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Program Coordinator Co-op 🔥


Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive. 

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

How you’ll make an impact 

The Operations team oversees mission-critical programs and projects that support Xero Canada to deliver on our annual plan, and prepare us for longer-term growth. These cross-functional programs are led by Sponsors and a Commercial Lead, who work with project teams to ensure all parts of our business are tightly aligned around our shared goal.

This role will support the Commercial Lead with the delivery of these initiatives. This is an exciting and dynamic role that offers the opportunity to sit at the intersection of a diverse number of business units.

What you might be doing this summer

    • Support the program leadership team by (but not limited to!):
    • Working closely with the Commercial Lead to manage project timelines, scheduling and assisting in project meetings and consolidating outputs from these sessions
    • Tracking and following up on project deliverables with internal stakeholders
    • Implementing and maintaining regular reporting and tracking of risks and issues
    • Supporting the preparation of the weekly status reports for the business
    • Championing project management principles to the wider business
    • Maintaining and delivering training on our project management tool, Asana
    • Maintaining Slack channels and and other forums for internal communication
    • Managing project documentation

What you’ll bring with you - Critical Competencies

    • You thrive in fast-paced environments
    • You are energized by the prospect of a dynamic role, and an expert in multitasking
    • You’re self-directed and a detail-oriented contributor to a team
    • You’re self-reflective, willing to learn, and ready to try something new
    • You bring a “get stuff done” attitude! 

What you’ll bring with you - Experience

    • Experience with Gmail, Google Docs and Google Meet
    • Currently enrolled in an accounting, marketing or business undergraduate program - 2nd or 3rd year students preferred

What we value

    • Challenge: Xeros dream big, lead and embrace change
    • Beautiful: Xeros create experiences that people love
    • Team: Xeros are great team players
    • Ownership: Xeros deliver on our commitments
    • Human: Xeros are authentic, inclusive and really care
Why Xero?

At Xero, we are empowered to bring our ‘whole self’ to work. Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate. We care about learning together and celebrate our teams’ continuous improvement and career development. 

Want to read more about inclusivity at Xero? Learn a little more about it here - https://www.xero.com/ca/about/social-and-environmental-impact/diversity-and-inclusion/ [1]

We offer a great remuneration package, including compelling benefits and perks, like Xero shares and great parental leave policies. We also support flexible working arrangements that allow you to balance your work, your life and your passions. Our Canadian Xero family includes Hubdoc, an automated data capture platform, and TaxCycle and we have offices in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. From the moment you step through our doors, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.

Please note that we currently require all employees and contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to work from a Xero office, or engage in any face-to-face Xero business.  Xero will work with anyone who is not vaccinated, or prefers not to disclose their vaccination status, to determine if any reasonable accommodations can be provided to ensure their role can be performed safely whilst the restriction is in place.Apply for this job [2]

  1. https://www.xero.com/ca/about/social-and-environmental-impact/diversity-and-inclusion/
  2. https://jobs.lever.co/xero/c34bcece-177c-4e37-b3a7-a2e235d8ee88/apply

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