Description

Driving Transformation while Building Trusting Relationships

As a Process Improvement Leader, you’ll be at the forefront of enterprise transformation, fostering an environment built on trust, transparency, and collaboration. You’ll work alongside a diverse team, empowering and coaching stakeholders to make well-informed decisions while navigating complex challenges. This opening is within the IT vertical of the role, focusing on projects that directly impact technology or the information technology team. This role is in a dynamic environment that promotes innovation, entrepreneurship, and continuous professional development, offering you ample opportunities to grow and make a real impact.

Why Join Us?

  • Transforming Business: Work for a dynamic, medium-sized Canadian company in a stable, evolving industry focused on leading digital transformation.
  • Growth and Impact: Play a critical role in improving systems and processes while developing your skill set and expertise. Your contributions directly affect the business and its success.
  • Collaborative Environment: You’ll work with diverse cross-functional teams, tackling exciting projects that foster learning and innovation.
  • Voice and Influence: Bring your fresh perspectives! We value creative thinking, encourage innovation, and empower employees to challenge the status quo.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead Process Improvement Projects: Spearhead initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in key business metrics, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Develop New Processes & Management Systems: Support the creation and implementation of new processes, process controls, reporting systems and training materials.
  • Train and Develop: Coaching and mentoring of business leaders, employees and new Process Improvement Leaders on process improvement methodologies and Best Practices.
  • Collaborate Broadly to lead Organizational Transformation: Develop strong cross-departmental relationships, leveraging interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and achieve goals.

What We’re Looking For

  • Skills & Experience: A mix of experience in areas such as:
  • Data Science, Analytics, Visualization & Artificial Intelligence
  • Process Design & Systems Thinking
  • Digital Development Programming
  • Project Management
  • Product Management
  • Operations Management
  • Or other relevant fields
  • Key Qualities:
  • Strong leadership abilities
  • High self-initiative and ownership of projects
  • Fast learner with excellent critical thinking and listening skills
  • Clear, concise communicator
  • Technical proficiency relevant to the role (or a strong ability to quickly adapt and learn)
  • Education: A degree in Engineering, Math, Science, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Economics, Business, Commerce, or a related field.

Additional Information

  • Location: Our main offices are in Ontario, however, this role is remote/hybrid based on your location and proximity to an office.
  • Language Proficiency: Fluency in English is required, particularly for communication with stakeholders across Canada. If you are applying for a position which is open to applicants across Canada, unless otherwise indicated in the position, language proficiency in English is required for communicating with customers, advisors, or employees across Canada.

Beyond the salary

For regular full-time positions, Empire Life offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:

  • Competitive salaries with annual pay increases
  • Annual bonus program, which recognizes both strong company performance and individual contributions, for non sales positions
  • Competitive uncapped commission, for sales positions
  • A comprehensive employer-funded benefits package that includes life insurance, disability, health and dental and a generous health account
  • Flexible work arrangements and an annual allotment of personal health days.
  • Four weeks annual vacation from hire date
  • A defined contribution pension plan with generous employer matching
  • Top up programs for parental leave and compassionate leave
  • Employer-sponsored wellness and recognition programs
  • A cash employee referral program

To learn more about working at Empire Life, visit https://www.empire.ca/workatempire.

Get to know us

Empire life is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and welcome everyone to participate in our application process. We encourage those of all backgrounds and experiences to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet each unique qualification outlined. Applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. Empire Life welcomes applications from people with disabilities and disabled people. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the screening and selection process. If you need this job posting in an alternative format or have any accessibility questions, please contact recruitment@empire.ca.