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Senior Client Program Manager

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Toronto, ON, CAN
Senior level
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Toronto, ON, CAN
Senior level
Leads large-scale, client-facing pension, benefits, and health and welfare transformation programs from initiation through delivery. Coordinates cross-functional workstreams, manages dependencies, budgets, risks, financial forecasts, and governance, and partners with executive stakeholders. Oversees steering committees, executive reporting, escalations, and strategic modernization initiatives while influencing matrixed teams. Contributes to PMO improvements, delivery standards, automation, and AI-enabled productivity practices.
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TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

Join our team and what we'll accomplish together
At TELUS Health, we're not just managing retirement and benefits programs—we're transforming how organizations deliver them. Our Retirement & Benefit Solutions team powers cloud-based platforms that touch millions of lives across North America. Every day, we help our clients modernize systems that matter: pension administration, benefits delivery, health & welfare programs.
As a Senior Client Program Manager, you'll be the orchestrator of some of our most strategic client relationships. You'll lead the delivery of large-scale transformations—whether that's migrating organizations to the cloud, modernizing legacy pension systems, or rolling out enterprise health & welfare platforms. You'll partner directly with executive stakeholders, drive governance that actually works, and translate complex technical work into measurable business outcomes.
This is not a back-office role. You'll be in the room with C-suite clients, shaping how their organizations deliver benefits to their employees. You'll own the delivery narrative, manage the complexity, and ensure that ambitious programs land successfully—on time, on budget, and with lasting client impact.

What you'll do
 

Own Large-Scale Client Delivery Lead end-to-end delivery of complex Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, and Health & Welfare programs. That means juggling multiple workstreams, coordinating across Product, Development, Configuration, Data, QA, and Operations. You'll manage dependencies, mitigate risks, forecast financial performance, and keep everyone aligned to what actually matters: delivering on commitments.
 

Be the Strategic Client Partner You'll be the senior delivery voice for our most important clients. Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders. Lead steering committees. Have the conversations that shape strategy, not just status. Proactively identify where we can modernize, improve, and create value—thinking like a consultant, not just a delivery manager.
 

Drive Governance & Decision-Making Establish governance frameworks that don't slow things down—they accelerate them. Set up escalation paths that work. Deliver clear, data-driven executive reporting that helps clients and internal leaders make confident decisions. Make sure program health, risks, and financial impacts are visible and actionable.
 

Lead Cross-Functional Teams Influence without direct authority in matrixed environments. Foster collaboration across diverse teams. Create accountability. Push the organization toward innovative, modern delivery practices—whether that's leveraging automation, new tools, or AI-enabled productivity solutions.
 

Contribute to Continuous Improvement Help the PMO evolve. Share lessons learned. Develop best practices and templates that make future programs stronger. Champion modern delivery methodologies and tools that improve how we work.

What you bring

Experience & Expertise — Must Have

  • 10+ years managing complex, client-facing programs—software implementations, business transformations, or large-scale delivery initiatives

  • Background in Benefits or Pension delivery, SaaS platforms, enterprise software implementation, or related complex environments

  • PMP certification (non-negotiable)

  • Proven success delivering large, multi-workstream programs with real business impact

  • Strong financial acumen: budgeting, forecasting, change control, risk management

  • Executive presence: you can speak confidently with senior leaders and negotiate across boundaries

  • Mastery of delivery tools: MS Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar platforms

  • Degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, Finance, Actuarial Science, or a related field
     

The Right Mindset

  • You thrive in client-facing environments and actually enjoy the complexity of stakeholder management

  • You balance strategic thinking with disciplined execution—you see the big picture and sweat the details

  • You influence teams across a matrixed org and make things happen without always having direct authority

  • You're comfortable with ambiguity but driven to create clarity and alignment

  • You see yourself as a trusted advisor, not just a program manager
     

Nice-to-Have Assets

  • Experience leading client migrations, platform modernizations, or large-scale transformation programs

  • Background specifically in Retirement, Pension, or Health & Welfare delivery

  • Agile, Scrum Master, Prosci, or related certifications

  • Track record of leveraging automation and AI tools to improve delivery efficiency and reporting

  • Experience in SaaS/cloud-based technology environments

 

Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000
 

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if the posted salary range doesn't match your expectations. We're open to discussing competitive compensation packages tailored to your experience level and expertise. 

TELUS Health offers rewarding benefits, which may vary per job function, such as:

  • Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family

  • Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both

  • Generous company matched pension

  • Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve

  • Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills

  • And much more…
     

Job Type: This is for a current vacancy.


Why this role, why now
 

You'll partner with executive clients on transformational work that matters. You'll grow your influence and strategic leadership in a high-performing PMO culture that values delivery excellence and innovation. You'll have flexibility in how you work, competitive compensation, and real opportunities to shape how we deliver for the future.


A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world. 

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process. 

Disclaimer:  In accordance with the TELUS Health Solutions Data Center Security Policy, as a condition of employment, all team members whose job functions require they work at a Data Center and/or have access to detailed knowledge of technology related to client service delivery, are subject to a Personnel Security Screening conducted through the Government of Canada.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies’ Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.

TELUS Toronto, Ontario, CAN Office

25 York St, Toronto, Canada

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