Senior Manager (6 Vacancies)

About the job

• Lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver digital solutions that advance ministry priorities while fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture and guiding teams through organizational and technological change.
• Provide strategic leadership for the planning and delivery of complex digital initiatives, ensuring successful outcomes that balance client needs, operational priorities, financial accountability, and government commitments.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with ministry partners, executives, and stakeholders to understand business priorities and deliver innovative technology solutions that improve service delivery for Ontarians.
• Translate strategic directions into actionable digital plans that support ministry mandates, regulatory priorities, and broader organizational objectives.
• Champion innovation, emerging technologies, and modern ways of working that strengthen organizational effectiveness and enhance public services across Ontario.
• What you bring to the team

Leadership and People Management

• Leadership Experience: Demonstrated experience leading people and teams through growth and change, with accountability for results, performance, and employee development. Leadership is demonstrated through setting clear direction, coaching and mentoring others, and fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
• People Development: Experience building team capacity through coaching, succession planning, talent development, and creating opportunities for employees to learn, grow, and succeed.
• Operational Leadership: Ability to establish priorities, allocate resources, and support teams in delivering high-quality results in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Stakeholder and Relationship Management

• Building Strategic Partnerships: Experience developing and maintaining trusted relationships with clients, executives, and stakeholders to align priorities, address challenges, and achieve shared goals.
• Collaboration and Influence: Ability to work effectively across teams and organizations, using collaboration, influence, and negotiation skills to advance complex initiatives and achieve results.
• Political Acuity and Judgement: Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgement, organizational awareness, and professionalism when managing sensitive issues, competing interests, and complex stakeholder environments.

Communication and Change Management

• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and confidently with diverse audiences, adapting messaging and approach to build understanding, engagement, and commitment.
• Change Leadership: Experience leading teams and stakeholders through organizational change by building trust, maintaining engagement, and supporting adaptation to evolving priorities and ways of working.
• Strategic Thinking and Delivery: Ability to translate organizational priorities into practical actions and achievable outcomes while navigating complexity and competing demands.

Technology Expertise

• I&IT Environment Experience: Experience leading teams, programs, or projects within a complex technology-enabled or I&IT environment.
• Technology Leadership: Knowledge of digital solutions, technology delivery, and architectural concepts, with the ability to connect business needs to technology opportunities and outcomes.
• Technology-Enabled Delivery: Experience working with technical teams and business partners to deliver innovative solutions that support organizational priorities and service excellence.

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