Manager, Business Planning and Implementation

The Opportunity

Ready to turn big ideas into strategic impact?

As Manager, Business Planning and Implementation, you'll work closely with senior leadership to lead high-impact strategic projects, explore new opportunities, build meaningful partnerships, and help shape Catalyst's future. You'll bring together market insights, financial analysis, business planning, and relationship-building to evaluate opportunities and turn ideas into successful programs and initiatives.

If you're a strategic, commercially minded leader who thrives on solving complex problems, building relationships, and turning opportunities into measurable impact, this is an opportunity to make your mark.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead short- and long-term strategic business planning and identify opportunities for new programming, partnerships, and revenue generation.
• Conduct market research, strategic and financial analysis, and develop business models to evaluate opportunities, risks, and potential impact.
• Build and nurture relationships with senior stakeholders, funding partners, and prospective partners.
• Lead the development and negotiation of complex sponsorship and partnership agreements, ensuring alignment on KPIs, budgets, and program expectations.
• Drive cross-functional business planning projects, collaborating with teams across Catalyst and TMU to develop and implement strategic initiatives.
• Lead special projects and new programs from planning through implementation, managing scope, timelines, resources, and delivery.
• Lead and develop a team by setting priorities, supporting performance, and creating opportunities for growth.

Qualifications
To help us learn more about you, please provide a cover letter and resume describing how you meet the following required qualifications:

• Completion of a post-graduate degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience in a project leadership role, preferably in business development, managing complex projects and revenue generating programs.
• Experience with financial modelling, budgeting, and business planning.
• Strong business development, consulting, problem-solving, and project management skills, with the ability to take initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Ability to simplify complex information, build stakeholder buy-in, and turn ideas into actionable plans.
• A results-driven, collaborative approach with a track record of delivering against objectives, deadlines, and targets.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, and evolving environment.
• An entrepreneurial mindset with strong networking and relationship-building skills.
• Experience promoting programs, building partnerships, and representing an organization externally.
• Knowledge of government funding programs, requirements, and processes.
• Flexibility to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Ability to travel internationally to support training delivery, engage stakeholders, and meet with partners across multiple time zones.
• Equivalent experience or a combination of equivalent experience and education may be accepted in place of education.

Leadership Competencies

Leaders at TMU are required to demonstrate the following Leadership Competencies:

• Acts with Integrity: Demonstrates behaviors aligned with high ethical standards and personal integrity and acts in accordance with TMU values.
• Builds Relationships of Trust & Collaboration: Actively builds a culture of trust and fosters meaningful relationships.
• Leads Inclusively: Creates an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, recognized, empowered to achieve their potential, and valued for their differences.
• Demonstrates Organizational Acumen: Understands and respectfully navigates complex internal and external environments using sound judgment, diplomacy, and tact.
• Drives Vision & Results: Creates and implements a vision grounded in sound decision-making to achieve desired outcomes.

Additional Information (MAC)
Position Number(s) 20005240 Reports To Senior Director, Planning and Implementation Department Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, OVPRI Employee Group MAC Vacancy Type Term (Maternity leave replacement)
This is an existing vacancy. Work Location Hybrid Start Date ASAP End Date 14 months from the start date Hours of Work 36.25 Grade C52 Salary Scale $87,583 to $139,905 Hiring Salary Range Up to $120,000 TA Specialist - Posting Date October 7, 2026 Application Close Date October 20, 2026

• Equivalent experience or a combination of equivalent experience and education may be accepted in place of education.
• As part of the selection process, candidates may be required to complete an occupational assessment.
• Applications will only be accepted online through Toronto Metropolitan University's career site.
• We will provide an accessible experience for applicants, students, employees, and members of the Toronto Metropolitan University community. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the recruitment process. If you have restrictions that need to be accommodated to fully participate in any phase of the recruitment process, please submit your request through the AskHR webform . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.