Senior Manager, Strategy & Planning

TD; Canada; On-site; CAD 108,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Canada is looking for a Senior Manager, Strategy & Planning to oversee the cybersecurity portfolio. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience, strong strategic and relationship-building skills, and a university degree. Responsibilities include leading portfolio execution, developing governance frameworks, and influencing senior stakeholders. This position offers a competitive salary of $108,800 to $163,200 CAD based on experience.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Health and well-being benefits

Variable compensation and rewards

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in developing strategies and impactful recommendations.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall portfolio planning and execution.
• Provide strategic direction and oversee execution.
• Build strong relationships to influence outcomes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Ability to adapt

Education

University degree

Job description

Work Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours

37.5 hours

Line of Business

Technology Solutions

Pay Details

$108,800 - $163,200 CAD. This role is temporarily eligible for a pay premium above the posted salary range that is reassessed annually. You are encouraged to have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide more specific pay details for this role. TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job‑related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

Job Description

This position reports to Associate Vice President, Cyber Security Governance Remediation, Program Strategy. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Manager, Strategy & Planning as part of the Strategy, Planning and Execution (SPE) Team driving the development, alignment, and implementation of activities that transform top‑of‑house goals into actionable plans. This role requires an agile leader who can navigate and help solve complex problems, deliver results, and ensure long‑term objectives are achieved. The Senior Manager will provide strategic direction, oversee execution, and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives, to drive outcomes across the cybersecurity portfolio.

• Develop and maintain governance frameworks, processes, and reporting structures to track performance, enable transparency, and support decision‑making.
• Lead overall portfolio planning and execution, establish cadence, manage interdependencies, mitigate risks, and optimize resource allocation.
• Translate team goals into actionable plans, monitor progress, adjust strategies, and ensure alignment with long‑term objectives.
• Design and deliver executive‑ready materials and dashboards that clearly communicate progress, insights, and recommendations.
• Build strong relationships between businesses and senior executives to influence outcomes and ensure strategic priorities are understood and executed.
• Provide thought leadership and strategic recommendations, incorporating findings into programs for operational efficiency and long‑term planning.
• Respond effectively to ambiguity and last‑minute changes, stay informed on emerging trends and regulatory changes, and evolve strategies as needed.
• Conduct analysis and make recommendations to enhance capabilities, drive efficiencies, and support sustainable growth.

Job Requirements

• Ability to think strategically and innovate to improve operational efficiency and business results.
• Proven experience building relationships, influencing stakeholders, and navigating across functional areas.
• Strong organizational skills with expertise in managing frameworks, processes, and multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex information and craft compelling narratives.
• Demonstrated judgment and discretion when handling sensitive information.
• Comfortable thriving in fast‑paced, dynamic environments and adapting to shifting priorities.
• Experience in developing strategies, roadmaps, and impactful recommendations.
• University degree.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.

Employee / Team Accountabilities

• Cultivates and models the Colleague Promise to support colleague growth, and a culture of care; makes an impact at work and in our communities by leading with authenticity and supporting well‑being to represent TD's brand.
• Connects the alignment of colleague's contributions with the TD Shared Commitments.
• Works within a diverse team that embraces diversity of thought, creativity, and curiosity; where every colleague and customer are valued, respected, and listened to; committed to a common goal and collaborates to move with speed and get things done.
• Demonstrates inclusive leadership by taking meaningful action with intention to support colleagues and customers across all dimensions of diversity, including those from underrepresented communities, being actively anti‑racist, attracting and retaining diverse slate of candidates, nurturing mutual respect, inclusivity of thought and collaboration to drive successful results.
• Sustains, identifies strong talent, recruits, and develops a diverse talent pipeline of qualified workforce to innovate and maximize individual strengths to lead to a better business outcome.
• Enables colleague growth by encouraging colleague development to achieve career and business objectives, ensuring timely feedback, motivating appreciation, and recognition to all colleagues.
• Enables a continuous learning culture by proactively seeking, listening to and actioning feedback from peers and from colleague listening opportunities to continuously improve the colleague experience and grow your personal leadership.
• Fosters an environment that promotes sharing of knowledge, information, skills, and subject matter expertise among the team; ensures timely management and escalation of issues and creates opportunities to collaborate with other functions and team.
• Leads partners through change and creates an environment where teams feel psychologically safe to challenge current practices by modeling resiliency and flexibility, communicating a compelling vision with clarity and empowering colleagues to drive innovation.
• Contributes to the development of business segment and/or enterprise functional strategic priorities within their operational area or field of specialty that drive results.
• Develops annual and/or long‑term plans for own area that are aligned with business priorities, reinforces a focus on results that align to One TD.

Who We Are

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well‑being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well‑being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information

We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home. Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD - and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

Language Requirement (Quebec only)

Sans Objet

We look forward to hearing from you!

We look forward to hearing from you!