SENIOR MANAGER, IT STRATEGY & PLANNING

Information Technology

Victoria or Vancouver Lower Mainland

The opportunity

BC Ferries is embarking on an exciting transformation journey.  As we seek to improve experiences for our customers and employees, and increase reliability while maintaining affordability, technology is a key enabler to this journey. We have an ambitious plan to improve our technology services that spans functional areas such as people & safety, enterprise asset management, customer experience, fleet & terminal operations and much more. 

We are seeking an experienced IT expert with a strategic business mind to join our IT Strategy team. You are not just an IT professional; you are a strategic thinker who provides leadership and expertise steering the planning of IT transformation strategies and initiatives, that align with our organizational objectives.

Working closely with executive leaders and operational stakeholders, you develop technology-enabled program roadmaps that increase efficiency and effectiveness, achieve the desired customer experience outcome, maximize business value and enable business growth. You also collaborate with technology leaders and vendors to identify strategic and innovative uses of technology to drive business growth and profitability.

This role will be assigned to various strategic and transformational initiatives within IT project portfolio. Immediate program assignment will be the Enterprise Data Program: This role provides leadership and expertise to support the development and implementation of Enterprise Data Strategy, Enterprise Data Framework and data use cases for the organization, supporting one of the 9 key IT Capital Portfolio programs.

The Role

Reporting to the Director, Office of the CIO, you add value by key areas of oversight such as:

• Developing IT strategies and initiatives in alignment with our corporate strategies;
• Providing IT strategic input into business decisions, taking a structured data-driven approach while building consensus;
• Translating IT strategic objectives into performance metrics and actionable plans;
• Building strategic partnerships across the organization with business sponsors and executive stakeholders, ensuring high value technology solutions;
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with internal/external partners and sponsors to develop and maintain business capability mapping that guide our IT Architectural Roadmap;
• Determining the feasibility of technology projects and initiatives, and lead the preparation of IT project proposals in alignment with corporate priorities;
• Collaborating with cross functional teams to ensure the successful execution of technology transformation initiatives that align with business goals and priorities;
• Contributing to IT strategic and solutions/program roadmaps, supporting various project delivery teams to collaborate on the design aspects that meets the needs of users;
• Supporting and mentoring team members in their efforts to implement technology in accordance with the roadmap;
• Conducting market and competitive research to identify broader business trends and assumptions that may affect the IT strategy;

What you bring to the team

To be the right fit, you are an empowering leader – someone who is calm, strategic and tactical under pressure and who can see the big picture beyond daily issues. You are a relationship-builder with a proven track record in driving large-scale technological change initiatives.

You have a Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Behavioural Economics or related field. You are a proven technology leader with a strategy, planning and digital transformation background, coupled with experience leading strategy management and executive strategy formulation and decision making. You have demonstrated experience in business strategy formulation, IT strategy formulation, business scenario development, and innovation.

Join us!

If this sounds like your next great career move, your cover letter and resume by March 7, 2025.

Additional information

The target salary range: $121,800 to $152,200 per annum.  The starting salary is determined based on the successful candidate’s knowledge, experience and internal equity. Starting salary may exceed the target range on exceptional basis.

"We connect communities and customers to people and places important in their lives”

At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We support employment equity and diversity in the workplace and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.