Technology Partner, M&A

tmx; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

TMX is seeking a Technology Partner to act as the dedicated SPOC and strategic liaison between corporate functions and the technology organization. Based in Toronto with hybrid work (2-3 days in office), you will drive demand intake, build business cases, and lead technology due diligence for acquisitions and integrations.

The role requires extensive experience in M&A tech, enterprise architecture collaboration, and executive stakeholder management, with a clear focus on delivering ROI through

Qualifications

• 7+ years in business technology partnering or IT consulting supporting enterprise functions.
• Hands-on M&A tech due diligence, PMI, TSA contracts, and cross-border data considerations.
• Proven ability to author executive business cases and perform ROI/TCO modeling.
• Experience in vendor SOWs, SLAs, and risk management across third parties.
• Ability to establish formal demand management, roadmaps, and OKR governance.
• Strong ability to translate complex tech into business language for executives.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary SPOC for M&A leadership, enabling governance and advisory relationships.
• Establish structured demand intake and ROI/TCO analyses for new tech investments.
• Lead technology due diligence and integration business cases for acquisitions and divestitures.
• Build multi-year business technology roadmaps aligned with corporate OKRs.
• Negotiate SOWs/TSAs and manage vendor terms with Procurement and Legal.
• Oversee Day-1 readiness and regional IT alignment across Canada, US, EMEA, APAC.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Platforms & Operations to ensure security and compliance.

Skills

Business technology partnering

IT relationship management

Senior business systems analysis

IT consulting

Executive stakeholder management

Demand governance

Roadmapping

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Google Workspace

Enterprise Analytics

Job description

Venture outside the ordinary - TMX Careers

The TMX group of companies includes leading global exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and numerous innovative organizations enhancing capital markets. United as a global team, we're connecting cross-functionally, traversing industries and geographies, moving opportunity into action, advancing global economic growth, and propelling progress. Through a rich exchange of ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a nimble operating model, we're powering some of the nation's most critical systems, fueling capital formation and innovation, bringing increased opportunity to business visionaries, product ingenuity to consumers, and career exploration to our team.

Ready to be part of the action?

The Technology Partner serves as the dedicated Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and strategic relationship manager between Corporate Functions-specifically focusing on Corporate M&A and Integration-and the broader technology organization across Corporate Technology Services (CTS) and Global Technology Services (GTS). Positioned within the Enterprise Solutions & Services pillar, this role bridges business strategy and technology execution by establishing formal demand intake, crafting robust business cases, driving vendor Statements of Work (SOW) execution, and leading technology due diligence and post-merger integration.

Reports to: Head of Corporate Technology
Job Location: Hybrid (2-3 days in office) - based in Toronto, ON.

Key Accountabilities

• Single Point of Contact & Strategic Advisory: Act as the primary SPOC for functional and M&A leadership, enabling business executives to seamlessly navigate GTS and external vendors while building trusted advisory relationships.
• Demand Intake & Business Case Development: Establish and operate a structured demand intake framework, creating ROI models and total cost of ownership (TCO) analyses for new technology investments to defend through governance gates.
• M&A Due Diligence & Technical Assessments: Lead technology due diligence, technical risk assessments, and integration business cases for target corporate acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestitures in partnership with corporate M&A teams.
• Strategic Roadmapping: Build multi-year business technology roadmaps aligned with corporate OKRs, identifying capability gaps, application redundancies, and workflow optimization opportunities.
• Vendor Management & SOW Execution: Partner with Procurement, Legal, Enterprise Architecture, and Tech Leads to evaluate vendor options, draft RFPs/RFIs, negotiate commercial terms, and oversee SOWs, TSAs (Transitional Service Agreements), and milestone deliverables.
• Regional & Day-1 Integration Leadership: Partner with Regional IT Leaders (Canada, US, EMEA, APAC) to oversee Day-1 readiness, employee device onboarding, IT support alignment, network/security connectivity, and legacy system migrations.
• Solution Architecture Collaboration: Work closely with Tech Leads across Enterprise Platforms & Operations (Workday, ServiceNow, Google Workspace, Corporate Analytics) and GTS teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards.
• Value Realization & Delivery Alignment: Track post-implementation metrics against business cases to validate ROI, while partnering with delivery squads (Lead BSAs, Developers) to maintain backlog prioritization and change adoption.

Must Have(s)

• Professional Experience: 7+ years of progressive experience in business technology partnering, IT relationship management, senior business systems analysis, or IT consulting supporting enterprise corporate functions.
• M&A & Integration Expertise: Direct hands-on experience leading technology due diligence, post-merger integration (PMI), TSA contract structures, cross-border data privacy considerations, and legacy system migrations.
• Commercial & Financial Acumen: Demonstrated track record of authoring executive-level business cases, conducting CAPEX/OPEX, ROI, and TCO financial modeling, and defending funding requests.
• Vendor & SOW Management: Proven experience participating in vendor procurement cycles, drafting and reviewing SOWs, defining vendor SLAs/milestones, and managing third-party delivery risk.
• Demand Governance & Roadmapping: Expertise in establishing formal demand management frameworks, product roadmapping, and outcome-driven OKR governance.
• Executive Stakeholder Management: Exceptional capability in translating complex technical concepts into business language and managing senior executive relationships.

Nice to Have(s)

• Enterprise Platform Knowledge: Exposure to or experience working alongside platforms such as Workday, ServiceNow, Google Workspace, or Enterprise Corporate Analytics suites.
• Global Operations Experience: Experience coordinating cross-border IT alignment and regional leadership across global regions (Canada, US, EMEA, APAC).

Salary Range

Salary Range: $140K/year - $145K/year CAD. Please note that the salary range