Senior Advisor, Project management
Top Benefits
About the role
Required As a senior project management advisor, you help execute cross-sector projects to meet objectives on time and on budget. You initiate, plan and implement projects. You ensure best practices are followed, keep the focus on the overall project objective and support work teams. You lead and influence development projects and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors. You help develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your field. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:
- Help teams implement agile development methods. Meet with practitioners to help them understand, introduce and apply agile principles. Understand practitioner concerns, challenges and resistance and provide support as needed
- Develop and carry out activities to improve skills and agile processes
- Ensure best practices are followed. Keep all agile teams focused on the overall project objective
- Coach professionals in your unit and other sectors. Identify training needs and make recommendations
- Analyze clients’ initial environment, make recommendations and provide support when starting up or turning around agile projects to meet client business needs
- Monitor the organization’s progress and suggest solutions tailored to its agile maturity level. Consider clients’ current and future circumstances to identify opportunities for improvement
- Make sure agile practices, procedures, methods and tools are used efficiently
- Monitor the industry to understand and anticipate trends in your field and make recommendations to develop best practices.
What we offer*
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
- Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
- Group insurance including telemedicine
- Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
- Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.
What You Bring To The Table
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
- Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
- Knowledge of French is required
Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset
Trade Union (If applicable) At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.
If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!
Job Family Project management (FG)
Unposting Date 2026-03-16
About Desjardins
Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News.
Senior Advisor, Project management
Top Benefits
About the role
Required As a senior project management advisor, you help execute cross-sector projects to meet objectives on time and on budget. You initiate, plan and implement projects. You ensure best practices are followed, keep the focus on the overall project objective and support work teams. You lead and influence development projects and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors. You help develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your field. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:
- Help teams implement agile development methods. Meet with practitioners to help them understand, introduce and apply agile principles. Understand practitioner concerns, challenges and resistance and provide support as needed
- Develop and carry out activities to improve skills and agile processes
- Ensure best practices are followed. Keep all agile teams focused on the overall project objective
- Coach professionals in your unit and other sectors. Identify training needs and make recommendations
- Analyze clients’ initial environment, make recommendations and provide support when starting up or turning around agile projects to meet client business needs
- Monitor the organization’s progress and suggest solutions tailored to its agile maturity level. Consider clients’ current and future circumstances to identify opportunities for improvement
- Make sure agile practices, procedures, methods and tools are used efficiently
- Monitor the industry to understand and anticipate trends in your field and make recommendations to develop best practices.
What we offer*
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
- Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
- Group insurance including telemedicine
- Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
- Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.
What You Bring To The Table
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
- Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
- Knowledge of French is required
Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset
Trade Union (If applicable) At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.
If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!
Job Family Project management (FG)
Unposting Date 2026-03-16
About Desjardins
Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News.