Job Opportunities Manager, Application Delivery
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18 hours ago
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Job Summary
Job ID:9569
Working Business Language: English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.
Salary: At Wawanesa salary is only one component of a holistic comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our 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.
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 proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $148000 - $174000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.
About Us
At Wawanesa were proud to 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.You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg MB; Vancouver BC; Calgary AB; Edmonton AB; Toronto (North York) ON; Kitchener ON; Ottawa ON; Montreal QC; Quebec City QC Moncton NB; Dartmouth; NS.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa Mutual) founded in 1896 is one of Canadas 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 3600 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. To learn more visit .
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.
Job Overview
The Manager Application Delivery contributes to Wawanesas success by leading delivery and quality initiatives that support Wawanesa Life systems for members brokers and employees. Reporting to the Vice President Life Systems this role leads a team of IT professionals and oversees data integration and reporting initiatives across the Wawanesa Life organization.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery and implementation of data integration and reporting initiatives to ensure value for customers while maximizing reliability availability scalability and performance.
- Assign and manage Application Delivery resources (employees and consultants) to ensure effective and efficient delivery.
- Work with project managers and delivery leads to establish development plans that fulfill program and project objectives.
- Ensure processes methodologies policies and procedures are followed and contribute to continuous improvement in these areas.
- Contribute to the development and execution of the annual operational plan.
- Maintain accountability for department service levels and overall application vitality.
- Understand and interpret data to support objective data-driven decisions.
- Provide leadership coaching and support to create a respectful challenging and rewarding work environment where employees can reach their full potential and contribute to company goals.
- Negotiate and administer vendor outsource and consultant contracts service agreements and ongoing service delivery.
- Monitor industry developments and provide recommendations to improve practices tools and delivery approaches.
Qualifications
- 5 years of experience in a senior IS role ideally in an environment focused on data integrations and reporting.
- Post-secondary degree or certificate in computer science engineering or a related field.
- Strong expertise in software delivery and quality practices technologies and delivery methodologies.
- Proven history of developing leading and delivering successful technology solutions with measurable outcomes.
- Demonstrated leadership and people management experience with the ability to build and maintain effective teams and relationships in a complex matrix environment.
- Experience with software tools development lifecycles methodologies and technologies relevant to application delivery.
- Strong analytical quantitative critical thinking and planning skills.
- Ability to lead others to embrace change perform effectively and adapt quickly.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely and coordinate change across an organization.
- Personal qualities of a strong leader including resilience adaptability and self-awareness.
- Ability to make well-informed decisions in complex and high-pressure situations and coach others to do the same.
- Experience in the insurance or financial services industry is an asset.
- Relevant certifications such as ITIL SAFe PMP or Six Sigma are considered strong assets.
Wawanesa is proud to be one ofManitobas Top Employers a Kincentric Best Employer in Canada and a Forbes Best Employer in Canada recognizing an exceptional place to work!
Diversity Equity Inclusion& 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.
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 .
All Wawanesa job applicants are subject to Wawanesas .
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Kanban
- Project / Program Management
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Project Leadership
- Application Development
- Project Management
- Scrum
- Microsoft Project
- SDLC
- Project Implementation
About Company
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