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Aviva Canada is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of transformation initiatives while ensuring adherence to the Aviva Change Framework (ACF), governance standards, and project management best practices.
This role goes beyond traditional project delivery by combining strong execution leadership with rigorous governance, financial oversight, risk management, benefits realization, and executive stakeholder engagement.
The successful candidate will be a proactive and highly organized delivery leader who can navigate ambiguity, drive accountability across cross-functional teams, and provide clear visibility into project health, risks, dependencies, financials, and outcomes. They will ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with strategic objectives while maintaining high standards of governance and control.
Project Delivery & Execution
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of transformation initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and aligned to business objectives.
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risks, issues, dependencies, benefits, and change controls throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure project outcomes, benefits, and business readiness activities are effectively planned, tracked, and transitioned into the business.
- Facilitate decision-making, issue resolution, and alignment across multiple delivery teams.
- Champion continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and applying project management best practices to strengthen delivery performance.
- Establish and maintain project governance, ensuring compliance with the Aviva Change Framework (ACF), project gating requirements, and delivery standards.
- Prepare and present executive-level status reporting, governance materials, and gate submissions.
- Proactively identify and resolve delivery risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating concerns early and driving actions to maintain project momentum.
- Ensure strong governance and project controls are maintained throughout delivery.
- Partner with business leaders to develop business cases, define success measures, and ensure decisions are supported by clear financial, customer, efficiency, and growth benefits.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, and benefits realization activities.
- Monitor project performance and support effective decision-making through project metrics, financial data, forecasts, and resource plans.
- Build strong relationships across business, technology, risk, compliance, finance, and vendor teams to drive alignment, accountability, and successful delivery outcomes.
- Lead cross-functional teams and coordinate efforts across multiple stakeholders.
- Drive engagement and influence outcomes without direct authority.
- Coach, mentor, and develop other project managers, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and delivery excellence.
Project Management Expertise
- Proven experience delivering medium to large-scale business or transformation initiatives from initiation through closure, including at least one project valued at $10M+.
- Strong knowledge of project management disciplines, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, dependency, resource, and stakeholder management.
- Experience working in Agile and Hybrid delivery environments.
- Experience managing project governance, executive reporting, and steering committees.
- Strong understanding of business cases, financial forecasting, budgeting, benefits tracking, and project controls.
- Ability to maintain high-quality project documentation and ensure compliance with governance standards.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, build strong relationships, and drive outcomes without direct authority.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams across business, technology, operational, and vendor groups.
- Strong facilitation, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to assess risks, identify trends, and develop practical solutions to delivery challenges.
- Comfortable working with project metrics, financial data, forecasts, and resource plans to support informed decision-making.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to distill complex information into clear, concise, and executive-ready communications.
- Confident presenting to senior leaders and facilitating governance discussions.
- Experience within insurance (P&C preferred), financial services, or other highly regulated environments.
- Experience leading large-scale transformation, regulatory, or enterprise change initiatives.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Agile certifications such as SAFe.
- Scrum certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
- The salary band for this position ranges from $125,000 to $155,000. Please note that individual salary is determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience, as well as internal equity.
- Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
- Hybrid flexible work model.
- Outstanding career development opportunities.
- We’ll support your professional development education.
- Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.
- Employee-driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.
- Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.
This job advertisement is for an existing vacancy which has been posted both internally & externally.
Aviva Canada may use AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools to assist us throughout the recruitment process to screen, assess or select applicants for a position.
Aviva Canada welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and has a process in place to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities at all stages of the hiring process and during employment. If you require accommodation during the interview or hiring process, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience delivering medium to large-scale transformation initiatives, including at least one project valued at $10M+.
- Strong knowledge of project management disciplines (scope, schedule, budget, risk, dependency, resource, stakeholder management).
- Experience working in Agile and Hybrid delivery environments.
- Experience managing project governance, executive reporting, and steering committees.
- Ability to develop business cases, manage budgets, forecasts, and benefits realization.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Coaching, mentoring, and developing other project managers.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with executive presence.
- Experience within insurance (P&C preferred), financial services, or other highly regulated environments.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Agile certifications such as SAFe.
- Scrum certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
What We Do
Aviva is a multinational insurance and financial services company, offering a diversified range of products including insurance, wealth management, and retirement solutions. It is the UK's leading diversified insurer.
