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This role serves as a trusted partner to business executives and senior leaders, driving the successful implementation of strategic initiatives, operational improvements, and enterprise change.\nThe successful candidate combines strong program and project leadership with business acumen, stakeholder management, and organizational change capabilities. They are comfortable navigating ambiguity, influencing without authority, and delivering outcomes through cross-functional teams.\nWhat You Will Do\nLead the planning and delivery of strategic business initiatives from concept through implementation and benefit realization.\nPartner with business sponsors and senior leaders to define objectives, outcomes, success measures, and implementation strategies.\nDrive execution of transformational programs involving process improvements, operating model enhancements, technology enablement, and organizational change.\nEstablish governance structures, executive reporting, decision frameworks, and escalation processes to support successful delivery.\nIdentify and manage risks, dependencies, assumptions, and business impacts across multiple workstreams.\nFacilitate executive-level discussions to align stakeholders, resolve issues, and drive timely decisions.\nTranslate complex business challenges into actionable delivery plans and measurable outcomes.\nLead cross-functional teams, including Business Analysts, SMEs, technology partners, vendors, and delivery resources.\nEnsure organizational readiness through effective communication, stakeholder engagement, training, and change adoption activities.\nMonitor realization of expected business benefits and recommend corrective actions where required.\nProvide strategic recommendations and implementation guidance to project sponsors, steering committees, and senior leadership teams.\nDrive continuous improvement of delivery practices, governance frameworks, and implementation approaches across the portfolio.\nFoster strong relationships with business partners and become a trusted advisor on execution, delivery, and change management.\nWhat You Will Bring\n5-7 years of experience leading complex business transformation, strategic initiatives, or enterprise-wide projects.\nProven track record delivering initiatives involving operational transformation, process redesign, customer experience improvements, organizational change, and technology enablement.\nStrong business acumen with the ability to quickly understand business challenges and translate strategy into execution.\nExceptional stakeholder management skills with experience influencing executives and senior leaders.\nDemonstrated experience building business cases, defining success metrics, and measuring outcomes.\nStrong governance, portfolio, program, and project management expertise.\nExperience leading initiatives in highly regulated, complex organizational environments.\nAdvanced facilitation and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively to executive audiences.\nStrong change management and business readiness leadership capabilities.\nAbility to manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining focus on strategic outcomes and business value.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts and drive alignment.\nExperience working in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery environments.\nPMP certification considered an asset.\nExperience within financial services, insurance, or large enterprise organizations is preferred.\n-\nThe base salary for this position is between $80,400 - $130,400 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.\nCareer opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.\nGrow with Canada Life\nWe’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country. \nWe’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver - for our customers, communities and each other. Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!\nWhat we offer:\nWe’re committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here’s what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:\nCareer Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement. \nHealth & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being. \nTime Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day. \nFinancial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options. \nRewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more! \n Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events. \nLearn more about Canada Life.\nWe’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact . All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.\nCanada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.\n#LI-Hybrid","description_format":"text","description_chars":6359,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":5,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Milestone celebrations"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Wealth Management & Financial Advisors","Health Insurance & Benefits","Life Insurance & Annuities"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-14T16:39:44Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":15,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-14T18:59:22Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":91426,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/canada-life-senior-project-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/canada-life-senior-project-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-14T18:59:22Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":22913,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1770029},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1770029"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcanada-life-senior-project-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcanada-life-senior-project-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcanada-life-senior-project-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/canada-life-senior-project-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcanada-life-senior-project-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4317289}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"canadalife.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4317289},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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