Who we are
At Canadian Premier, everything we do is driven by our genuine desire to build connections with our customers – listening, reflecting, responding – and being there for them during the most trying times of their lives. To be the best at what we do, we look for compassionate, creative people who work efficiently, aren't afraid to make decisions, and are driven to understand how their role fits into our vision; to be the innovative insurer trusted by families to provide financial protection through partners who care.
For more than 60 years, Canadian Premier has been committed to providing financial security to Canadians and their families in the face of uncertainties, insuring over two million customers coast-to-coast. Every day at Canadian Premier means a day spent helping Canadians and their families build secure tomorrows.
Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with an office in Burnaby, British Columbia, we are a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Securian Financial, a Fortune 500 company*.
Who we need
With a number of new initiatives on our roadmap, a new acquisition, and an eye on the future, we are looking for a Project Manager to join us. Reporting to the VP, Human Resources, you will play a critical role as we scale, taking ownership for the seamless execution of strategic business operations and HR projects. You will work on aligning current policies and practices from vacation to payroll systems, including the implementation of an HRIS upgrade.
What's in it for you
Impact, success, and growth. You are looking for your next set of challenges at a scaling company where you can apply your expertise executing strategic deliverables from end to end. You want to rapidly gain exposure and take on responsibilities for highly visible client-facing projects. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact as you autonomously manage your projects successfully, with the support of your manager for escalation. You will have immediate learning opportunities with an extensive onboarding program, access to formal training, and the mentorship of your manager. You will expand your people-leadership skills as you guide resources on their day-to-day and overall project deliverables, coaching and empowering them to do their best work.
What you will do
- Deliver projects successfully. You will oversee projects from end-to-end. You will manage the scope, risks, issues, deliverables, and schedule of individual project tasks and deliverables. You will anticipate contingencies as a means of preventing, detecting, and correcting obstacles while understanding and managing the impact on the project plan proactively, escalating as necessary.
- Build relationships . You will foster trusting relationships across all levels, from executives to end-users and external partners. You will grow an understanding of business and employee needs. You will influence the direction of organizational initiatives.
- Report. You will produce accurate and timely reports on project status throughout its lifecycle and communicate with stakeholders via regularly scheduled meetings. You will measure success against critical success factors defined at the initiation of the project.
- Continuous improvement. You will ensure continuous improvement of the PMO framework to meet quality standards while applying lessons learned and industry best practices within projects. You will engage in professional development activities to remain current on our industry's project management trends and innovations.
What you bring
- The experience. You have 5+ years of project management experience in Operations, Human Resources or Business Operations. Preference is given for exposure to aligning policies and programs as a result of mergers or acquisitions. PMP certification is nice to have.
- The accountability and collaboration. You take ownership of your projects, meeting expectations and the resulting impact on the company's ability to be successful and employee satisfaction. You think creatively and have an analytical approach to problem solving, and task and time management.
- The adaptability. You work with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm, thrive in an evolving environment and step up to different daily challenges. You can seamlessly adapt to changes in priorities, the business, or the industry. You have the confidence to take new ideas forward and productively challenge the status quo.
- The communication skills. You have effective professional written, verbal, and presentation skills. You are highly collaborative and have a genuine interest in understanding others, hearing their perspectives, addressing their concerns, resolving conflict, removing roadblocks, and encouraging high-quality results. You ask intelligent questions to obtain information, identify root causes, and determine a solution.
- The technical toolkit. You have advanced knowledge of productivity tools, including MS Office, MS Project or JIRA, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom. You have exposure to HRIS systems such as Dayforce, Workday, or similar.
Why join?
When you're a Canadian Premier employee, you're part of a hard-working, high-performing, bright-thinking, make-things-happen family. One that sees your potential on day one, challenging you to grow your unique strengths as you create a career filled with opportunity, collaboration and meaning. For our newest team members to our most tenured, we're committed to being an employer that supports the person you want to be, at work and outside of it. We're growing – and we want you to grow with us.
At Canadian Premier, we know there's nothing more important than treating each other with respect, compassion, understanding, and dignity. Even though our family has grown over the years, we still maintain the entrepreneurial spirit that got us started. [Link available when viewing the job] to learn more about our core values and our Canadian Premier family.
Be part of a fast-paced company that offers you exciting opportunities to advance your career while you contribute to helping Canadians build secure tomorrows.
Many of the individuals who lead our team have an impressive tenure with us, and every single one of them will tell you, it's about the people—the people we serve and the people we work with. We're a small organization with flexibility, openness, and responsiveness; with the security and resources to continue to do our work in a way that makes the most impact on our customers.
Be a part of a place guided by people-focused not profit-driven values: Communicate openly, be accountable, be curious, celebrate together as one family.
This is a place that stands behind work-life balance, an accessible leadership team, transparent communication, and an atmosphere that can only be described as family-focused. We continue to promote an engaged work-life balance throughout the pandemic with initiatives that include virtual town halls, casual online coffees, mental health workshops and employee appreciation packages. The very nature of what we do – listening to our customers – is the foundation of how we collaborate, learn from one another, embrace diverse perspectives, and hold each other up.
If you have the majority of the qualifications we're looking for and you're interested in joining the team, we encourage you to express your interest by submitting an application. Apply now.
Canadian Premier is committed to providing a barrier-free work environment in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. As such, Canadian Premier will provide reasonable accommodations available to applicants with disabilities upon request during the recruitment process. Please contact [Email available when viewing the job] for accommodation requests.
* Securian Financial is the marketing name for Securian Financial Group, Inc. and its affiliates. Insurance products are issued by its affiliated insurance companies. 2020 Fortune 500 Companies List, May 2020.