Section Manager
- Levis, QC, Canada
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- Complexe Desjardins Montréal, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
As Section Manager, your role involves using your ability to make quality decisions and optimize work processes to manage a portion of a subset of sales and operations activities. You are responsible for overseeing your group’s service offer and for developing and implementing its business plan. With an ability to develop talent and drive results, you are able to effectively manage people and performance, produce reports and ensure member/client satisfaction. More specifically, you will be required to:
- Support the immediate supervisor by helping with work organization and operational planning for the unit
- Develop, implement and track the unit’s action plan, ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic orientations and other administrative units, in a performance management context
- Establish management and communication practices that support change management, talent attraction and retention, skills development, employee engagement, and diversity in keeping with Desjardins values
- Define and ensure the implementation of activities related to the unit’s services to maximize targeted business results and ensure member and client satisfaction
- Support the administrative unit’s action plan by successfully managing individual and team performance
- Promote Desjardins Group’s cooperative values
- Continuously improve the management of processes under your responsibility.
What we offer*
- 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
* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.
What you bring to the table
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
- Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
- Knowledge of French is required
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility
At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.
If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!
Trade Union (If applicable)
Job Family
Management (FG)Unposting Date
2026-09-15More about this job
Responsibilities
The Section Manager oversees a portion of sales and operations activities, including developing business plans and managing team performance. They are responsible for implementing management practices that support talent development, change management, and member satisfaction.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a related field and possess at least eight years of relevant experience. Proficiency in French is required, along with strong business insight and leadership capabilities.
Skills
- Business insight
- Decision quality
- Develops talent
- Drive results
- Work processes
- Change management
- Talent attraction
- Performance management
- Operational planning
- Strategic alignment
- Team leadership
- Client satisfaction
- Communication
- Diversity and inclusion
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus
- 4 weeks of flexible vacation
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Group insurance
- Telemedicine
- Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses
- Telework equipment
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Sales
- Customer Service & Support
- Administrative
Keywords
- Section Manager
- Sales
- Operations
- Business plan
- Performance management
- Change management
- Talent development
- Strategic orientation
- Member satisfaction
- Client satisfaction
- Hybrid work
- Cooperative values
- Process improvement
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Accessibility
- Operational planning
- Team leadership
- Business insight
- Decision quality