying degrees of expertise and specialization.
Motivating and inspiring teams to achieve shared goals.
Improve processes and optimize procedures for better efficiency and productivity of planning and executing strategic initiatives.
Act as a liaison between stakeholders, providing strategy updates, problem-solving, and project management.
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to ensure operational efficiency.
Support project management, risk management, and other activities impacting Manulife Bank strategy commitment to continuous improvement
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree preferred; supplemented by 5+ years of progressive project management experience demonstrating strategic and operational success
Prior experience leading projects through a period of transformation or change is an asset.
Ability to think strategically, assess alternatives for short and long-term impacts and act decisively.
Robust knowledge MS applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.) is a must
Adaptable, flexible, and comfortable working in a fast paced, dynamic business environment with a positive can-do attitude
Exceptional communications skills and ability to effectively communicate at all levels
Strong critical thinking, analytical skills, and creative problem-solving abilities.
Ability to build and manage relationships at executive and senior levels.
Experience working across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
employee/family assistance plans
various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
financial education and counseling resources
generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and full range of statutory leaves of absence
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