Division: IGM Technology

Location: Toronto or Winnipeg

IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada's leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $271 billion in total assets under managements. The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million Canadians meet their financial goals. Its activities are carried out principally through IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments.

Under IGM Financial's unique business model based on leading brands and multi-channel distribution strategy, we’re IG Wealth Management. For over 90 years of business, we have grown to become one of the largest most respected companies in Canada. We are a leader in providing the best advice, experience and outcomes for our clients, personalized throughout their lifetime.

At IG Wealth Management, our vision is to inspire financial confidence.

This is your opportunity to build a career with a leading organization where you can learn, grow and thrive both professionally and personally. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for empowering our employees with the tools to thrive while working remotely, while also providing resources to ensure physical and mental wellness were put front and center.

You will join a team that believes our success starts with the success of our clients, while working together as a team to realize our greatest potential. You will join a team that strives towards excellence while developing and sharing skills and knowledge. You can make a difference for our clients, the world around us and be part of a team that cares. We are dedicated to offering a hybrid work environment when applicable.

IG Wealth Management is a diverse workplace committed to doing business inclusively - this starts with having a representative workforce! We encourage applications from all qualified candidates that represent the diversity present across Canada – including racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender diverse and neurodiverse individuals, as well as all who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

The Role:

As a member of our Digital Solutions Technology team at IGM, you will be joining a highly collaborative group with experience in and passion for delivering innovative solutions for our clients, advisors, and employees using the latest technology and insights. The Solution Architect will work closely with executive sponsors, project managers, systems analysts, business architects, software developers, vendors and infrastructure specialists, sharing leadership responsibility for system delivery and quality through an Agile delivery methodology.

The role includes responsibility for the overall architecture, development, and integration of multi-platform information technology solutions within projects, as well as providing project management leadership and support through resource planning, mentoring junior technical staff, and providing vendor/supplier co-ordination within projects for technical products or services.

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Leading the definition and proposal of Business Systems and Technology solutions as part of project leadership teams.

• Designing business application systems, including end to end solution components, to deliver the required functional and non-functional/engineering capabilities.

• Designing the integration of business applications with complex systems of applications and infrastructure in a multi-company environment.

• Providing oversight to ensure that all components of systems are properly constructed and implemented as designed.

• Engaging with other business, system, and enterprise architects on the team and across the enterprise to ensure that solutions across the organization are aligned
  

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following core competencies and experience:

• At least 5 years' experience designing, integrating, and implementing application solutions for businesses in a large, complex systems environment.

• Strong Technical expertise in cloud engineering, AWS Voice & Salesforce Service Cloud.

• Proven skills in designing and delivering multi-platform business application solutions.

• Proven skills in designing and delivering complex solutions including both automated and manual processes.

• Understanding of emerging technologies like GenAI and Automation.

• Broad knowledge of IT industry technology and innovation.

• Experience defining business strategy, business processes and business systems across a single business domain

• Superior leadership, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Effective communication and internal consulting skills with a strong customer service orientation

• Ability to summarize complex and sensitive topics to effectively communicate to senior stakeholders

• Post-secondary education in a related discipline
  

In addition, the following competencies would be highly valued and considered more favorably:

• Knowledge of the Canadian Financial Services industry.

• Experience with Salesforce Services Cloud and Salesforce (AWS) Voice.

• Experience delivering capabilities involving packaged / SaaS solutions.

• Familiarity with cloud implementations and migrations.

• Understanding of DevOps, Security and API integration.

Please visit our career page by clicking on the following link: https://www.ig.ca/en/careers

We thank all applicants for their interest in IG Wealth Management; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

IG Wealth Management is an accessible employer committed to providing a barrier free recruitment experience. If you require an accommodation or this information in an alternate format at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to meet your needs.

Please apply by November 4, 2024.

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