Our Operational Execution Alignment Department is looking for squad leads to join our team. We’re a newly formed team. We have the chance to build from the ground up and focus on adding value for our business lines. As a squad lead, you'll be responsible for rolling out the prioritized OPEX initiatives for your squad. You will plan and coordinate the squad’s daily work, mobilize expertise across a matrix model, ensure the quality of deliverables and ensure delivery within the agreed-upon scope, timelines and efforts. You will be a key player, ensuring the coordination of operations, managing dependencies and monitoring the field for risks, issues and capacities. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Plan, coordinate and deliver prioritized initiatives based on the scope, timelines, effort and quality expected
• Direct the squad’s daily work: detailed planning, coordination of expertise, dependency management
• Manage the squad’s actual capacity (workload, skills, optimal use of matrix resources)
• Ensure the quality of deliverables and support deployment with the relevant operational teams
• Ensure operational communications: progress, risks, issues, interdependencies, mitigation options
• Document scenarios and recommendations to help determine the scope for the product owner
• Proactively identify risks and issues and propose adjustments as needed
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the squad’s pace, quality and work methods

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.

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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
• Experience in operational planning, team facilitation and cross-sector coordination
• Experience orchestrating matrix-based resources in a multi-role context
• Experience managing deliverables, dependencies, risks and commitments
• Experience in collaborative leadership and the ability to mobilize teams with no direct reporting line
• Experience coordinating or managing business projects
• Knowledge of French is required
• Intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
• Knowledge of execution practices, business unit operations and operational processes

Action oriented, Ambiguity, 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

2026-04-7