Project control officer, Project management

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Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
Plan, monitor and report on project scopes, budgets and timelines. Support project/agile leaders with risk, issue and document management, resource capacity recommendations, milestone tracking, and PMO process implementation to ensure projects meet objectives.
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As a project control officer, you help plan and monitor projects to meet objectives on time and on budget. You work alongside the project/agile leader and serve as point person for the team to help them meet their performance objectives. You are the resource person for project management tools, planning and performance monitoring. As a specialist, you serve as resource person in your area of expertise. You help the project/agile leader and their team monitor projects, programs and groups of projects and ensure they are efficient. You plan, prioritize and coordinate work to meet objectives. You anticipate issues and trends, suggest solutions and ensure they are implemented. You use analysis and assessments to recommend innovative solutions. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your speciality area. You are the point person for implementation of Project Delivery Office processes and requirements. You are responsible for highly complex projects and programs that require solid analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business and the ability to deal with complexity, ambiguity and/or multiple initiatives at once. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in many other fields. You play an integrator or coordinator role with various work groups. You lead and serve as specialist to teams, decision-making bodies and external providers. More specifically, you will be required to:

  • Monitor project scopes, budgets and timelines in order to produce reports
  • Anticipate, identify and analyze trends and discrepancies and suggest solutions to help the team meet their performance indicators
  • Assist the team with risk, issue and document management 
  • Ensure project management best practices are followed 
  • Help the team update the timeline by keeping track of milestones and key dates for squads and contributors
  • Monitor and analyze the plan, make resource capacity recommendations and update the project plan.

What we offer*

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of six years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Plans and aligns

Trade Union (If applicable)

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Job Family

Project management (FG)

Unposting Date

2026-07-17

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Minimum six years of relevant experience
  • Knowledge of French
  • Knowledge of project management tools, planning and performance monitoring
  • Experience with risk, issue and document management
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The Company
HQ: Lévis
40,858 Employees

What We Do

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News

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