Manager, Project Managers

Being a part of BrokerLink, means you live our values: to act with integrity, be respectful of others, have a customer-driven mindset, strive for excellence and always treat others with generosity. These values drive our diversity and inclusion efforts to ensure a respectful and inclusive work environment is present.

We want like-minded individuals who want to provide the highest level of customer service, who carry themselves with utmost professionalism.

We want to invest in you! Your success is our success and our purpose of "we're here to help people" is what motivates us to keep the amazing talent we attract, for a long time. We want to bring out the best of all our team members! Offering countless opportunities to grow and an environment which values our most important assets, you, our team members. We have over 200 offices across Canada, ask us about our flexible work arrangements!

We are looking for a Manager, PMO to join BrokerLink and work out of any of our Alberta, Ontario or Atlantic region. On a Permanent FT Basis.

As part of our employee promise, here are some of the many perks of working with us:

• Flexible health and dental insurance benefits package
• Personal Spending amount to invest in your healthy lifestyle
• RRSP - Registered Retirement Savings Plan with Company matching
• ESPP - Employee Share Purchase Plan (TSX:IFC) program with matching aspect
• 'Dress for your day', dress according to your daily schedule
• Competitive compensation package with bonus aspect
• Employee discount program, including Apple, Bell, Rogers and more!
• Paid Time Off in the form of: Personal days, Volunteer days, Exam/Study Time, Jury Duty and starting at 3 weeks of vacation per year!
• Working for an employer who is regularly recognized as one of Canada's best employers such as Kincentric 2024

What the Role Entails:

Team Leadership

• Inspire, lead and coach a team of Project Managers while building a highly positive and engaging work environment
• Offer support and guidance to PMs to drive projects forward in a fast and agile environment
• Foster a business & customer focused culture within the team and ensure good communication and collaboration with all stakeholders
• Empower the team and be open, inclusive, caring and fair in all interactions.

Drive Business Results

• Ensure the portfolio of projects produces good quality & timely results that support a good experience for brokers and customers.
• Report status to business leaders with transparency and in clear business language.
• Articulate risks clearly and bring them forward to leadership team, including impacts and recommended solutions.
• Coach the PM team towards understanding of the business and identify concrete actions that can be pursued.
• Drive results quickly, consistently and with a high degree of creativity.

Strategic Project Portfolio Management

• Provide advisory to various groups to support the translation of strategy into projects & drive execution of the portfolio as planned.
• Evolve the project intake process to ensure business focus and desired outcomes.
• Plan & prioritize resources to ensure the highest return on investment for the organization.

The Successful candidate will have:

*If you feel you have the equivalent skills, please apply*

• 10 - 15 years of operational leadership experience in the insurance, banking or related environment.
• Proven ability to understand business strategy & goals
• Experience managing projects/portfolios
• Advanced ability to understand business goals & strategy and offer consulting on project prioritization, risks, scheduling conflicts, resource allocation etc.
• High degree of professionalism, with demonstrated ability to live our values
• Strong ability to plan, organize and prioritize workload for self and others.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

BrokerLink is committed to providing an accessible environment. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

BrokerLink is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment which embraces our diversities and sees them as our strength! We want to foster a workplace that makes all our team members and customers feel welcome and appreciated.

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At BrokerLink, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that inspires each of us to be the best we can be. Join our team and make a difference!