156 Expert Advisor jobs in Canada

About Capital One Canada.

For over 20 years, we've been on a mission to change banking for good and build relationships by making credit accessible, simple, intuitive and rewarding. We want to help Canadians succeed with credit, because we believe in people - in our customers, in our associates, and in talent like you!

Yes, we're a credit card company, but we're more than that too. With your help, we'll build the next generation of banking in Canada based on customer-focused values, compelling products and great engineering. Our Strategy & Analytics Roles are like management consulting, but better. From day one, you'll have the opportunity to work on solving complex problems, using data-driven decision making to enhance the overall business strategy, while still maintaining work/life balance.

At Capital One, we love to give our Strategy Analyst Managers the opportunity to rotate to roles across various teams, so while this role is within the Credit Modeling team, we will consider your application for multiple Strategy & Analytics teams as well as offer you the opportunity to rotate to new teams throughout your time at Capital One. This is part of our winning formula for creating great future leaders and as such, this role is well suited to high performers looking for growth opportunities.

About the Team

In this role, you'll be working with Business Analysts, Financial Analysts and Project Managers supporting Strategy and Business Development functions within Canada Card.

About the Role

The team is primarily responsible for identifying and evaluating new business opportunities, including products, marketing strategies, and partnerships. The team also supports senior leadership to understand market dynamics, competitor moves, and emerging trends.

As a Senior Manager, Business Analysis at Capital One, you will apply your strategic and analytical skills to major company challenges. You will develop and test strategies that ultimately impact the bottom line. And you'll do it all in a collaborative environment that values your insight, encourages you to take on new responsibility, promotes continuous learning, and rewards innovation.

The Strategy team is responsible for working with the Canada leadership team to define long-term goals for the business that enable consistent and resilient growth. In addition, the team works to identify how these goals can be achieved, partnering with key stakeholders, and to prioritize and assess new opportunities and partnerships. The team also maintains close relationships with Capital One US counterparts and business partners to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy.

Your Responsibilities:

• Strategic leadership: Develop business strategies that will drive growth, profitability, and competitive success for Capital One in the face of shifting consumer and regulatory behavior, and to drive business to meet long-term goals

• Business ownership: Have an ownership mindset, and P&L accountability for business cases. Strategic planning with a 1-6 month horizon

• Leadership: May eventually manage and develop a team of analysts. Coaching and mentoring associates throughout the organization with a goal of developing and retaining talent at Capital One

• Execution: Coordinate and collaborate across the business to manage and sequence delivery of business cases and initiatives, build business requirements and execute against the growth strategy. Oversee multiple projects and programs concurrently

• Partnership: Work closely with colleagues across Capital One including: Tech, Marketing, Operations, Finance and others to drive improvement in quality, volume, service, and profitability

• Strategic & analytic orientation: A proven track record of decision making and problem solving based on analytics. Conceptual thinking skills must be complemented by a strong quantitative orientation, given that a large part of the business is based on rigorous analytic marketing & credit risk management

• Strong business judgment, leadership and integrity: He/she should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to business. Self-starter, and comfortable with blue-sky thinking and working with imperfect/incomplete information

• Solid people leadership experience: Ability to build and leverage the capabilities of a high-performing team, as well as business partners across the enterprise. He/she should foster innovation, drive critical decisions, hold business partners accountable, and be able to consistently deliver results

• Strong executive communication skills: Impeccable written and oral communication credentials, coupled with strategic influencing skills and the ability to drive agreement through intellect, interpersonal and negotiation skills

• Clear results orientation: display an intense focus on achieving both short and long term goals. He/she should be able to drive and execute an agenda in an uncertain and fluid environment

• Successful track record of thriving in a fast paced, entrepreneurial and dynamic environment. Previous consulting experience is a plus

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree (Master's Degree preferred)
At least 5 years of experience in quantitative analysis/financial modeling

At least 5 years of experience in qualitative analysis
At least 3 years of experience in people management
At least 3 years of experience in project management
At least 2 years of experience in competitive/market analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

Corporate strategy decision making and problem solving using analytics with a basic understanding of credit card

Working at Capital One.

Enjoy a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in the office. Build a comfortable workspace with our one-time, Work From Home allowance and enjoy our head office located conveniently across the street from Union Station.

Live well-physically, financially and emotionally. Receive support for you and those who are most important to you, with full coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. With up to $3000 in mental health coverage and up to $5000 in tuition subsidies per year-and much more-you'll discover that Capital One is committed to helping you live your best life.

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Job Description

Salary:

Company Overview

Jesta I.S. is a leading supplier of ERP software for the apparel, footwear, and softgoods industries. Our global client base includes many recognizable brands and continues to grow. We are seeking a Business Analysis Managerto join our Professional Services team in Montreal.

Position Summary

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both business analysis and technical subject matter expertise, along with proven leadership experience in a fast-paced environment. You will drive the alignment of business objectives with technology solutions, guide your team in effective communication with stakeholders, and ensure timely and high-quality delivery of software projects and customer engagements from the Business Analyst Team.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead a team of business analysts and solution SMEs, providing guidance and mentorship to drive professional development and deliver high-quality analysis and project deliverables.
• Continuously develop and advance the capabilities and strength of the BA and SME team, aligning the team with company growth strategies through improvement initiatives, team leadership and succession planning.
• Develop and maintain short and longer resource demand and capacity models, effectively balancing project priorities, individual team member development plans, and business/client continuity.
• Drive outcome based continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing business processes and identifying opportunities for innovation and efficiency.
• Develop KPIs to measure team and project performance, continuously assessing and improving processes.
• Champion change management efforts and BA best practices, ensuring the successful adoption of new software solutions and process improvements within the organization.
• Oversee and ensure the quality of all requirements documentation, ensuring it meets the needs of internal teams (engineering, UX, sales) and external stakeholders.
• Foster continuous collaboration between the professional services teams and product owners, ensuring that customer direction is aligned with product strategy and vision.
• Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and ensure alignment with business objectives and product vision.
• Act as the point of escalation for any complex business or technical issues that arise during the project lifecycle.
• Conduct regular performance reviews for your team, providing feedback, career development, and growth opportunities.
• Work closely with leadership and product teams to develop and refine product and client strategiesbased on market trends, customer feedback, and internal data.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Managing Business Analysts as direct reports
  
• 8+ years of experience in business analysis or a related field, with a track record of successfully managing teams
• Knowledge of multiple delivery methodologies and experience working in cross-functional teams
• Exceptional communication skills, high attention to detail with the ability to quickly gain stakeholders' trust. Effective influencer, adept at reconciling diverse viewpoints.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse teams.
• High level of discretion with confidential matters.

Preferred:

• Experience in a leadership role within a fast-paced environment, preferably in the technology or supply chain sectors
• Knowledge of multiple delivery methodologies and experience working in cross-functional teams
• Experience with retail, wholesale and/or manufacturing industry IT systems will be a plus
• Advanced degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field

Additional details

Preference will be given to candidates available for a hybrid work arrangement in Montreal, QC.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Prsentation de lentreprise
Jesta I.S. est un fournisseur de premier plan de logiciels ERP pour les industries de lhabillement, de la chaussure et des biens de consommation. Notre clientle mondiale inclut de nombreuses marques reconnues et ne cesse de crotre. Nous recherchons une Gestionnaire de l'analyse d'affaires pour rejoindre notre quipe Produit Montral.

Rsum du Poste
Le/la candidat(e) idal(e) possdera une solide exprience en analyse daffaires ainsi quune expertise technique avre, complte par une exprience de leadership dans un environnement dynamique. Vous assurerez lalignement des objectifs commerciaux avec des solutions technologiques, guiderez votre quipe dans une communication efficace avec les parties prenantes, et garantirez la livraison en temps voulu et de haute qualit des projets logiciels et des engagements clients mens par lquipe des analystes daffaires.

Responsabilits Principales

• Diriger une quipe danalystes daffaires et dexperts techniques, en fournissant orientation, mentorat et soutien pour assurer le dveloppement professionnel et la qualit des livrables.
• Dvelopper et renforcer les comptences de lquipe, en alignant ses capacits sur les stratgies de croissance de lentreprise par le biais dinitiatives damlioration, de leadership et de planification de la relve.
• laborer et maintenir des modles de demande et de capacit des ressources court et long terme, en quilibrant efficacement les priorits des projets, le dveloppement individuel des membres de lquipe et la continuit des activits commerciales.
• Piloter des initiatives damlioration continue en analysant les processus mtier pour identifier des opportunits dinnovation et defficacit, et en dfinissant des indicateurs cls de performance (KPIs) pour mesurer la performance de lquipe et des projets.
• Promouvoir et mettre en uvre des pratiques exemplaires en gestion du changement et en analyse daffaires afin dassurer ladoption russie de nouvelles solutions logicielles et damliorer les processus existants.
• Superviser la qualit de toute la documentation des exigences, en veillant ce quelle rponde aux besoins des quipes internes (ingnierie, UX, ventes) et des parties prenantes externes.
• Favoriser la collaboration entre les quipes de services professionnels et les propritaires de produits afin daligner la stratgie produit sur les orientations clients et la vision globale du produit.
• Servir de point descalade pour toute problmatique complexe, quelle soit dordre commercial ou technique, survenant durant le cycle de vie du projet.
• Mener des revues de performance rgulires pour lquipe, en fournissant des retours constructifs et en offrant des opportunits de dveloppement de carrire.
• Collaborer troitement avec la direction et les quipes produit pour laborer et affiner les stratgies produit et client, en sappuyant sur les tendances du march, les retours clients et les donnes internes.

Qualifications Requises

• Diplme de licence en administration des affaires, technologies de linformation, informatique ou domaine connexe. Un diplme de niveau suprieur est un atout.
• Minimum de 3 ans dexprience en gestion directe danalystes daffaires, ainsi que 8+ ans dexprience en analyse daffaires ou dans un domaine connexe, avec un historique probant de gestion dquipes.
• Connaissance de plusieurs mthodologies de livraison et exprience de travail en quipes transversales.
  Excellentes comptences en communication (crite et orale) et capacit influencer et concilier divers points de vue.
• Solides aptitudes relationnelles, capacit travailler avec des quipes diversifies et grer des informations confidentielles avec un haut niveau de discrtion.

Qualifications Prfres

• Exprience dans un rle de leadership dans un environnement rapide, de prfrence dans les secteurs technologiques ou de la chane dapprovisionnement.
• Une connaissance approfondie de diverses mthodologies de livraison et une exprience confirme au sein dquipes transversales.
• Une exprience avec les systmes informatiques des secteurs du commerce de dtail, de gros ou de fabrication constitue un atout.

Informations Complmentaires
La prfrence sera accorde aux candidats disponibles pour un mode de travail hybride Montral (QC).

Nous remercions tous les candidat(e)s pour leur intrt; toutefois, seules les personnes prslectionnes seront contactes pour la suite du processus.

The purpose of this senior role is to provide business expertise and analysis in the service of the global Wealth Management group in a business analysis, project management and product owner capacity. In this role, the senior director will use their business experience to provide high-level context to other senior business leaders on Wealth Management projects. This is in contrast to other BA roles, in which the analyst is focussed on one particular project and the incumbent details for specification and testing. The senior director will also utilise their direct work experience to build relationships with the Wealth and Front Office business so that the requirements definition cycle is shortened, issues are identified or understood quickly, and test cases are as effective and efficient as possible.

In essence, we are looking for a Senior Director who can work in a hybrid BA/COO capacity for the entire global portfolio of programs across the Wealth business. This is both a 'hands on' and a strategic leadership role which will include 360 assessment and direction of your peer group and senior interaction with the business and organizational leadership.

Primary Objectives:

• Develop and maintain relationships with the client base for all assigned projects.
• Take over and fix red projects/programs.
• Communicate business issues and medium-to-high level requirements to other BA’s and project/program managers on assigned projects.
• Ensure that all the group's deliverable documents (Business Requirements Doc, Functional Specifications, and System Requirements Specifications) are of high quality and in line with the project objectives.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer for senior wealth group members.
• Provide informal and formal assessments of the group’s work output including peer group.
• Assist other Directors and VPs with overall management of the Global Group.

Required Skills:

• At least 10 years of experience in complex IT projects as a Business Analyst or Business SME.
• 5- 8 years Wealth Management project experience as a BA or Wealth Management business domain experience.
• 6+ years of experience working in a major transformation initiative ie analysis including requirements definition, feasibility studies, cost estimates, proposals, business process mapping, design, development, quality assurance, user acceptance testing and implementation.
• 5+ years in a strategic leadership capacity.
• 3+ years of experience in Agile delivery methodology.

The purpose of this senior role is to provide business expertise and analysis in the service of the global Wealth Management group in a business analysis, project management and product owner capacity. In this role, the senior director will use their business experience to provide high-level context to other senior business leaders on Wealth Management projects. This is in contrast to other BA roles, in which the analyst is focussed on one particular project and the incumbent details for specification and testing. The senior director will also utilise their direct work experience to build relationships with the Wealth and Front Office business so that the requirements definition cycle is shortened, issues are identified or understood quickly, and test cases are as effective and efficient as possible.

In essence, we are looking for a Senior Director who can work in a hybrid BA/COO capacity for the entire global portfolio of programs across the Wealth business. This is both a 'hands on' and a strategic leadership role which will include 360 assessment and direction of your peer group and senior interaction with the business and organizational leadership.

Primary Objectives:

• Develop and maintain relationships with the client base for all assigned projects.
• Take over and fix red projects/programs.
• Communicate business issues and medium-to-high level requirements to other BA’s and project/program managers on assigned projects.
• Ensure that all the group's deliverable documents (Business Requirements Doc, Functional Specifications, and System Requirements Specifications) are of high quality and in line with the project objectives.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer for senior wealth group members.
• Provide informal and formal assessments of the group’s work output including peer group.
• Assist other Directors and VPs with overall management of the Global Group.

Required Skills:

• At least 10 years of experience in complex IT projects as a Business Analyst or Business SME.
• 5- 8 years Wealth Management project experience as a BA or Wealth Management business domain experience.
• 6+ years of experience working in a major transformation initiative ie analysis including requirements definition, feasibility studies, cost estimates, proposals, business process mapping, design, development, quality assurance, user acceptance testing and implementation.
• 5+ years in a strategic leadership capacity.
• 3+ years of experience in Agile delivery methodology.

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• or equivalent experience

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Manages, prepares, assesses and validates the monthly, quarterly, and financial budget reconciliation processes which includes performing financial variance analysis on revenue and operating expenditures and accruals while adhering to tight month end close cycle deliverables
• Consults with Airport Operations Management to solicit input with respect to aligning strategic initiatives with the annual planning, the preparation of monthly accruals and assisting with general invoice inquiries
• Acts as key liaison to accounting with respect to attendance of month end meetings, preparation of variance analysis and reporting, as well as key point of contact for audit questions
• Develops Microsoft Excel based financial models to determine the effect of various scenarios while at the same time determining the impact on Airport Operations strategies, goals, and initiatives
• Assists in the preparation of presentations and financial systems reports that report on Airport Operations financial and operational performance to Airport Operations management, the Client’s executive team and Board of Directors
• Conducts research, rationalizes data, and performs quantitative analysis on financial and operational data collaborating with the Manager and Airport Operations Stakeholders
• Develops and recommends best practice courses of action based on completed financial analysis
• Develops Key Performance Indicators to measure performance including the creation of presentations, dashboards, and reports
• Assists in the Planning, Preparation and Development of the Annual Budget 5 Year Plan and monthly rolling forecasting process, including data input of operating plans into Financial Planning Systems
• Coordinates with relevant stakeholders within Airport Operations and other Finance roles to ensure accuracy of data and that identified strategic initiatives are reflected into the Budget and Monthly Rolling Forecasts
• Consults with stakeholders and Managers to determine annual operational expense requirements derived from strategic Capital initiatives
• Compares requirements to existing supplier base and identifies gaps and opportunities to rectify those gaps
• Manage FESTI’s internal revenue database including revenue database’s integrity, performance, and security, troubleshoot, and resolve issues Reconcile FESTI database to Oracle system on monthly basis, investigate discrepancies and initiate corrective action
• Support and assist the FESTI Finance Manager in the coordination of the annual audit for private college status
• Support FESTI Finance Manager in the completion of month end duties and rolling monthly forecast, as well as the calculation and amortization of the FESTI deferred revenue

• University degree with a concentration in Business/Commerce, Accounting, Economics and/or Finance and required
• Chartered Professional Accountant designation (CA, CMA, CGA) completed or in progress, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with: Budgeting and Forecast development along with monthly financial reporting processes. Practical experience in accounting and financial planning & reporting for a large multifaceted business organization. Familiarity with IFRS is desired.
• Hands on end user experience with Oracle Financial systems and other analytic tools such as Essbase/Hyperion, Adaptive, and Oracle Discoverer.
• Experience in successfully managing and completing financial processing tasks and enhanced analytical skills that generate meaningful business insight to an organization
• Must be able to obtain and retain Transportation Security Clearance at the designated level for the position

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact .

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Job Description

About Workato

Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration, Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data, processes, applications, and experiences. Its AI-powered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in real-time, driving efficiency and agility.

Trusted by a community of 400,000 global customers, Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in today's fast-changing world. Learn how Workato helps businesses of all sizes achieve more at workato.com.

Ultimately, Workato believes in fostering a flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles . We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.

But, we also believe in balancing productivity with self-care . That's why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.

If this sounds right up your alley, please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!

Also, feel free to check out why:

• Business Insider named us an "enterprise startup to bet your career on"

• Forbes' Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world

• Deloitte Tech Fast 500 ranked us as the 17th fastest growing tech company in the Bay Area, and 96th in North America

• Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers

We are looking for an exceptional Strategic Advisor to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible to:

• Participate as a strategic advisor in services engagements

• Help define and shape Workato Advisory Services by creating reusable content in advance of and during advisory services engagements

• Participate in defining and advancing Workato frameworks, such as Workato's GEARS and Workato's Embedded Product Guide

• Be a Workato evangelist with the ability to discover and demonstrate how Workato can effectively help companies with their business automation needs across a broad set of industries through professional services engagements

• Through advisory services engagements, you will:

• Lead customer constituencies in critical functions (and in the context of Workato) such as: best practices, enterprise architecture target state or rationalization, Workato suitability guidance for use cases, advanced prototyping, accelerating recipe implementation, and Workato Accelerators to name a few.

• Develop and contribute subject matter expertise and advisory deliverables to internal best practices and Solution repository

• Align with key customer stakeholders (management to C-level executives) to create advisory roadmap to advance customer automation objectives

• Apply Workato's GEARS methodology to direct customer environments; Alternatively, apply Workato's Embedded Product Guide methodology to embedded customer environments

• Coach key customer stakeholders (management to C-level executives) on security and governance best practices as it relates to the Workato platform

• Advise on recipe lifecycle management best practices, and potentially implement technology and/or process to support the recipe lifecycle management

• Guide customers on integration prioritization techniques, including reusability considerations

• Become the trusted advisor to customers and partners from an overall solution, architecture, implementation, and governance perspective for the Workato platform.

• Contribute to the growth of our professional services department by creating or enhancing content such as presentations, demos, white papers, best practices, architecture patterns, and online courses for use by both customers and to enable our extended team

• Lead, mentor, and train team members from the extended pre-sales and post-sales teams to enable them with content and knowledge

• Contribute to content creation for materials to coach our partner ecosystem on Workato delivery best practices

• Participate in both pre and post-sales activities with direct end customers and partners

• Be a Workato evangelist with the ability to discover and demonstrate how Workato can effectively help companies with their business automation needs across a broad set of industries

• Develop content such as presentations, demos, white papers, best practices, solution packs, architecture patterns, and online courses for use by both customers and to enable our extended team.

• Conduct hands-on customer training, design sessions, complex issue resolution, and product support

• Lead, mentor, and train team members from the extended CS team and sales team to enable them with content and knowledge.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or in a related field. Bachelor's degrees and those with non-traditional but similar proven experience may also apply.

• 12+ years of technology transformation consulting experience, including implementation experience with one or more common integration or middleware solutions and/or API Management Solutions

• 5+ years experience as an Enterprise Architect and/or digital architect (or similar role)

• Ability to evangelize best practices at various levels within a large organization

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a range of stakeholders (C-level executives to engineering teams) with compelling Points of View.

• Able to effectively develop materials that are appropriate for the audience and engage in meaningful Q&A with customers

• Understanding of security and governance needs in large enterprises

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate ideas visually and create professional presentations

• Track record of continuous learning of new technologies, as well as leading projects that push the capabilities of existing technologies.

• Track record of driving software expansions as a result of professional services engagements

• Be a self-starter and ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team, and willingness to take ownership of situations and problems.

• Proven results leading and overseeing customer and/or partner success in the following domains: front-end and back-end solution architecture, enterprise architecture, development, and test/release management strategies, change management, and direct leadership in designing solutions that meet or exceed customer needs

• Guiding customers and colleagues in rationalizing and deploying emerging technologies that drive business value

• Travel to the client site up to 50%, but may be higher or lower based on prevailing circumstances

• Preferred Master's (but not required) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, or in a related field. Bachelor's degree and those with non-traditional but similar proven experiences may also apply.

• Knowledge of key applications such as Salesforce, Netsuite, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP, EBusiness Suite, Databases

• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP

• Experience having worked in a start-up environment

Requisition ID: 2226

IMMEDIATE INTERIM OPPORTUNITY

Interim Strategic Advisor, Design and Construction

Reports to: Chief Engineer

Duration: 6 – 12 Months

Location: Toronto, ON

Our client is leading one of the most exciting and largest infrastructure projects in Canada. They are moving the project from conceptual design to spades in the ground in 2030 and are looking to add an experienced leader to augment their current engineering team. This strategic advisor will have led the design and construction for a significant infrastructure project, have years of operational experience and can bring another level of thinking and insight to the organization. The interim will develop and advise senior management on strategies for optimizing technical and operational programs and will then execute these strategies into the project.

A key focus area will be advancing the Project design, construction, and cost management. Developing and executing strategies/plans to ensure the design and construction schedule is realistic, properly funded, and associated risks identified, and mitigation strategies established; as well as identify areas of potential innovation or savings in the long-term. This will require providing direct review, oversight, and guidance to various engineering and finance stakeholders within the organization and their vendor partners.

Key Accountabilities:

• Accountable for leading critical confidential projects and initiatives.
• Assess the current lifecycle cost estimate and provide key insights to the Chief Engineer.
• Lead innovation for the function across the project to optimize cost efficiencies.
• Support the transition of the engineering team to the collaborative contracting model.
• Assess the current structure of the engineering function, scope out future state needs for the project and how to scale up the function.
• Define and present business cases to realistically drive cost out of the project lifecycle.
• Provide strategic advice and guidance to the organization’s leadership team on various planning activities including strategies for optimizing technical and operational activities and programs.
• Develop and executive strategies to incorporate industry innovations, emerging technologies and policy developments into the project.
• Demonstrate leadership by adopting and reinforcing cultural behaviors including commitment to the management system. Take ownership of applicable governing documents ensuring they address relevant regulatory, legislative, and business requirements; are effectively implemented and used as designed. Hold staff accountable for procedural compliance; and seek opportunities to continuously improve.
• Establish positive working relationships with external groups/stakeholders, regulatory bodies and agencies and cooperate in exchange of information and data as required to meet project objectives.
• Participate in Executive Committee meetings and support Board related activities as required.
• Establish and execute short- and long-term business plans and strategies to meet organizational and project objectives.
• Retain and oversee contractors to support projects and programs.
• Provide directions to departmental staff, establish clear roles and responsibilities and annual performance objectives as well as provide regular performance feedback, coaching and training.
• Support a strong safety culture by ensuring activities and programs meet or exceed the health, safety and environmental requirements as outlined in the organization’s policies, procedures and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Education:

• A four-year university education or equivalent level education, preferably in an engineering, construction, or business discipline.
• Over 12 years of experience in engineering, construction, and/or business which is broad enough to have covered all the core accountabilities detailed above.
• Expertise in large capex infrastructure construction projects in the energy, municipal, or transportation sectors with demonstrated oversight and expertise in project and contract planning, and management.
• Expertise in/comprehensive knowledge of strategic planning and project management skills related to design engineering and construction (e.g., Front-End loading or Front-End Engineering Design to Preliminary/Basis to Detailed Design phase progression, construction and commissioning phase)
• Expertise in design cost estimation and construction cost control/oversight.
• Demonstrated contract management experience.
• Proven experience on complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Experience working with Boards and Committees or other senior leadership.
• Expertise in large capex mining or infrastructure construction projects.
• Expertise working in a multi-party (3+) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Alliance, or Engineering Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) arrangement.
• Expertise in construction procurement and strategies around long-lead items, equipment, etc.
• Possess good judgment and sound business acumen.
• Strong relationship building and strategic influencing skills; able to assert positions and effectively influence decisions.
• Demonstrated success in developing and negotiating solutions to, and leading people through, complex and politically sensitive projects and issues.
• Advanced ability to interface effectively with individuals and groups at all levels of the organization.

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LHH Knightsbridge Interim Management is a service to help our clients address a wide range of scenarios including leadership support due to sudden departures, driving key change initiatives or leading transformation projects. Our interim executives step in with minimal downtime to meet specific objectives and deliver results. All have held senior positions in the past and have now chosen to offer their unique depth and breadth of experience to organizations on a limited engagement basis.

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Lee Hecht Harrison Knightsbridge Corp. is committed to providing equitable treatment and accommodation to ensure a barrier-free recruitment process. In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and our AODA policy, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the hiring process. If you require accommodation to apply or if selected to participate in an assessment process, please provide your accommodation needs in advance to the Recruitment Lead for this opportunity.

We thank all interested candidates in advance; however, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

August 2025