Senior Change Manager

Aviso

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The Opportunity

We’re looking to fill an opening for a Senior Change Manager to join our Enterprise Change Management team for 12 months.

Reporting to the Director, Change Management, the Senior Change Manager will lead and deliver a portfolio of multiple change initiatives across our organization. This role is critical in driving enterprise adoption, building readiness, and ensuring business outcomes are realized. The ideal candidate brings both consulting expertise and industry experience, with a proven track record of managing complex change in financial services.

Who you are

• Service – You put your clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence, and work to deliver client-centric solutions, and proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
• Execution – You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on “getting things done”, as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
• Collaboration – You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization

What your day looks like

• Develop and lead change management strategies and plans to support organizational goals and drive enterprise adoption
• Ensure consistency and scalability of change management practices across the enterprise
• Manage complex stakeholder environments across functional areas and geographies
• Coach senior leaders to sponsor and role model change behaviors by giving expertise
• Lead change management activities, including communication, training, and stakeholder engagement
• Develop and maintain change management deliverables including impact assessments, change plans, and status reports
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of change initiatives and make necessary adjustments
• Act as a trusted advisor to project teams and leaders on change management best practices and strategic direction
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with change initiatives
• Develop, evolve and embed change governance models, such as an enterprise change committee
• Mentor change managers and build internal change capability
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
• Tailor change approaches to both waterfall and agile project methodologies, ensuring flexibility and alignment to business needs

Requirements

Your experience and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, or a related field. AN MBA or related masters is preferred

• 10+ years’ experience with proven success in enterprise transformation
• Proven background in consulting (Big 4 experience preferred) and industry experience within financial services
• Strong understanding and demonstratable use of change management principles, methodologies, and tools (e.g., Prosci/ADKAR)
• Experience scaling change functions or a center of excellence
• Demonstrated and successful delivery of change initiatives in both traditional (waterfall) and agile environments

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to manage a program/portfolio of change initiatives or projects
• Demonstrated experience in influencing senior leaders across the organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fluent communication skills in English required (bilingual skills in French an asset).

Benefits

Why Aviso?

At Aviso, you will find a dynamic and inclusive culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success.

Here are a few things that set us apart:

• Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
• Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
• Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
• Matching contributions to our retirement program
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
• Regular social events to foster teamwork

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Aviso welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

No recruiters or agencies, please.

Company Overview

Aviso is a leading wealth management and investment services provider for the Canadian financial industry, with approximately $145 billion in total assets under administration and management, and over 1,000 employees. We’re building a comprehensive, technology-enabled, client-centric wealth services ecosystem. Our clients include our partners, advisors, and investors. We’re a trusted partner for nearly all credit unions across Canada, in addition to a wide range of portfolio managers, investment dealers, insurance and trust companies, and introducing brokers. Our partners depend on Aviso for specific solutions that give them a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving, highly competitive industry. Our investment dealer and mutual fund dealer and our insurance services support thousands of investment advisors. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, specializes in investing responsibly. Our online brokerage, Qtrade Direct Investing, empowers self-directed investors, and our fully automated investing service, Qtrade Guided Portfolios, serves investors who prefer a hands-off approach. Aviso Correspondent Partners provides custodial and carrying broker services to a wide range of firms. We have offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Winnipeg. Aviso is backed by the collective strength of our owners: the credit union Centrals, Co-operators/CUMIS, and Desjardins. We’re proud to power businesses that empower investors .

A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day, and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If you’re looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, apply to join our team.

Salary

This position is posted with an expected salary range of $120,000 - $130,000 CAD annually. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and the requirements of the position.