Manager, Culture & Change

Toronto Hydro; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 124,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental benefits

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Pension plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and flexibility

Job summary

Toronto Hydro is seeking a Manager, Culture & Change to lead enterprise-wide culture, transformation, and Diversity & Inclusion initiatives. You will guide a team of Change Leadership professionals, partnering with executives to drive engagement, adoption, and leadership development across the organization.

This role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and delivering sustainable change outcomes in a hybrid work environment within Ontario.

Qualifications

• University degree in HR, OD, business, communications, psychology or related field required.
• 7+ years in change management, organizational development, culture, engagement, or related HR disciplines.
• 3–5 years of people and/or project leadership experience.
• Prosci Change Management Certification or equivalent asset.
• Willingness to travel between Toronto Hydro locations.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational and digital transformation initiatives.
• Ability to translate strategy into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver change management for enterprise and project initiatives, including strategy, engagement, readiness, adoption, and sustainment.
• Advise leaders and teams to build change leadership capability and stakeholder alignment.
• Plan and evaluate culture, engagement, inclusion, and employee experience initiatives.
• Collaborate with leaders to translate feedback into strategies and action plans.
• Develop and coach a high-performing Culture and Change team with effective resource management.
• Monitor measures on readiness, adoption, and engagement; report insights to leaders.
• Drive continuous improvement of change management methodologies and tools.

Skills

Change management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Influencing

Coaching

Facilitation

Strategic planning

Project leadership

People leadership

Education

University degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Communications, Psychology, or a related field

Job description

Expected Salary Range: $124055 - $155069 Annually

Target Variable Performance Pay: 15%

The salary range shown above reflects the expected compensation for this position. The final salary offered will be determined based on a holistic assessment of the candidate’s experience, education, training, and alignment with the role’s requirements. For positions covered by a collective agreement, placement within the range will follow the applicable step or classification.

Work Illustration

Reporting to the Director, Culture, Change, and Learning, the Manager, Culture & Change plays a critical leadership role in advancing the organization’s culture, transformation, and Diversity & Inclusion priorities. Leading a team of Change Leadership professionals, this position is responsible for driving enterprise wide culture, change, engagement, inclusion, and leadership development initiatives that support the organization’s strategic objectives and transformation journey.

As a trusted advisor and strategic partner, the Manager leads the planning, execution, and sustainment of complex organizational, cultural, and digital transformation initiatives. While the portfolio includes technology-related projects, the primary focus is enabling people through business transformation, organizational development, process and operational change, culture and employee experience initiatives, and other enterprise-wide change efforts. Leveraging strong change management expertise, the incumbent translates established methodologies into practical solutions that build organizational readiness, foster employee engagement, and support the successful adoption of new ways of working.

The Manager leads multiple concurrent projects while coaching and developing a diverse team of professionals with varying levels of change and project management expertise. Through collaboration with multiple teams and stakeholders, the Manager builds strong relationships, influences decision making, and helps create a high performing, inclusive, and future ready workplace.

This role is instrumental in advancing leadership development programming, establishing and implementing culture and inclusion initiatives, and ensuring employees and leaders are equipped to navigate change successfully. The ideal candidate brings strong experience managing teams, stakeholders, and enterprise wide transformation initiatives, along with the ability to lead through influence and deliver results in a dynamic environment.

The incumbent is expected to behave ethically and follow the established code of business conduct, policies and internal control procedures, laws and regulations governing Toronto Hydro.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver change management services for enterprise and project initiatives, including change strategy, stakeholder engagement, impact assessment, readiness planning, resistance management, adoption, and sustainment activities.


• Provide expert advisory support to leaders, sponsors, and project teams, building change leadership capability, organizational readiness, and stakeholder alignment to successfully implement and sustain cultural, organizational, process, and digital transformation initiatives.


• Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of culture, engagement, inclusion, and employee experience initiatives that support organizational priorities and advance enterprise culture objectives.


• Collaborate with leaders and business units to translate employee feedback, engagement results, and culture insights into meaningful strategies and action plans that strengthen organizational effectiveness and employee experience.


• Lead and develop a high-performing Culture and Change team, fostering capability, accountability, inclusion, continuous learning, and exceptional client service while ensuring effective workforce planning and resource management.


• Develop, monitor, and report on key measures related to change readiness, stakeholder engagement, adoption, resistance management, sustainment, culture, and employee engagement, providing insights and recommendations to leaders.


• Drive continuous improvement by evaluating program effectiveness, identifying emerging trends and lessons learned, and enhancing change management methodologies, tools, templates, and practices to strengthen organizational capability.

Requirements

• University degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Communications, Psychology, or a related field.


• 7+ years of progressive experience in change management, organizational development, culture, engagement, internal consulting, or a related HR/people disciplines.


• 3–5 years of people leadership, and/or project leadership experience.


• Prosci Change Management Certification or equivalent designation is considered an asset.


• The successful candidate will be required to travel regularly between Toronto Hydro locations.


• Demonstrated experience leading medium to large scale organizational, cultural, process, technology, and digital transformation initiatives.


• Experience developing and implementing change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, impact assessments, readiness activities, adoption approaches, and sustainment plans.


• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and influence leaders, sponsors, project teams, and business partners.


• Strong knowledge of change management principles, stakeholder engagement, culture activation, employee experience, adoption planning, and organizational readiness.


• Strong consulting, facilitation, coaching, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to support leaders and teams through complex organizational change.


• Ability to translate strategy into actionable plans, stakeholder engagement strategies, and measurable business outcomes.


• Strong people leadership and workload management capability, including experience coaching and developing teams with varying levels of change and project management expertise.


• Sound judgment, adaptability, and ability to work in a complex, fast paced environment.

TOTAL REWARDS

• 100% employer paid Health & Dental benefits


• 24/7 access to Employee & Family Assistance Program and Virtual Healthcare


• Company-paid life insurance and long term disability


• Spending account to support fitness goals (e.g. gym memberships)


• Competitive paid time off (including vacation and parental leave)


• Defined Benefits Pension Plan through OMERS


• Career development and tuition reimbursement


• Exciting employee engagement and appreciation events throughout the year

This position is based in a hybrid environment allowing for remote work two days per week, based on business needs. Employees will be required to come onsite Tuesday to Thursday. You are expected to live in Ontario and within reasonable commuting distance of the office.

Toronto Hydro is committed to leveraging new technologies to support an efficient and inclusive recruitment process. As part of this, artificial intelligence (AI) systems may be used to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position. These tools are used in combination with human decision-making to ensure fairness and consistency.

ACCESSIBILITY AND APPLICATION SUPPORT

Toronto Hydro is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Thank you for considering a career with Toronto Hydro. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you’re having difficulty using our online application system and require accommodation, please email [e-mail] or call [phone]. Toronto Hydro is pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals throughout the job application process. Please note this email is for accommodation requests only. Resumes sent to this email address will not be considered. Learn more about our commitment to accessibility.