Senior Advisor, Operational efficiency

Desjardins • Montreal, QC

3d

About The Position

As a senior operational efficiency advisor, you help design and improve business processes and operations based on business models and organizational structures to boost operational efficiency. You lead and influence development projects and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors. You help develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your field. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to: Advise clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives Identify, analyze, diagnose and address major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies Monitor the industry to understand and anticipate trends in your field and make recommendations to develop best practices for the organization Represent your unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies Represent and negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with external partners and organizations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of French is required
• Action oriented
• Customer Focus
• Differences
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Nimble learning
• Strategic mindset

Nice To Haves

• Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

Responsibilities

• Advise clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives
• Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives
• Identify, analyze, diagnose and address major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies
• Monitor the industry to understand and anticipate trends in your field and make recommendations to develop best practices for the organization
• Represent your unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies
• Represent and negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with external partners and organizations

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior