Vice-President Enterprise Automation

Canada Life

$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience as a technology leader in both business and technology roles.
  • 5+ years in customer-facing technology, specifically in automation.
  • Experience in financial services within regulated environments.
  • Proven ability to influence in matrix organizations and collaborate across teams.
  • Experience building and managing geographically diverse teams to drive results.
  • Strong leadership skills with a focus on delivery excellence and relationship building.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities for executive engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a strategic advisor to Business Leads in IT strategy development.
  • Monitor emerging technologies and competitor activities for strategic initiatives.
  • Develop long-range technology plans aligned with business goals.
  • Champion automation technology to enhance competitive advantages.
  • Deliver system modernization initiatives for automation roadmaps.
  • Oversee technology operations with a focus on delivery excellence and resource management.
  • Collaborate with internal and external clients to deliver creative solutions.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career advancement and industry-leading learning programs.
  • Flexible health and dental benefits with a $5,000 mental health support.
  • Additional vacation and personal days, plus a volunteer day for community involvement.
  • Company-matching pension plan and share ownership program.
  • Employee recognition programs and service milestone celebrations.
  • A supportive workplace with Employee Resource Groups, mentorship programs, and social events.
Full Job Description
Permanent Full Time

We are looking for a Vice President, Enterprise Automation.

As Vice President, Enterprise Automation, you willdrive the technology stack that will deliver automation for Canada and Life Co business functions through reduction of manual labour and supporting our back-office business processes. It will influence customer outcomes by partnering with the business on transformation initiatives i.e., lowering processing times, omni experience and automation.

As a strategic partner, you will have accountability for owning the common technical platforms like Contact Centre, Workflow, IDP and API for the Canada Life Co enterprise.

What you will do

  • Act as a strategic advisor (problem solving, mentoring, and collaboration) to the Business Leads in the development of their IT strategy
  • Maintain pulse on emerging technologies, service provider options and competitor intelligence
  • Develop long-range plans & be accountable for the effective application of technology to support business strategy achievement
  • Champion the company's use of automation technology, for competitive advantage and customer experience. Provide support and ideas to the Business Leaders on how to accomplish this.
  • Deliver a significant system modernization program to enable our automation roadmaps, migrating legacy back-office systems to target platforms.
  • Leads the strategic long term and daily operations of technology with a strong focus on delivery excellence. Ensure the efficient and effective use of financial and people resources.
  • Accountable to proactively work with internal clients and external customers to understand their needs and work to deliver creative solutions
  • Responsible for working with technology leaders to influence the evolution of practices, processes, methods, methodologies and standards so these are both customer oriented and technology oriented
  • Accountable to design, buy, or alter technology solutions and processes that help create a clear competitive advantage to the business unit or that supports the organization more broadly
  • Responsible for attracting, retaining and developing employees, and fostering a high-performance culture. Create a team environment that focuses on consistently delivering value, and influence this culture within the broader Technology team
  • Manage risk and compliance in accordance with Canadian and Global standards


What you will bring

  • 10+ years' experience as a technology leader and with either a business unit or a technology role
  • 5+ years in direct customer facing technology with extensive experience in automation
  • Experience in financial services, working in a regulated environment
  • Experience building and working in matrix and complex organizations. Demonstrated ability to influence teams where resources do not all report directly into the function.
  • Experience in building multi geo teams and managing complex workforces to drive business results
  • Responsible for working with technology leaders to influence the evolution of practices, processes, methods, methodologies and standards so these are both customer oriented and technology oriented
  • Accountable to design, buy, or alter technology solutions and processes that help create a clear competitive advantage to the business unit or that supports the organization more broadly
  • Skilled leader with exceptional delivery excellence, communication abilities, collaboration and relationship building skills, establishing credibility, and fostering cross-functional relationships.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills needed to effectively build relationships and communicate with executives, internals stakeholders, and customers.


If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

What we offer:

We're committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here's what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:
  • Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
  • Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
  • Time Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
  • Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
  • Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
  • Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.

Requisition ID: 5766

Category: Digital Technology

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