Wawanesa Insurance is a major Canadian mutual insurer with its national headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1896 in the village of Wawanesa, Manitoba, we now operate offices across Canada, including locations in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Dartmouth, and Montreal, and sells products entirely through broker partnerships.&nbsp;

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 Employment Type: Existing Role
Working Business Language:&nbsp;English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal and external stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language for this role is English. &nbsp;As such, the successful candidate must be fully proficient in English.
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Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan.&nbsp; &nbsp;
The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $110,000 - $135,000.&nbsp;Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.&nbsp;
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About Us At Wawanesa, we offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work.&nbsp;You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg, MB; Wawanesa, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Toronto (North York), ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON.&nbsp; &nbsp;
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (“Wawanesa Mutual”), founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,300 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. We are also proud to be recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers. To learn more visit wawanesa.com.&nbsp;
 We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team. &nbsp;<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Job Overview</h2>
</div><div>Working under limited supervision, this job plays a critical role in delivering large, complex, and strategic initiatives that support Wawanesa’s strategic priorities. This role ensures that projects are executed with discipline, transparency, and alignment to strategic priorities. The Senior Project Manager is accountable for managing cross-functional teams, third-party vendors, and internal stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes and value.
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Job Responsibilities
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<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale, strategic projects, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and the EPMO’s strategic execution framework.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Develop and manage integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocations using approved methodologies and tools.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Manage project decisions, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Collaborate with Portfolio Planning and Business Architecture stakeholders to ensure project alignment with capability roadmaps, resource planning, and value architecture.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Support benefits realization by contributing to the definition of success metrics, tracking KPIs, and contributing to value creation reporting.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Prepare and present project updates, dashboards, and governance materials.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Manage vendor relationships and contracts to ensure quality and accountability in third-party delivery.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Champion change management practices in collaboration with the Enterprise Portfolio Change stakeholders to support adoption and sustainment.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Drive consistent application of the EPMO methodology and tools resulting in effective and consistent delivery of projects.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery standards and tools.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Mentor junior Project Managers and contribute to the maturity of EPMO’s Project Management methodology and capabilities.&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Maintain accurate and transparent project documentation and reporting to stakeholders and governance forums.</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ensure consistent application of project management methodologies (e.g., PMI, Agile, SAFe) and tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, MS Planner).</li>
<li style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Perform other duties as assigned.</li>
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<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">7 years’ experience managing large, complex, and strategic projects.</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Formal project management training from a recognized college/university.</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Completion of post-secondary education or equivalent combination of education and experience.</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Experience using various project management methodologies and project management tools.</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Knowledge and understanding of Information Technology principles (Architecture/Application Development/Quality Assurance/Service Delivery).</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Communicates in a persuasive and eloquent manner to all levels of audience, effectively facilitates sessions, and delivers powerful presentations.</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Ability to support high team morale by encouraging others to be excited, motivated, and enthusiastic about project activities and outcomes.</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Ability to develop and implement comprehensive plans that bridge complex issues, monitors performance, and keeps work on track.</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Strong leadership skills with the ability to continuously identify and action strategic opportunities for the project team and organization.</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Project Management Professional certification is considered an asset.</li>
<li style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt">Knowledge and experience in Property &amp; Casualty Insurance industry is considered a strong asset</li>
</ul></div></div></div> Diversity Equity, Inclusion &amp; Belonging At Wawanesa, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people – this is supported by having a representative workforce. 
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals, and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.&nbsp; &nbsp;
We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out in confidence to <a style="color:black" href="mailto:jobs@wawanesa.com">jobs@wawanesa.com</a>. &nbsp;
All Wawanesa job applicants are subject to Wawanesa's <a style="color:black" href="https://www.wawanesa.com/canada/pip/employee-privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a>. 
Please note that the recruitment process for this position may involve the use of AI tools to screen, assess, or select applicants. All final decisions are taken or reviewed by human recruiters and human hiring leaders in compliance with all applicable legislation. &nbsp; &nbsp;

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