Senior IT Strategy & Digital Transformation Leader

Cree Nation Government; Eeyou Istchee James Bay; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cree Nation Government seeks a Senior Manager of Information Technology to provide strategic leadership, governance, and oversight of IT investments across the organization. You will advance modernization, risk management and service delivery for critical government functions in a distributed environment.

Responsibilities include establishing roadmaps, advising senior management, and directing enterprise architectures and security programs while ensuring governance, budget discipline and

Qualifications

• Eight to twelve years of progressively responsible information technology experience, including significant management experience.
• Experience leading managers and multidisciplinary technology teams, including workforce planning and performance management.
• Fluency in English; Cree and French are assets.

Responsibilities

• Establish IT mandate, strategic plan, enterprise technology roadmaps, project portfolio and service priorities in alignment with Cree Nation Government objectives.
• Serve as principal technology advisor to senior management, presenting authoritative recommendations on major risks, opportunities, investments and decisions with organization-wide implications.
• Establish enterprise technology strategies, architectures and standards within approved governance frameworks, and direct their implementation across departments.
• Direct digital transformation and modernization initiatives that improve organisational capability, service delivery and responsible technology use.
• Provide accountability for infrastructure, networks, cloud and Microsoft 365 services, systems administration, end-user support, telecommunications, mobility, physical security and audio-visual technologies.
• Set service levels and operational controls, and hold service owners accountable for reliability, incident and problem management, documentation, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Direct technology planning for critical government, police, justice, court, public safety and community services, ensuring material needs and risks are addressed or escalated.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Technology or a related field

Job description

The Cree Nation Government seeks a Senior Manager of Information Technology to provide strategic leadership, governance, and oversight of IT investments across the organization. You will advance modernization, risk management and service delivery for critical government functions in a distributed environment.

Responsibilities include establishing roadmaps, advising senior management, and directing enterprise architectures and security programs while ensuring governance, budget discipline and