Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Properties

p>Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Properties & Workplace Services Description: Permanent Full Time We are Canada Life Being part of Canada Life means having a voice. Your background, perspectives and talents are valued and help shape our future success. Together, we work to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. We are looking for an Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Properties & Workplace Services. Reporting to the Vice‑President, Shared Services, this role provides national leadership for Canada Life’s corporate property portfolio, workplace services and property operations. The Assistant Vice‑President (AVP) leads the Head Office and Regional Office teams, establishes clear accountabilities and service standards, and ensures consistent delivery through internal leaders, landlords and external service partners. Accountable for translating enterprise direction into multi‑year portfolio plans, investment recommendations, workplace strategies and measurable operating results the role leads portfolio optimization, capital and operating planning, supplier governance and service transformation within approved strategy, budgets and governance. What you will do
- Lead the Head Office and Regional Office teams responsible for corporate property operations, workplace services, facilities, lease administration, space planning and related employee services.
- Translate the Shared Services strategy into multi‑year portfolio plans, annual priorities, service standards, performance measures and work programs for the corporate office portfolio.
- Lead portfolio optimization by assessing business demand, occupancy, utilization, lease events and market conditions, and recommending consolidations, relocations, investments and other opportunities to improve cost, service and employee experience.
- Establish and report portfolio performance measures, including cost per employee, cost per occupied seat, cost per square foot, space utilization, vacancy, lease exposure and progress against relevant market benchmarks.
- Lead the development of multi‑year capital plans and investment recommendations. Prioritize projects, develop business cases, track approved benefits and recommend trade‑offs when cost, risk or business requirements change.
- Oversee lease administration and support negotiations, renewals, relocations, consolidations and exits within approved portfolio strategy, financial authority and legal requirements.
- Oversee the delivery of safe, reliable, accessible and welcoming workplaces, with clear accountability for maintenance, building services, workplace requests, emergency readiness and business continuity support.
- Provide governance and service quality oversight for regional facilities services, including performance monitoring, escalation management, landlord relationships and coordination with external service partners.
- Establish a strategic supplier governance model with clear service levels, performance measures, commercial accountability, risk controls and continuous improvement expectations.
- Establish standards and controls for workplace safety, emergency readiness, accessibility, environmental practices, records, vendor management and operational resilience.
- Lead the planning and delivery of workplace improvements and capital projects, ensuring projects use appropriate professional expertise, governance, financial controls and benefits tracking.
- Prepare and manage operating and capital budgets, forecasts, business cases and variance reporting. Recommend corrective actions and investment trade‑offs to the Vice‑President and applicable governance bodies.
- Build an integrated portfolio dashboard that provides prompt insight into cost, utilization, service quality, risk, project delivery, supplier performance, environmental performance and stakeholder experience.
- Use workplace technology, occupancy data and external benchmarks to identify trends, test assumptions and support evidence‑based portfolio and investment decisions.
- Build productive relationships with business leaders, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Risk, Security, Technology, Human Resources and other partners to align property and workplace services with business priorities.
- Lead, coach and develop a team of people leaders and professionals. Set clear accountabilities, strengthen succession and capability, and foster an inclusive, service‑oriented and commercially disciplined culture.
- Monitor market practices and emerging workplace, real‑estate and sustainability trends, and recommend practical improvements aligned with Canada Life’s strategy, risk appetite and operating model. What you will bring
- Ten or more years of progressive experience in corporate real estate, facilities management, workplace services, property operations or a related field, including significant people leadership experience.
- Experience leading a