Project Manager

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Toronto, ON, CAN
In-Office
89K-122K Annually
Senior level
Insurance
The Role
The Project Manager leads high-impact initiatives, ensuring project delivery within scope, budget, and schedule while enabling Agile practices and transformation initiatives.
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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

The Project Manager leads and delivers medium-to-large-scale, high-impact initiatives across a hybrid delivery environment, with a strong emphasis on client-facing project delivery alongside Agile and product-based work. The role requires end-to-end accountability for project planning and execution while also enabling Agile delivery and transformation initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Delivery & Project Leadership

  • Serve as single point of accountability for multiple concurrent initiatives across client-facing and internal projects. Acting as Agile delivery lead where appropriate

  • Lead plan-driven, hybrid projects with clear scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk baselines

  • Develop and maintain project plans, critical paths, dependency maps, and governance artifacts

  • Manage formal change control, risk, issue, and decision logs to protect delivery commitments

  • Provide clear, consistent status reporting to senior stakeholders and clients

  • Ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery in fast-paced environments

  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives

  • Partner with Business Analysts on backlog readiness and prioritization

  • Track delivery metrics to support transparency and continuous improvement

Agile Enablement

  • Support Agile and delivery transformation initiatives across teams

  • Coach teams and stakeholders on Agile principles and hybrid delivery practices

  • Identify opportunities to improve delivery maturity and team effectiveness

  • Contribute to evolving delivery standards, playbooks, and best practices

Stakeholder & Client Management

  • Lead delivery in high-touch, client-facing environments with fixed timelines and high visibility

  • Translate client requirements into executable delivery plans

  • Proactively manage expectations through structured communication and escalation

EDUCATION

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Computer Science, Engineering) or equivalent work experience

Preferred

  • Professional certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional), CSM (Certified ScrumMaster), PSM (Professional Scrum Master), SSM (SAFe Scrum Master) or equivalent Agile and project management credentials

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

  • 5+ years in project management or delivery leadership roles

  • Experience delivering both hybrid and Agile projects

  • Demonstrated client-facing delivery experience in fast-paced environments

  • Proven ability to manage multiple demanding client projects concurrently

  • Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, MS Project and MS Excel

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

  • Strong foundation in traditional project management disciplines

  • Solid understanding of Agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban)

  • Ability to operate under pressure with demanding stakeholders and adapt as necessary

  • Demonstrates resiliency in adapting to frequent changes and evolving client demands, ensuring project continuity and success

  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and analytical skills

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What you can expect from RGA:

  • Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

  • Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

  • Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

We’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience—without considering name, gender, or other personal details—and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.

Compensation Range:

$89,310.00 - $121,530.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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The Company
HQ: Chesterfield, MO
3,164 Employees
Year Founded: 1973

What We Do

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), a Fortune 500 company, is among the leading global providers of life reinsurance and financial solutions, with approximately $3.5 trillion of life reinsurance in force and assets of $92.2 billion as of December 31, 2021. Founded in 1973, RGA today is recognized for its deep technical expertise in risk and capital management, innovative solutions, and commitment to serving its clients. With headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, and operations around the world, RGA delivers expert solutions in individual life reinsurance, individual living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, health reinsurance, facultative underwriting, product development, and financial solutions. To learn more about RGA and its businesses, visit our website at www.rgare.com.

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