Senior Change Manager

Our client, a major financial institution in Canada is looking to hire a Senior Change Manager to their team for an initial 15-month contract. The role is currently operating on a hybrid model with the office located in Toronto. This role also has a possibility to extend or transition into a permanent role.
You will be responsible for the following duties:

• Leads high level (size, scope, complexity, criticality and impact) or cross-functional change projects, or a major change program, or multiple work streams within a large program.
• Leads production of project charter with business sponsor(s) and stakeholder(s); facilitates shared meaning and commitment to goals.
• Deploys change tools to drive adoption of new behaviors.
• Defines change plan milestones and deliverables and manages assignments to completion. Drives project outcomes and ensures achievement of benefits. 
• Develops and facilitates organizational change work including change readiness, input to communication development, input to talent management processes, input to leadership and ownership, learning/training, and change implementation and reinforcement plan. 
• Leads production of success measures for adoption and sustainment.
• Ensures timely identification and mitigation of risks and issues.
• Performs quality reviews of projects.

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of experience in a change management/project management role
• Financial industry experience, and/or experience in primary discipline (project management, change management or business analysis) in a consulting environment.
• Strong with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint
• Experience with regulatory initiatives would be an asset.
• Prior experience in a large global consumer-oriented business in the retail industry and/or a multi-channel/multi-brand business.

Nice to have skills:

• PROSCI certification would be an asset.

If you are interested in this opportunity, kindly send your resume in MS Word format to priyanka2@ifgpr.com today!