Job Specifications
Our Story & Purpose
We’re Vancity, a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. Since 1946, our relentless commitment to these values has helped us challenge the status quo and break down barriers. We’ve made bold commitments to become net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans, and we’re actively pursuing strategies in Indigenous banking and financial resilience for our members.
As the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada, we’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the country’s Top Employers. If you’re ready to join our team of 2,700 diverse individuals, access competitive rewards and benefits, and be part of a greater movement – apply today!
Your Role In Supporting Our Members
As a Project Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams to deliver technology initiatives that drive member and business value. You’ll facilitate agile delivery practices, manage vendor relationships, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget. We’re looking for a candidate with strong leadership, communication, and agile delivery experience who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
This is a permanent, full-time role that will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. We are also open to candidates with the right skills or experience based in Ontario.
How You'll Make An Impact
Lead cross-functional teams (e.g. business leaders, subject matter experts, and/or third-party resources) through the end-to-end agile project delivery lifecycle to achieve business objectives
Facilitate Scrum processes as a servant leader for one or more Agile teams, ensuring Scrum practices are understood and followed. Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Negotiate and collaborate with vendors and system implementors at all levels while managing vendor financial and operational performance against contractual requirements
Plan and deliver projects within scope, budget, time and expected benefits while following the appropriate Vancity Project Delivery methodology and guidelines
Foster relationships with Sponsor(s) and senior stakeholders to ensure business needs and initiative deliverables/outcomes are in alignment. Proactively mitigate and escalate issues for joint resolution with Technology and Business stakeholders.
Appropriately select an implementation methodology (i.e. Kanban, Scrum Hybrid) based on the nature of the work and other organizational factors
Identify and work to resolve delivery dependencies within assigned project, the broader Strategic/Technology Initiatives portfolio and Operational priorities
Capture and monitor delivery metrics and work to continuously improve quality, velocity and time to market
Coach, facilitate, motivate and coordinate project team resources, influencing them and their teams to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
Contribute to the improvement of project management best practices across the enterprise and help drive consistency, transparency and execution on projects
Provide clear, timely and accurate communications to the project team members on all aspects of the project, including decisions made by senior management
What You’ll Bring To The Team
Minimum 5 years of experience delivering technology initiatives
Proven track record of successful project delivery in agile environments
PMI designation or equivalent
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Experience facilitating agile ceremonies and guiding Scrum teams
Ability to manage multiple priorities and resolve delivery dependencies
Extra Skills That Set You Apart
Experience working in the Financial Services or Financial Technologies industries
CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
PgMP designation or similar
ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) designation or similar
Lean Six Sigma certification / training
Prosci or similar Organizational Change Management training
You’ll Thrive Here If You Are
Results-oriented – You drive outcomes and deliver value through collaboration and planning
Customer-centric – You anticipate and respond to member and stakeholder needs
Organized – You manage complexity and keep projects on track with clear plans
Innovative – You seek better ways to deliver and improve processes
Reliable – You follow through and take accountability for your work
We value lived experience, so if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills don't perfectly align with those listed.
What You’ll Earn
This role offers a salary range of $92,700 to $122,000 per annum. Base pay offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant qualifications, skills, previous experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package, employees may also be eligible for our annual ince
About the Company
Vancity is a credit union committed to a clean and fair world. With 54 branches in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish, and Alert Bay, we serve more 550,000 member-owners and their communities in the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka'wakw territories.
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