Director of Operations Strategy leading back-office transformation initiatives for Canadian Group Benefits business. Collaborating across teams and translating strategy into measurable outcomes.
Responsibilities
Lead a small, high-performing team in delivering initiatives of varying scale and strategic importance
Ensure initiatives deliver intended business outcomes through direct accountability and influence
Develop integrated initiative roadmaps, ensuring success metrics align with business priorities
Lead milestone planning, impact reviews, budgeting, and governance activities
Prioritize strategies and make clear recommendations to senior leadership
Oversee change management activities to enable successful adoption of transformational initiatives
Drive timely decisions, actions, and issue resolution
Monitor execution progress, provide visibility into risks and milestones, and ensure accountability to timelines
Track initiative outcomes to ensure benefits and financial commitments are realized
Design effective performance-tracking approaches to keep teams aligned and on track
Facilitate annual strategy development and offsite leadership sessions
Support and enhance the overall Strategic Planning Process across Operations
Develop compelling executive-level presentations and business cases that clearly articulate insights, recommendations, and outcomes
Present initiative performance and strategic insights to senior stakeholders, enabling clear understanding and informed decisions
Drive alignment across stakeholders and enable decision-making by identifying trade-offs and influencing outcomes when necessary
Motivate, mentor, and develop both direct and indirect team members
Act as a change agent who builds awareness, engagement, and commitment to the transformation agenda
Requirements
10+ years of combined education and experience in strategy roles within large multinational organizations, ideally in financial services
Experience leading small teams and navigating complex, fast-moving, and ambiguous environments
Extensive experience in strategic planning, execution, and reporting
Strong analytical skills and comfort with financial and quantitative analysis
Exceptional PowerPoint and storytelling capabilities
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive decisions to implementation
A reputation for being practical, solutions-oriented, and dependable in delivery
Strong facilitation and communication skills
High attention to detail and commitment to delivering executive-ready work
Strong problem-solving abilities informed by research, structured thinking, and thoughtful analysis
Proven experience leading projects and managing stakeholders effectively
Strong business acumen, customer focus, and strategic execution capability
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in diverse teams
Experience in top-tier consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy roles is an asset
Benefits
health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
employee/family assistance plans
retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
financial education and counseling resources
generous paid time off program in Canada (includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and statutory leaves of absence)
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