Lead, Technology Strategy and Innovation

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada OMERS Full time

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As the Lead of Technology Strategy and Innovation, you'll support the relationship between Data and Technology teams and their customers. Foster strong relationships, support the technology business partner function, and align technology with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain a customer roadmap with products and initiatives based on business impact, customer value, and technological feasibility.
  • Proactively engage with customers to understand and document their business objectives, unique challenges, and opportunities.
  • Gather and analyze customer feedback and usage data of various Data and Technology services.
  • Lead the development of recommendations and presentations of various products and services applicable to customers.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with business teams and Data & Technology teams.
  • Become an expert in Data & Technology products and services to make connections between customer needs and available offerings.
  • Champion the adoption of core technology programs and initiatives to deliver on the D&T team's collaborative priorities.
  • Participate in non-functional requirement gathering workshops to gain a deep understanding of customer needs.
  • Support the manager and co-lead to build a model of support to increase the effectiveness of the relationship between D&T and customers.
  • Apply independent, sound judgment, and navigate complex issues with a view to customer success.

Leadership and Influence

  • Ability to lead self and manage your work and multiple initiatives effectively.
  • Comfortable and confident working through ambiguity and navigating undefined paths.
  • Demonstrate leadership within the D&T function through transparency and championing communication, collaboration across teams, our organizational culture, and values.

Collaboration

  • Build and nurture strong relationships with the Data and Technology & Business teams.
  • Energized by achieving goals in a collaborative environment.
  • Support driving organizational change by aligning and onboarding teams, implementing new processes and tools, embracing complex challenges, and optimizing IT best practices.
  • Prioritize strong and effective cross-collaboration across Data and Technology.
  • Collaborate with the Technology Product and Services team to drive our business goals forward.
  • Leverage the D&T's technical expertise to ensure our technology programs are not only innovative but also strategically aligned with the evolving needs of the business.
  • Share learnings with D&T to drive continuous improvement and operational effectiveness.

Innovation

  • Stay current on innovative and emerging technology advancements.
  • Lead or manage multiple project workstreams, including supporting problem-solving sessions, workshops, and interviews with cross-functional and business line working team members and subject matter experts.
  • Synthesize findings and present clear recommendation plans to ensure impactful project outcomes.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degree (MBA, MSc) preferred.
  • 3-5 years of experience in technology-driven roles.
  • 3+ years of strategy, consulting, tech, or other relevant experience.
  • Excellent organization, communication, problem-solving, and prioritization skills.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in an environment with competing priorities.
  • Proven experience in a team where technology & business partner for a common objective.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and define problems and recommend creative solutions offered by D&T to address customer requirements clearly and articulately.
  • Experience working with and successfully influencing customers.
  • Strong understanding of business operations, market dynamics, and technology trends.
  • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Track record of successfully leading or part of technology teams with an innovation mindset.
  • Proven ability to earn trust through data-based insights, delivering results, influencing, and relating to others.
  • Excellent communication skills – should be able to explain the technical aspects in non-technical language to the business and relevant stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate curiosity in business processes to challenge established thinking and help generate new ideas and approaches to problem-solving.

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford. Our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come in to the office 3 days per week. As one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities we live and work in – and the members we proudly serve. From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down, and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our committee, and employee recognition programs.

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