Manager, Technology Enablement - Toronto, Canada - University Pension Plan

University Pension Plan

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

OUR COMPANY BACKGROUND & CULTURE
UPP is a ground-breaking jointly sponsored pension plan tailored by and for Ontario's university sector.

Today, we manage $11.8 billion in pension assets and proudly serve over 37,000 working and retired members across four universities and 12 university-sector affiliated organizations.

Our commitment is to protect the security and sustainability of our members' pensions while delivering service excellence to our members and employers.

UPP is a sector-wide plan designed for growth - our doors are open to all Ontario universities.

Our people are the heart of our organization.

Together, we are creating a purpose-driven and inclusive workplace focused on a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and respect — for one another and the world around us.

We're looking for passionate individuals seeking a rewarding career and opportunities to build and shape an exciting new organization with a clear mission, and who share our core values of integrity, inclusivity, ingenuity, and impact.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a motivated professional with diverse hands-on and management experience with a proven background for connecting technology to business outcomes.

Reporting directly to the Associate Director, Business Relationship Manager, the Technology Enablement Manager will partner with Data & Technology leaders, delivery partners and business teams to support the design, enablement, configuration and implementation of digital solutions that increase individual, team, and cross-functional productivity.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual that is looking to learn from and be part a team of high-performing individuals and make a great impact in a start up organization.

This role is based in downtown Toronto under a hybrid work policy, allowing employees the flexibility to work remotely and in-office (approximately two days per week in-office).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The Technology Enablement Manager will be responsible for a variety of duties, including but not limited to the following:

Manage the intake process to prioritize, monitor and report on enablement initiatives.
Identify synergies among business initiatives across multiple organization units.
Lead and establish the capabilities to build solutions on enterprise business platforms, which include document management, knowledge management, and workflow management (eg. SharePoint, Workflows, Power Automate).
Guide business teams, gather business requirements and translate these requirements into practical, scalable, technology solutions.
Work closely with Data and Technology teams to ensure that the delivery of solutions align to UPP strategies.
Prepare organizational level, and portfolio level status reports on active initiatives.
Prioritize issues and address them through appropriate escalation.
Maintain proper records of Risks, Decisions, Key Business Dates, Partners, etc. of open issues that may affect the Data and Technology organization.
Keep Business Partners informed of changes. Help the Managing Director of Data and Technology keep track of the group's commitments, as well as any progress and deviation from plans.
Coordinate with other teams the completion of various projects, capture and document requirements, communicate them effectively and precisely to technology delivery partners
Manage a Kanban of backlogs, for all Data and Technology initiatives
Maintain and monitor Data and Technology Budget

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Postsecondary degree or equivalent, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline
35 years of information technology and data experience
Proficient with Agile Methodology and usage of Kanban (JIRA, Gitlab)
Experience coordinating with various business units to follow up on tasks and deliverables
Proven experience managing a Portfolio of Initiatives and Projects, including prioritization, and changes
Working knowledge of SharePoint, Power Automate
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills (both written and verbal)
Exposure, or experience in financial business reporting and statistical modelling
Strong problem solving and analytical ability
Ability to adapt to new concepts quickly and efficiently

ATTRIBUTES:

Excellent written and verbal communications
Ability to create clear, consistent, and succinct written communications.
Ability to verbally transmit ideas and sentiments in a manner that creates engagement.
Ability to identify, design, and implement right sized and repeatable management control processes.
Ability to organize and drive results from people who do not report into this position.
Ability to engage and align the D&T management team to reach consensus.
Ability to design and execute repeatable processes
Ability to org