About the Role
As a Senior Business Project Manager, you will lead multi-year, high-profile enterprise transformation initiatives within the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO). You will play a critical role in delivering strategic projects that shape the future of GreenShield, involving digital product launches, operational changes, regulatory programs, and process redesigns. You will lead cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and ensure outcomes align with GreenShield’s corporate strategy and vision.
Responsibilities
- Act as a key leader, partnering with programme managers, project sponsors, stakeholders, change management and IT project managers to define scope, develop implementation plans, and deliver successful outcomes.
- Build and foster strong, collaborative relationships across business units to drive alignment and project success.
- Facilitate problem-solving sessions with cross-functional teams to proactively identify challenges, explore solutions, and achieve consensus on action plans that support business priorities.
- Lead ongoing project status updates with workstream leads and Steering Committee meetings with executive level leadership teams.
- Take ownership of delivering business-facing project outcomes, including ROI, process implementation, and quality assurance.
- Coordinate with IT and operational teams to ensure seamless integration of technology and business processes.
- Develop and oversee metrics to track progress, ensuring deliverables meet objectives set at project inception.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate risks to maintain momentum and ensure successful execution.
- Create and manage KPIs, dashboards, and executive-level presentations to provide transparent updates on project progress.
- Create and manage all project artifacts (including the project plan, RAID log, Decision log, RACI chart, etc.).
- Ensure all project documentation is accurate, complete, and up to date for optimal transparency and accountability.
- Coach business resources and other project managers on processes, tools, and responsibilities to enhance delivery capabilities across the organization.
- Promote the EPMO’s role by sharing knowledge of projects in flight and best practices in project management.
- Travel to Windsor/Toronto quarterly, as needed, to meet with team members and key stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is required.
- 5+ years of project management experience, delivering complex, high-profile projects, ideally in the insurance, group benefits, or benefits administration industries.
- Background in corporate strategy, business transformation, or consulting.
- Proficiency in English is required for this position.
- Ability to communicate with colleagues or customers who use English as their primary language.
Skills
- Strong problem-solving, leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to influence, motivate, and engage team members effectively.
- Proficient in project management tools and advanced proficiency in MS Office suite.
- Ability to create and deliver high-impact presentations to senior leadership and stakeholders, turning complex project data into actionable insights.
- Strong business acumen, understanding of business strategy, change management frameworks, financial principles, and operational transformation.
- Multi-tasker with the ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.
- Agile-related certifications (e.g., SAFe Agilist, Certified ScrumMaster) are a nice to have.
- Lean Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt) is a nice to have.
Location
- Windsor
- Toronto
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- PMP certification
Salary/Compensations
- CAD $94,406.00 - 142,069.00
About the Company
- GreenShield is a non-profit social enterprise that brings worlds of coverage and care together, all in one place.
- Founded in 1957 by pharmacist William Wilkinson, who introduced North America’s first prepaid drug plan.
- Mission: to support better health for all Canadians.
- Noble challengers, purposefully building a better way.
- We believe a career should be meaningful, not just a means to earn a living.
- Our culture is one where everyone's voice is heard and valued.
- We dare to challenge the status quo and are driven by people who have challenged theirs.
- We believe that your workplace should empower you to be the best version of yourself.
- We provide a place where you can be inspired, challenged, and rewarded.
- Where your growth means our growth.
- Where your voice is heard and valued.
- Where your work has purpose and purpose matters.
- We believe our people are critical to our overall success.
- Inclusivity makes us a stronger, smarter and more informed organization.
- Being intentionally inclusive of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences will enhance our company culture to positively impact how we support our communities.
- A career at GreenShield isn’t just about personal achievements, it's about making a difference together.
- GreenShield leverages AI to help produce Job Descriptions, and ideate on interview questions. We also leverage AI for interview transcription support.
Equal Opportunity
- GS supports diversity, equity and inclusion in our teams and communities, and we value the unique contributions made by all.
- Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly to every requirement, we invite you to apply.
- We encourage applications from all candidates and will accommodate needs under human rights legislation throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
- Please let us know of any accommodation through requestforaccommodation@greenshield.ca.
- Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
