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Job Description:

*** This is a 2-year fixed term role ***

As Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating project management activities across various teams. Reporting to Director, Global Brand Strategy, you will be responsible for providing administrative and organizational support to ensure the successful completion of brand projects. The successful candidate must be a strategic, creative thinker, as well as a seasoned project manager as this initiative will integrate into other organizational change initiatives. The Project Manager works closely with all the Directors on the Global Brand team to coordinate schedules, track progress, and facilitate communication of projects.

Do you have a strong partnering approach to build and maintain relationships with key business partners, exercise diplomacy, mediation, and a consultative, collaborative approach, especially when dealing with senior leaders? Can you lead through influence, guiding a project team without direct management authority; holding stakeholders accountable to the brand; communicating goals and plans effectively to business partners? We want to hear from you!

What will you do?

• Develop project plans and monitor progress, including status reporting, monitoring and updating risks and issues, project plan updates, onboarding/offboarding of external vendor resources, SharePoint administration, and meeting coordination including the documentation of minutes.

• Prepare for and lead or support project meetings, summarizing details of the discussion and capturing important action items or issues for follow up.

• Build relationships with global stakeholders, facilitate collaboration between team members and act as a contact for escalations.

• Identify, engage and maintain relationships with partners to the scope of the project.

• Manage changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs using defined change management methodology.

• Maintain project documentation repositories.

What do you need to succeed?

• University or college degree in Business, Marketing, Digital, Communications or a related field.

• Knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices; CAPM or PMP is an asset.

• Experience in a project management, coordination or administrative support role.

• Proficient in using project management software, Microsoft Office suite, and other relevant tools.

• Ability to manage multiple activities with competing timelines and varying complexity.

• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Assets:

• Experience in a marketing agency or large marketing team is an asset.

What's in it for you?

• Time off giving you the flexibility to focus on the moments that matter including 20 vacation days per year

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Flexible hybrid work model

• Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives 

• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture 

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2024 Best Workplace in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada

• Sun Life ranked one of the 2023 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World on the Corporate Knights’ 2023

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to [email protected].

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

76,000/76 000 - 125,000/125 000

Job Category:

Project Management - Process

Posting End Date:

01/10/2024