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Section manager

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience, including three years in management
  • Knowledge of French is required

Responsibilities

  • Support the immediate supervisor by helping with work organization and operational planning for the unit
  • Develop, implement and track the unit’s action plan
  • Establish management and communication practices that support change management and employee engagement
  • Define and ensure the implementation of activities related to the unit’s services

Key facts

  • Remote from: Canada
  • Full time
  • M&A Manager
  • French

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Team Management
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Desjardins

Banking

Desjardins Group is the leading cooperative financial group in Canada and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world with assets of $227 billion. It has been rated one of Canada’s top 100 employers by Mediacorp Canada. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. The group has one of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry. It is considered as the fourth safest and strongest bank in North America according to Global Finance magazine and the first according to Bloomberg News.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryBanking
Company size10001

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Job description

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.

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What you bring to the table 

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience, including three years in management
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Available for travel within the North-Central Montreal region
Decision quality, Develops talent, Drive results, Work processes


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!

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Job Family

Management (FG)

Unposting Date

2026-09-17

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