About Vancity
Vancity is a memberowned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. A relentless commitment to their values has helped them challenge the status quo and break down barriers since day one in 1946. They have bold commitments to make Vancity netzero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and are pursuing strategies on Indigenous banking and to improve the financial resilience of their members.
Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. If youre interested in joining their team of 2700 diverse individuals and accessing competitive rewards and benefits all while knowing you are part of a greater movement then apply today!
About the workplace
As the Delivery Lead for the Core Banking Platform in the IT division you are responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of Vancitys core banking solutions. This includes managing endtoend project lifecycles coordinating crossfunctional teams and ensuring that the delivery of new features enhancements and system integrations align with business objectives. The role requires close collaboration with stakeholders to define requirements manage resources mitigate risks and ensure the timely and highquality of initiatives. The Delivery Manager will drive continuous improvements support change management and ensure compliance with regulatory standards in the core banking domain.
This is a permanent fulltime 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. This role may require you to work inoffice at least once a week.
A typical day would involve:
- Oversee the planning and successful delivery of core banking projects.
- Ensure projects meet deadlines budget and quality standards.
- Manage project scope resources and risks effectively.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to define project goals gather requirements and manage expectations.
- Provide regular updates on project progress risks and issues to senior management and other key stakeholders.
- Lead crossfunctional teams (development operations business and vendors) to ensure seamless collaboration.
- Foster a highperformance culture ensuring team members have the resources and support they need to succeed.
- Proactively identify assess and mitigate risks associated with project delivery.
- Resolve issues quickly and efficiently to avoid delays or disruptions.
- Ensure the core banking platform complies with all relevant regulations and industry standards.
- Oversee quality control processes ensuring that the delivered solutions meet business and technical requirements.
You have:
- 8 years of related work experience in core banking projects and delivery.
- Experience in financial institutions or banking is an asset including understanding of banking regulations security standards and industry best practices to ensure compliance.
- Strong understanding of both agile and waterfall delivery models
- Strong expertise in leading complex IT projects ensuring projects are delivered ontime withinbudget.
- Familiarity with core banking systems software development processes and system integrations.
- Ability to lead and motivate crossfunctional teams fostering collaboration and high performance.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to manage expectations align priorities and ensure clear and consistent updates to stakeholders at all levels.
- Proficiency in identifying assessing and mitigating risks to prevent project delays or failures.
- Strong analytical thinking and troubleshooting skills to address technical and operational challenges quickly.
- Ability to navigate changing priorities and project scopes managing uncertainty in a dynamic environment.
- Experience in managing thirdparty vendors and ensuring the timely delivery of external services or products.
You are:
- Resultsoriented you have a demonstrated ability to engage business partners in order to conduct diagnosis analyze findings generate appropriate options and build quality deliverables all while securing their commitment to these solutions.
- Exceptional communicator Heightened interpersonal skills you are comfortable communicating with stakeholders in different levels of the organization. Demonstrate confidence and provide highly specialized project delivery expertise and advice.
- An organized planner you collaborate with and organize multiple stakeholders in the development and delivery of specialized project activities. You can establish tactical plans and initiatives and lead development of integrated solutions services and projects.
- Problem solver and decisionmaker You lead diagnosis of project challenges find innovative business solutions and assess risks and opportunities. You make timely decisions.
We value lived experience so if you are interested in this role we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills dont perfectly align with those listed.
The salary range for this role is $81200 to $122000 annually. 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 incentive program subject to program eligibility requirements.
Posting Deadline: Posted until filled
A career at Vancity is more than just a job youre joining a tradition of changemakers who are creating lasting change for our communities. Beyond base pay we offer a comprehensive total rewards package to ensure our employees are empowered to thrive:
We offer:
- We are the largest privatesectorLiving Wage Employerin Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of theTop Employers in Canada.
- Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs.
- New employees receive between three to four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year and the number of vacation days grows
- In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of shortterm personal illness or emergency family illness.
- We have flex credits for our health care & dental benefits offer three levels of coverage for you to select from. These benefits will also be effective immediately based on your hire date.
- We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we will offer you a Defined benefits pension plan that pays you a retirement income for life.
At Vancity were committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at for confidential support. Inperson assistance is also available. We will collaborate with you to ensure your needs are met promptly and effectively.