Senior Director, Program Management
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21 hours ago
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Job Summary
Join a Challenger
Being a traditional bank just isnt our thing so we challenge ourselves to get creative in providing innovative banking solutions for Canadians.
How do we get there With a talented team of inquisitive and agile challengers that break through the status quo. So if youre passionate about redefining the future of bankingwhile having funthis could be your next big opportunity.
Our company continues to grow and today we serve more than 780000 customers acrossCanadathrough Equitable BankCanadasChallenger Bank and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Banks wholly-owned subsidiary Concentra Bank supports credit unions acrossCanadathat serve more than six million members. Together we have over$138 billionin combined assets under management and administration with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich peoples customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform () one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes Worlds Best Banks list since 2021.
The Work
The Senior Director Program Management is the Powerhouse that drives one of the Banks most critical integration programs- setting pace creating alignment and ensuring steady progress against milestones. Anchored at the center of the Integration Management Office this role orchestrates complex workstreams facilitates crossfunctional decisionmaking and ensures integration activities are executed with discipline and clarity.
You provide structure in ambiguity momentum where progress stalls and direction across competing priorities. You elevate program governance enable transparent reporting manage risks and interdependencies and create the conditions for seamless coordination across the Central Control Tower and workstream leads ensuring that integration decisions lead to real measurable business outcomes.
This is a role for someone who thrives in bigthinking environments and enjoys the challenge of delivering sophisticated multilayered programs that move an organization forward.
Key Responsibilities - What You Will Lead
- Be the heartbeat of the integration program: Build manage and continuously refine endtoend program plans governance routines and crossfunctional execution rhythms.
- Create clarity at scale: Translate complex integration requirements into structured workplans simplifying interdependencies and ensuring every team understands their path to success.
- Shape the story: Craft highimpact executive updates steering materials and insights that cut through complexity and influence decisionmaking at the most senior levels.
- Drive pace and discipline: Maintain an unwavering focus on timelines milestones and outcomes ensuring the program stays aligned on track and valuefocused.
- Solve problems before they surface: Proactively identify risks issues and bottlenecks across workstreams and lead crossfunctional problemsolving to resolve them.
- Connect the dots across the Bank: Foster strong working relationships across Retail Banking Technology Risk HR Finance and Legal to keep execution tightly aligned.
- Champion the integration mindset: Embed best practices structure and repeatable processes to strengthen the Banks integration muscle for future opportunities.
Project Focus - Where Youll Make Your Mark
- Lead the central Program Management Office (PMO) for the Banks acquisition integration.
- Oversee planning and alignment across dozens of workstreams ensuring no dependency is missed and no milestone drifts.
- Support core strategic priorities such as customer migration technology readiness synergy realization and regulatory milestones.
- Elevate the programs operating model through clear governance reporting decision frameworks and communication flows.
Team and Collaboration - How Youll Influence
- Collaborate daily with senior executives and workstream leaders acting as an orchestrator and trusted advisor.
- Coach and guide program managers senior managers and consulting partners to drive consistent delivery.
- Facilitate crossfunctional forums where complex conversations become actionable decisions.
- Build a culture of ownership transparency and shared accountability across the integration roles interactions with other departments teams or stakeholders to achieve company goals.
Lets Talk About You!
- Bachelors degree in business Finance Engineering or related field; MBA preferred.
- Project management certifications (PMP PgMP Lean Prosci) considered an asset
- 10 -15 years leading largescale transformation or integration programs in banking or financial services
- Deep understanding of how banking functions operate and interact across the enterprise
- Expertise in program/project management tools methodologies governance routines and dashboards
- Strong analytical ability to turn data into insights and insights into action
- Proven ability to mobilize and influence senior stakeholders in matrixed environments
- Natural driver mindset: organized proactive and able to create momentum across large groups
- Exceptional stakeholder management relationshipbuilding and crossfunctional collaboration skills
- Vocal articulate and persuasive communicator capable of influencing decisions at senior levels
- Structured firstprinciples thinker able to simplify complex problems and identify root causes
- Fast learner who quickly absorbs new information concepts and operating models
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills including executivelevel presentation capability
- Strong interpersonal presence - credible empathetic and effective at managing diverse personalities
What we offer For full-time permanent roles
Competitive discretionary bonus
Market leading RRSP match program
Medical dental vision life and disability benefits
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one
Generous vacation policy and personal days
Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues
Professional development and comprehensive Career Development program
A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience
The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from Equitable Banks additional office space located at 2200-25 Ontario Street Toronto ON.
Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion. Our organization is stronger and our employees thrive when we honour and celebrate everyones diverse experiences and tandem with that commitment we support and encourage our staff to grow not just in their career path but personally as well.
We commit to providing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment for all applicants. Please let us know of any accommodations needed so that you can bring your best self to the application process and candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check and credit check to qualify for hire. While we appreciate your interest in applying an Equitable recruiter will only contact leading candidates whose skills and qualifications closely match the requirements of the position.
We cant wait to get to know you!
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Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Program Management
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Administrative Experience
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Program Development
- Supervising Experience
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
At Equitable Bank, we specialize in providing branchless financial services that meet the unique needs of all Canadians. Our range of mortgages, savings accounts and investment options are designed to offer the right solutions to match any unique circumstance.
