Director, Technical Solutions

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Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London.

We are looking for a Director, Technical Solutions to lead our IT engineering and design teams as we scale.

If you are called to make an impact, comfortable with change at scale, passionate about technology, love to learn, and create world-class customer experiences, this is a great opportunity to grow and contribute to a world-class team!

Our ideal candidate will be strong technically with a good eye for business and an inspiring presence! You will have experience in traditional and cloud-based infrastructures in which you have scaled, led, and secured an ecosystem of applications with proactive strategies, roadmaps, and inspiring vision. You have a strategic mind and operate as a senior leader that influences the business and company strategy. You will be responsible for development and the ongoing enhancement of secure network, compute, storage and platform capabilities to support and evolve the Canada Life technology roadmap.

What you will do 

• Oversee the roadmap, including solution architecture, design, and implementation 
• Lead a cross-functional team to deliver engineered solutions that meet business requirements and engineering specifications 
• Collaborate closely with multiple teams to deliver platform improvements and common reusable components 
• Drive platform automation and engineering improvements that will accelerate delivery, increase quality and reduce maintenance and change fail rates 
• Implement and maintain platform automation and engineering best practices, standards and guidelines  
• Collaborate with product team and architects to identify, prioritize, and implement secure network, compute, storage and platform engineering requirements  
• Drive a?high-performance?culture for staff and promote positive culture change within the organization 
• Build strong and trusted relationships with internal and external partners 
• Manage risk and compliance in accordance with Canadian and Global standards. Ensure alignment/adherence to enterprise technology standards, vendor management standards, and risk standards?? 
• Focus on continuous learning and professional development 
• Drive an agile mindset within the team that measures progress over perfection 
• Hold yourself and your team accountable to contribute to the overall digital modernization of the organization 
• Ensure solutions are enhanced, secured and upgraded to evolve the roadmap 
• Ensure effective and efficient use of financial and people resources? 
• Identify and invest in opportunities (processes, training, systems) to enhance individual and team effectiveness? 

What you'll bring:

• Post-secondary degree/diploma in business or computer science or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• 10+ years of relevant technical experience, including 6+ years in a leadership role
• Solid background in cloud environments and building cloud platforms
• Track record for leading IT transformational initiatives in sophisticated environments
• Success in using both standard methodologies, such as IT service management practices based on ITIL, as well as agile philosophies like DevOps
• Ability to adapt to a fast-moving technology landscape and keep pace with the latest thinking and new technologies
• Track record of building and effectively managing large and diverse teams and putting the appropriate processes and infrastructure in place to drive growth
• Demonstrable ability to formulate a high-level strategy, then convert it into a tactical plan and execute on that plan
• Proven experience as a business-focused, credible leader in a large fast-growing technology company
• Drives results and changes processes to improve performance; creates a culture of accountability
• Has a bias to action
• Ability to use knowledge of industry, business and systems to solve business problems
• Solid understanding of delivery enablement techniques such as automated testing and automated deployments
• Strong understanding of industry best practices
• Proven ability to develop and maintain collaborative business relationships
• Able to pivot and quickly change direction in response to changing priorities
• Experience coaching and mentoring technical practitioners
• Strong communication, collaboration and relationship building skills
• Experience working in financial services industry an asset

What will set you apart: 

• You can balance pressure to deliver with the need to deliver a secure, resilient platforms
• You demonstrate approachability, innovation and thought leadership 
• You are a systems thinker, an effective communicator, and can find the balance between when to be tactical vs. strategic
• You are skilled at identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in the full lifecycle of a large distributed system. With prior experience in areas such as design, development, configuration, testing, deployment, monitoring, and operations

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today 

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Canada Life serves?the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee?has the opportunity to?reach their potential.

Canada Life?would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted