Senior IT Project Manager

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

What will you do?

• Initiate, plan, manage, deploy, coach and/or influence leading technology solutions and/or medium scale and medium to high complexity that are high-quality, innovative, efficient, creative, scalable, adaptable, dynamic, fully performing and comply with all standards and best practices in support of business and Client outcomes and objectives
• Responsible for planning, day-to-day execution, management, implementation, and reporting when working on non-agile initiatives
• Change agent, supporting rollout of agile at Sun Life with focus on facilitating greater agility for their assigned team(s)/squad(s), coaching and building high performing team(s)/squad(s) and works to eliminate obstacles in delivering high quality technology solutions
• Works as a servant leader accountable for establishing and coaching squad(s) on Scrum practices and shares responsibility with their squad(s) for delivery of their assigned medium to large initiative, when working in an agile framework
• For moderate complexity work, can proactively identify, decompose, and remove impediments (both independently or with others) to ensure consistent velocity, predictability, and flow of work.
• Builds and expands relationships within their team(s)/squad(s), with their release train engineers, portfolio / product owners and other supporting teams in delivery of business value
• Responsible for managing all governance, reporting, and monitoring related activities as defined by the respective delivery framework being applied to work

What you need to succeed:

• 5 -10 years of progressive experience as a Scrum Master / Project Manager working in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall environments
• 5+ years of experience with implementing medium to large range of technology/business projects; including core infrastructure (data analytics, data center, cloud computing <AWS, Azure>, mainframes, distributed server environments, web-hosting services, desktop, network, telephony, unified communication, security, etc).
• Experience managing projects which involve 3rd party managed services, offshoring and global projects.
• Solid understanding of data governance, data protection, privacy, and security best practices
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Kanban Management Professional (KMP) an asset
• Certified Project Management professional designation (PMP) an asset

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What’s in it for you?

• An environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture in an interactive team environment.
• Being part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience.
• Working together, sharing common values, and encouraging growth & achievement.

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The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

82,000/82 000 - 135,000/135 000

Job Category:

Project Management - Systems

Posting End Date:

15/05/2024