National Vice President, Retirement Operations

Sienna Senior Living

$120K — $150K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of multi-site leadership experience, preferably in retirement living or related sectors.
  • University degree with strong financial, operational, and analytical proficiency.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive operational excellence and accountability.
  • Strong leadership skills with a collaborative and results-oriented approach.
  • Passion for senior living and commitment to exceptional resident experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement national and regional operational plans for growth and performance.
  • Lead and empower regional Vice Presidents to achieve operational excellence.
  • Champion the execution of new enterprise strategies across regions.
  • Cultivate a culture of accountability and engagement within leadership teams.
  • Model the organization’s values and foster a resident-centered care environment.
  • Interface with regulatory bodies and community stakeholders to ensure compliance and performance.
  • Analyze performance trends to proactively manage operational needs and resources.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a growing national organization in retirement living.
  • Travel flexibility with up to 30% travel to support regional teams.
  • Access to a culture that prioritizes resident-centered care and team member growth.
  • Engagement with a dedicated leadership team focused on operational excellence.
  • Participation in strategic decision-making at the executive level.
Full Job Description
What You'll Be Doing:

Reporting to Sienna's Executive Vice President, Retirement Operations, the National Vice President, Retirement Operations, serves as a senior leader responsible for leading and supporting 7 Regional Vice Presidents across Aspira Retirement nationwide. This strategic and influential role provides enterprise-wide leadership to ensure consistency, excellence and performance across all 54 (and growing) Aspira homes. The National VP will oversee and align regional operations to drive strong occupancy and financial performance, build high performing regional and site level leadership teams, and ensure the consistent delivery and exceptional resident experiences that reflect the Aspira promise.

The successful candidate brings deep expertise in retirement living operations and a proven track record of leading through others at a national or multi regional level this individual will be accountable to embed operational discipline scaling best practices and translating strategic priorities into actionable measurable outcomes that elevate performance.

How You'll Succeed:

  • Develop and execute high-impact national and regional operational plans that drive occupancy growth, financial performance, resident satisfaction and team engagement - ensuring consistent fulfillment of the Aspira promise across all regions.
  • Provide strategic leadership to the Vice Presidents of Regional Operations, ensuring they are equipped, empowered and held accountable for driving operational excellence in every home - including consistent delivery of high-quality experiences in culinary, clinical care, lifestyle programming and overall resident well-being.
  • Champion execution and sustainment of new enterprise strategies across all regions, ensuring teams are aligned and prepared to implement programs and initiatives developed by functional experts (e.g. clinical, culinary, engagement), while holding leaders accountable for performance and outcomes.
  • Create a culture of accountability and engagement building and aligning a high performing leadership team that inspires team member commitment and delivers on performance expectations.
  • Act as a visible, purposeful senior leader who models the organization's purpose, vision and values - fostering a culture that supports resident-centered care, innovation and team member growth.
  • Serve as a key interface with regulatory bodies, partners, community stakeholders and internal partners, maintain focus on operational goals while proactively removing barriers and ensuring compliance.
  • Continuously analyze performance trends and business risks, using data and insight to anticipate needs, prioritize resources and enable homes to respond quickly and effectively to changing demands.
  • Strengthen leadership bench strength across the country, ensuring succession readiness and consistent leadership capability in every home and region.


Who you are:

  • You are a senior leader with 10+ years of experience leading multi-site operations, ideally within Retirement Living or a similar healthcare or hospitality environment. You have a proven track record of driving operational excellence, accountability and business performance.
  • You have a university degree and strong financial, operational and analytical skills, with the ability to use data and insights to support decision-making and improve outcomes. You have a 'systems' mindset.
  • You lead with clarity, collaboration and accountability, while empowering teams to deliver consistent results and high standards.
  • You are confident working with senior leaders, cross-functional partners and operational teams to navigate opportunities, challenges and change.
  • You are passionate about seniors living and committed to delivering exceptional resident experiences. You are willing to travel up to 30% of the time to support teams and operations across the country. This role is based in the Head office of Markham, Ontario where in office presence is required when not travelling.


What you need to know:

  • Any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal background and references check.
  • This posting is for an existing position
  • Sienna Senior Living may utilize artificial Intelligence to screen or assess applicants for this position.

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