Director, Strategy Planning & Integration

Blood; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 153,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks vacation

Annual performance award up to 12%

Group health, dental and vision

Employee discounts, wellness program

Job summary

Canadian Blood Services is seeking a Regular full-time Director, Strategy Planning and Integration to join our Strategy Planning and Integration team in the People, Culture and Performance division.

You will lead strategy development, long-range planning, and technology roadmaps while guiding portfolio management and analytics to drive evidence-based decisions. This role involves collaborating with senior leaders and shaping performance metrics across the division.

Qualifications

• University level in a relevant discipline, preferably business.
• Knowledge of project management, portfolio management and change management processes.
• 7 years of progressive leadership experience in business management, planning, strategy formulation and execution.
• Proven customer relationship management skills with ability to manage internal relationships.
• Experience leading large-scale initiatives; healthcare/biotech/blood banking is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, integrated planning, technology roadmaps, people analytics and portfolio management for the PCP division.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to translate priorities into measurable plans and budgets.
• Create performance architecture for leaders using OKRs.
• Align division priorities with the Corporate Plan and annual budget development.
• Provide senior leaders with practical analysis and reporting to support decisions.
• Shape talent technology and AI roadmaps and connect investment priorities with organizational plans.
• Guide initiatives through portfolio, project and change management; monitor benefits.
• Use people analytics to strengthen workforce-related decision-making.
• Foster cross-department alignment and bring diverse perspectives together.

Skills

Project management

Portfolio management

Change management

Leadership

Customer relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Job description

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Location: Ottawa, ON, CA, K1G 4J5 Brampton, ON, CA, L6T 5M1 Toronto, ON, CA, M5G 2M1

This role requires a minimum of 40% on-site presence. Additional on-site work is required based on business needs, including up to 80%. On-site expectations are subject to change and may be adjusted on a temporary or permanent basis.

Employment status: Regular full-time
Salary/Rate of pay: $152,500 - $179,400

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Application requirements:

• Your up-to-date resume.

Do you currently work for Canadian Blood Services? All employees must apply via the internal career page .

Together, the work we do connects people and changes lives — including your own.

Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving lives. Thousands of patients depend on us every day for reliable access to safe blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.

About the role

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular full-time Director, Strategy Planning and Integration to join our dynamic Strategy Planning and Integration team in our People, Culture and Performance (PCP) division.

The Strategy Planning and Integration team is responsible for supporting Canadian Blood Services by facilitating the creation and publication of strategic plans, the reporting against those plans, maintaining the talent technology roadmap for the PCP division and the management of the PCP People Analytics function.

In this role, you will lead strategy, integrated planning, technology roadmaps, people analytics, and portfolio management for the PCP division. You will work closely with senior leaders and partners across the organization, turn strategic priorities into measurable plans, strengthen evidence-based decision-making, and guide initiatives through to meaningful results. This role will suit a forward-thinking leader who can connect long-term direction with near-term delivery.

• Using your strategic planning expertise, you will translate divisional priorities into clear goals, measures, budgets, and coordinated initiatives that support effective execution.
• Create the performance architecture for the division’s leaders to define their performance ambition and have robust performance discussions, using the Objectives and Key Results approach.
• Clearly represent the division’s priorities to support the Corporate Plan and annual budget development exercises.
• Drawing on strong business and financial acumen, you will provide senior leaders with practical analysis, recommendations, and reporting that support informed decisions.
• You will shape talent technology and artificial intelligence roadmaps, connect investment priorities with broader organizational plans, and help realize value from technology investments.
• Through your knowledge of portfolio, project, and change management, you will guide initiatives, manage risks, monitor performance, and keep teams focused on intended benefits.
• Using people analytics and data products, you will strengthen workforce-related decision-making for the division and its internal partners.
• With your facilitation, influencing, and relationship-building skills, you will create alignment across departments and bring diverse perspectives together to advance shared priorities.

Desired education and skills

• University level in a relevant discipline, preferably business, from a recognized institution
• Knowledge and understanding of project management, portfolio management and change management processes.
• 7 years of progressive experience at the leadership level in the area of business management, planning, strategy formulation and execution.
• Proven customer relationship management skills with a strong ability to manage internal relationships.
• Proven capabilities in leading large-scale initiatives.
• Experience in health care, biotechnology, pharmaceutical or blood banking industry at the leadership level is considered an asset.
• Specific experience in human resources and strategy is an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

What we offer you

• 4 weeks' vacation.
• Annual performance award up to 12%.
• Comprehensive group health, dental and vision benefits for you and your family.
• Employee discounts, wellness program, professional resources.

What you can expect

• This role requires a minimum of 40% on-site presence. Additional on-site work is required based on business needs, including up to 80%. On-site expectations are subject to change and may be adjusted on a temporary or permanent basis.
• This role may require occasional travel throughout the year, with additional travel as operationally required.

We acknowledge that the work of Canadian Blood Services spans many Territories and Treaty areas across the country, and we are grateful for the Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who have guided us in this important work. We recognize the land and waters that have inspired our work and offer gratitude to those Indigenous peoples on whose territory we work, live and play.

Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.

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