Description
Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. Come join our team of 2,600 diverse individuals and access competitive rewards & benefits, all while knowing you are a part of a greater movement.
The Director, ITS Solutions will oversee the establishment, delivery, and active management (directly and via Direct Reports) of an Enterprise products and services Roadmap which is integrated and aligned with the (ITS) Technology Roadmap and Organization objectives and strategies.
This competitively rewarded role will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. Periodically, in-person events or activities will be required of you.
A typical day would involve:
- Create and maintain a prioritized pipeline (roadmap) for the Product team that is built on stakeholder input and that meets member and employee needs. Continuously review and update according to evolving strategies and market evolution.
- Develop, monitor, and strengthen the Product by identifying the strategies for growth and improvement from the perspective of risk appetite, member/business impact, technology and systems requirements, volumes, revenues, and/or breadth of the portfolio to enhance member or employee well-being and achieve business objectives
- Oversee the management of solution implementations within to the Product team ensuring they meet the requirements set out. Collaborate with Technology and Operations on continued improvement to the Divisional Operating Model to ensure successful delivery
- Foster team competencies so that best practices in product management are established and that there are effective communities of practice for core skills within the different portfolios
- Establish and actively manage a catalog of current and potential partnerships
You are:
- Strategic – with your planning and coordination skills, you establish functional strategies, tactical plans and initiatives; you also lead development of integrated solutions, services and programs.
- A Problem Solver & Decision Maker – you lead diagnosis of critical challenges, develop integrated business solutions, while you assess risks and opportunities that may affect the functional area.
- Member-Focused – Belief in our mission to help our members make better financial decisions every day and full-bodied drive in our execution of it.
- Strong Relationship Manager – you have demonstrated excellence in strong stakeholder management at all levels with visible and enlightened commercial acumen.
- Passionate – about being a financial force for change and believe that finance can have a positive impact in the world.
You have:
- Post Secondary in business, finance, business analysis, project management or related.
- 5-7 years of experience in increasingly complex leadership roles.
- Experience in Financial services, channels, digital, user experience and product management
- Product management certification.
Bonus points, if you have:
- Project management certification is an asset
The team:
In this role, you will report into VP, ITS Solutions.
We offer:
- We are the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada
- Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs
- New employees receive between three and four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year, and the number of vacation days grows — to a maximum of six weeks per year — as their length of service increases. In addition, full-time, permanent staff can purchase up to six extra days of vacation through our flexible benefits package.
- In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia, Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of short-term personal illness or emergency family illness, plus opportunities to take unpaid leave for a variety of reasons.
- We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we offer retirement programs to meet diverse needs
At Vancity we’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent, understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience.
As part of this commitment we are taking action to learn more about our applicants and ask that you complete a short and anonymous Diversity Survey that will influence the design and execution of Vancity’s overall DEI initiatives and programs, one of which aims to advance our commitment to become a financial force for change and build a fair world. Please click this hyperlink to complete the Diversity Survey. Your responses are collected anonymously and will never be linked to your job application.
Please note that all shortlisted candidates for this role will be required to complete a background check which includes resume verification, credit check, criminal record check. Vancity is an inclusive and equitable employer and actively seeks to advance racial equity, inclusion and belonging across the organization. Vancity offers required accommodations in all stages of the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please advise us, and we will work with you to meet your needs.