Senior Manager (Children, Youth and Social Services Information and Information Technology Cluster)

Ontario Public Service Leadership | Leadership dans la fonction publique de l’Ontario; Golden Horseshoe; Hybrid; CAD 105,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ontario Public Service is seeking a Senior Manager to lead technology initiatives within the Children, Youth, and Social Services Information and Information Technology Cluster. This role involves driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and delivering high-quality digital services to enhance outcomes for Ontarians. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills, a commitment to inclusivity, and a proven track record in technology leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading high-performance technical teams.
• Proven ability in digital transformation and user-focused product delivery.
• Strong decision-making skills and a track record of fostering inclusivity.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and excellence within a high-performing team.
• Guide the team towards achieving business goals and inspire performance.
• Build trusted relationships with business partners and foster a safe environment.

Skills

Leadership

Change Management

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Agile Methodologies

Job description

Senior Manager (Children, Youth and Social Services Information and Information Technology Cluster)

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Base pay range

CA$105,307.00 / yr - CA$148,429.00 / yr

Join us today to make a meaningful impact on children and youth in Ontario.

Are you looking for impactful opportunities? Do you have experience building high-performance technical teams and a proven track record in transformation? If so, consider this exciting opportunity to demonstrate your strategic thinking, future-focused mindset, and technology leadership with us.

Please Note :

• This competition will be used for future management opportunities.
• Attendance at the North York office (5700 Yonge Street) is required as part of the Ontario Public Service's hybrid work model.

About us

The Children, Youth, and Social Services Information and Information Technology Cluster (CYSSC) is part of Government Information Technology Ontario (GovTechON). We partner with ministries across the Government of Ontario to develop, deploy and maintain technology to deliver enhanced services and business outcomes for Ontarians. CYSSC is partnered with the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) focusing on driving digital transformation by providing IT expertise, developing and implementing strategic roadmaps, and delivering secure, innovative, and human-centered technology solutions. Our vision is to build the future of human-centred and integrated services for our most vulnerable Ontarians.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We're on the lookout for a Senior Manager who can bring expertise across various technology domains and inspire a culture of growth, collaboration, and inclusivity.

As a Senior Manager with us, you'll have the opportunity to :

• Lead with Purpose : Drive innovation and excellence within an established high-performing team.
• Foster Growth : Cultivate an environment where every team member can thrive and develop.
• Champion Collaboration : Build a workplace that values trust, transparency, and teamwork.

About the job

Create the Work Environment

In the Ontario Public Service, we hold our leaders to the highest standards, expecting them to embody authenticity, accountability, and courage in every action and decision. It will be your responsibility to create a work environment and team culture that ignites innovation, nurtures collaboration and champions inclusivity by creating a diverse, anti-racist and accessible workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment. By aligning your choices with these values, you will create a vibrant work environment where every individual can thrive.

Deliver on Goals and Priorities

Your leadership will be crucial in guiding the team towards the achievement of its business goals. You will inspire and motivate your team to deliver their best performance and align the team's daily actions with the strategic vision of the ministry. You will contribute to the achievement of team goals by :

• Driving agile product delivery, including strategy, planning, resourcing, finances, and procurement.
• Providing technology expertise in architecture, application development, security, infrastructure, automation, data, and privacy.
• Building trusted relationships with business partners.
• Fostering an open, accessible, and safe environment that encourages healthy debate.
• Championing a growth mindset and continuous learning culture, while learning from your team and external partners.

What you bring to the team

Strategic Leadership Skills

• Inspirational leadership to motivate and coach managers and individuals reach their full potential.
• Experience in change management and delivering digital products and services in a user-focused, product-centric environment.
• Proven ability to integrate diversity and inclusion into practices, fostering employee engagement.
• Strong decision-making and creative problem-solving skills.
• A track record of creating a culture of psychological safety, dependability, and continuous learning.

Relationship Management, Communication and Partnerships

• Commitment to service excellence, teamwork, and collaboration.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including conflict resolution and relationship-building with senior management, clients, and partners.
• Excellent communication skills to prepare and present materials such as reports, memos, business cases, and briefing notes for various audiences.
• Political acuity to build trust and positive working relationships with internal / external partners, executives, and ministry personnel.

Technical Expertise

• Proven ability to lead technology teams through software engineering, DevOps practices, technology roadmaps, risk assessments, and Agile methodologies.
• Expertise in developing and executing technology strategies that drive transformation.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and approaches to modernize business and technical processes.
• Commitment to simplifying technology solutions for effective application lifecycle management and promoting reusable components.

Project and Product Delivery

• Experience in product management and achieving high-quality project deliverables by setting clear quality standards and expectations.
• Expertise in resource planning, acquisition, and change management to support transformation initiatives.

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

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