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Senior Program Manager - Environmental Solutions Business Development and Product Planning
Location:
Toronto, ON, CA Vancouver, BC, CA Montréal, QC, CA Calgary, AB, CA
Jobs by Category: People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs
Job Function: Finance
Status: Full Time
Schedule: Temporary
***TEMPORARY - 12 MONTH OPPORTUNITY***
Join our team
Welcome to our dynamic and fast-paced team, operating within an entrepreneurial environment. Our primary focus lies in capturing and growing our share in the nature-based and carbon solutions market opportunity, catering to B2B and B2C customers and supporting internal TELUS teams on their transition to a more environmentally friendly future. This is a new growth team at TELUS looking at expanding our capabilities in tree planting, carbon credit project development, climate analytics, and other tech-forward environmental and nature-based solutions.
To achieve this, we are seeking exceptional individuals who are high-performing, self-starters with deep business development and product development experience to join us in this new growth phase of the business. If you possess a keen intellect, unyielding ambition, and relish challenges, you will thrive in this team!
Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together:
As a part of the broader TELUS Sustainability & Environment team, your deliverables for this year-long assignment will be: further develop and refine TELUS Environmental Solutions business development roadmap and product development approach and implementation plan; further develop our nature based solutions and carbon market customer insights and database; create and take action on build/partner/buy opportunities in the nature based solutions, carbon credits, and climate analytics markets; contribute to TELUS Environmental Solutions brand and EBITDA growth.
You're the missing piece of the puzzle:
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is preferred
- Proven experience in corporate business development, product planning, mergers and acquisitions roles
- Strong financial acumen, including budget management, strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent negotiation and communication abilities
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Knowledge of environmental industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscapes
- Experience identifying and leading climate action initiatives
- Recognized for your ability to inspire, collaborate, challenge the status quo and adapt plans to changing business needs
Great-to-haves:
- Demonstrated success as a program/project manager with a proven track record of delivering successful financial and environmental business and customer outcomes
- Minimum 8 years experience in a business development/product planning role, including negotiating strategic partnership/commercial agreements and supporting M&A activity
- Minimum of intermediate knowledge of the opportunities and challenges in the carbon credit, as well as the carbon measurement, reporting and validation marketplace
- Strong stakeholder management with the ability to traverse complex stakeholder landscapes to manage conflicting priorities
- Expert at navigating TELUS business planning activities, translating strategic objectives of the business into achievable product and revenue targets
- Ability to orchestrate reporting requirements into action-oriented and timely results and insights
- Experience creating and implementing pricing and offer strategy
Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan:
Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. In addition, TELUS 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 and share purchase programs
- 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 …
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.
You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.
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.
People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs
Across People & Culture, Finance and Corporate Affairs, we are the diverse and talented team responsible for making sure TELUS is managed as a world-leading organization.
We are honoured to be recognized
140,000+
Team members worldwide
12
# of years voted One of Canada’s Best Corporate Citizens
Accessibility
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.
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