Manager, Operational Excellence

Meridian OneCap Credit Corporation; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Office in Toronto

Job summary

Meridian OneCap Credit Corp, Toronto, is seeking a Manager, Operational Excellence to lead the New Business Onboarding function, accountable for onboarding readiness, governance, workflow design, team performance, and continuous improvement for new products, programs, national accounts, and syndication partner onboarding.

The role collaborates with Sales, Credit, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Audit to ensure launches are controlled and efficient.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of relevant industry experience in leasing or equipment finance.
• Experience leading onboarding, program implementation, or operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding for new products, programs, and partnerships with operations and sales.
• Ensure governance, documentation, and regulatory compliance for onboarding.
• Drive process improvements to increase efficiency and customer experience.
• Collaborate with Sales, Credit, Legal, Finance, and Audit to launch programs.

Skills

Leasing operations

Vendor finance

Process improvement

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in businessor related discipline

Tools

CRM systems

Lease documentation software

Accounting software

Job description

Toronto Corporate Office
Etobicoke, ON M8X 2X3, CAN

Description

At Meridian our aspiration to integrate our purpose into everything we do for people, the planet, and communities. We believe that our greatest opportunity is to create opportunity and meet people where they are.

Who we are!

Meridian OneCap Credit Corp is an equipment and finance company providing a broad range of financial services to businesses throughout Canada. Our parent, Meridian Credit Union, has over 70 years of banking history and is Ontario’s largest credit union.

Meridian OneCap is a provider of asset financing in the form of capital leases. We are committed to being the best provider of specialized equipment financing services to strategic vendors across Canada. Our service-oriented culture and exceptional group of professionals serves to provide our strategic partners with value-added service and constructive solutions.
Meridian OneCap Credit Corp provides customized leasing solutions both to help companies sell equipment and to companies that have chosen to lease equipment, rather than buy. For manufacturers and vendors, we enable you to provide your customers with a value-added service that helps your customers acquire equipment efficiently and gives your company a competitive edge. And for the end user, we can help you to preserve working capital in your business, while benefiting now from the use of the equipment.

Our team is known as industry leaders. We’ve earned our reputation through consistent delivery of financing programs with the most efficient transaction process and superior customer service. With the largest direct sales force within the Canadian market, it’s no wonder our customer service is unparalleled.

The role: Please note - this is a 12-month contract opportunity

The Manager, Operational Excellence leads the New Business Onboarding function and is accountable for operational readiness, governance, workflow design, team performance, and continuous improvement for new products, programs, national accounts, and syndication partner onboarding. The role works cross-functionally with Sales, Credit, Legal, Operations, Finance, and Audit/Funding to ensure program launches are controlled, efficient, aligned to service levels, and supported by the required processes, documentation, systems, training, and controls. The Manager also resolves escalations, monitors performance, and drives improvements that strengthen efficiency, service quality, risk management, and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Implementation, Operational Readiness & Governance

• Lead onboarding for new products, programs, national accounts, and syndication partners, ensuring appropriate operational readiness and alignment to business priorities and service standards.
• Partner with Sales, Credit, Legal, Operations, Finance, Audit/Funding, and other stakeholders to define workflows, documentation requirements, system impacts, approvals, training, controls, and launch readiness.
• Recommend pilot activities, success criteria, and go/no-go decisions; review new program structures to confirm they can be supported efficiently across Operations and Credit.
• Ensure applicable policies, standards, documentation requirements, and regulatory obligations, including AML and KYC, are embedded into onboarding processes.
• Maintain resourcing plans, management metrics, SLA tracking, and reporting on deliverables, escalations, approvals, outstanding items, and launch progress.
• Direct daily onboarding operations, queue management, workflow capacity, service levels, and issue resolution.
• Provide practical coaching, development support, and performance feedback while reinforcing accountability, collaboration, and consistent execution.
• Work cross-functionally to remove obstacles, resolve escalations, improve service delivery, and support strategic business objectives.

Onboarding Execution, Deal Support & Quality Control

• Act as the primary point of contact for onboarding governance, workflow design, due diligence, and transaction readiness for new programs and products.
• Support deal review and remediation by working with Credit, Legal, Finance, Audit/Funding, Sales, and other stakeholders to resolve pending items, declines, deficiencies, and transaction issues.
• Ensure documentation is complete, signed, properly reviewed, and aligned with credit approval, funding, quality control, and internal control requirements.
• Review post-implementation results, assess error trends, and address training, knowledge, or process gaps with the appropriate teams.

Operational Excellence, Transformation & Change Leadership

• Lead process, technology, and operating model improvements that increase efficiency, scalability, quality, risk management, and customer experience across the onboarding lifecycle.
• Evaluate and redesign workflows, controls, handoffs, procedures, and service practices to reduce manual effort, eliminate duplication, improve cycle times, and strengthen execution quality.
• Partner with business, technology, and operations stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and implement automation, workflow optimization, system enhancement, and digital transformation opportunities.
• Establish performance metrics, dashboards, root-cause analysis, and post-implementation review disciplines to measure outcomes and drive sustainable improvement.
• Maintain operational standards, procedures, training resources, and governance frameworks that support consistency, compliance, change adoption, and operational readiness.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Strong knowledge of leasing operations, lease documentation, application and production systems, CRM tools, and related agreements.
• Minimum five years of relevant industry experience, with strong understanding of vendor finance, national leasing programs, and operational workflows.
• Ability to lead program implementation, support change management, and act as a subject matter expert on cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, and time-management skills, with high attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage employees, leaders, clients, and business partners clearly and professionally.
• Experience identifying process improvement opportunities and supporting adoption of new processes, systems, procedures, and tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, exercise sound judgment, and remain focused in a high-volume environment.
• Strong service orientation, accountability, business acumen, partner orientation, integrity, and commitment to quality.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, collaboration tools, lease documentation/accounting software, and CRM systems.
• Ability to work independently, remotely, and in a virtual team environment. French fluency is an asset.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience in leasing, equipment finance, vendor finance, operations, program implementation, or business onboarding.
• Experience leading operational workflows, supporting change initiatives, coaching team members, and driving process improvement in a service-focused environment.

This role represents an existing vacancy. Internal candidates are being considered as part of our standard process.

Salary Range: CAD $95,000- $120,000

Compensation for this role is based on a combination of skills, experience, and internal equity. Candidates with stronger alignment to the role’s requirements may be placed higher within the range. Your recruiter will share more information about our total rewards package during the hiring process.

Office Location: Toronto Corporate Office. This is a hybrid opportunity

Meridian OneCap has a remote work policy that allows flexibility for employees to work remotely but also requires our employees to attend the office minimum one day per week. The intention is for purposeful meetings to collaborate, innovate and build effective relationships with your team, your colleagues and your leader which is important to us.

What’s in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to delight your candidates and clients!
• You\'ll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top organizations around the world
• Hybrid work arrangements with in-person office time to collaborate, innovate and build relationships with your colleagues
• This isn’t your typical \"corporate\" job. We work hard and we have fun!

Build the Future of Banking with Us

At Meridian, we’re not just adapting to the future—we’re shaping it. We see talent as a catalyst for sustainable growth, community impact, and future-readiness. As the financial landscape evolves, we’re looking for team members who bring:

• Embedding & leveraging technology – Confidence and willingness to learn and integrate AI and emerging technologies into new ways of working. Experience with low/no code tools like the Microsoft Power Platform and generative AI productivity tools like Microsoft Copilot is considered an asset
• Critical Thinking – The ability to analyze, evaluate and interpret information from various sources and apply logic and problem solving to make decisions.
• Data Driven – Leverage data and insights to identify, prioritize and improve member experience and business efficiency.
• Curiosity & Flexibility – Comfortable navigating and embracing change and uncertainty, ask more questions, explore more options. Continuously learn and grow.

Our Commitment To You

Meridian OneCap is committed to promoting an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to employing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and Members in which we live and serve.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

Please note that due to the volume of applications, only those under consideration will be contacted for an interview.

Thank you for your interest in Meridian OneCap.

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Qualifications

Skills

Required

Strategic Thinking

Intermediate

Analytical

Advanced

Change Management

Intermediate

Preferred

Takes initiative

Advanced

Customer Focus

Advanced

Advanced

Experience

Required

5-7 years:

Minimum 5 yrs experience in equipment finance, leasing, financial services, or related operational environment. Proven experience leading operational teams, process improvement initiatives, business analysis activities, IT enhancements, change management programs. Strong knowledge of equipment finance operations, including documentation, funding, servicing, syndication workflows, and regulatory compliance. Experience delivering cross-functional projects and operational excellence initiatives.