Overview
VP Transformation Jobs in Toronto – Ontario at The Barton Partnership
Title: VP Transformation
Company: The Barton Partnership
Location: Toronto – Ontario
Category: Management, Finance & Banking
Overview:
Reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO), The Performance Management Lead upholds a high level of visibility and is accountable for overall portfolio management (cost, outcome, status etc.) to support the optimum path to successful delivery of the programs.
This role owns and delivers to
Senior Management
a single view of the strategic roadmap for current and upcoming work, working with BU Transformation Partners to prioritize demand across the organization. They are held accountable for:
Quality, timeliness and effectiveness of portfolio reporting and insight activities. Developing and fostering an
innovative
and
continuous improvement
culture
Account abilities:
Leading the Canadian Transformation and Change Portfolio, ensuring downstream
senior leadership
stakeholders are provided with appropriate strategic counsel and insight, and supporting the ongoing planning and sequencing of the Canadian portfolio, typically working over a period of 12 months to 3/5-year roadmap.
Drive the overall performance of the Canadian Change portfolio and broader change initiatives across all performance metrics, financial and non-financial. Ensure measures and metrics align to the overall business performance metrics. Accountable to promote leading methodologies and practices within the Canadian Transformation Portfolio, including constructively
challenging
conventional thinking.
Accountable for quality of team outputs including but not limited to Steer Co reporting, Executive Committee (ExCO) reporting, Board reporting, ad-hoc requests.
Escalation of portfolio issues (and proposed remediating actions) for discussion at EC level.
Develop and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders across Executive Committees (EC) and business
Senior Leadership
Teams (SLTs) with particular focus on improving inter-business line
collaboration
.
Establishing appropriate governance and controls across the transformation
Portfolio Development
and maintenance of a leading insight, reporting and portfolio planning capabilities.
Provision of input, support, and challenge to wider stakeholders in the project development phase including business case development, sequencing, planning and options assessments
Requirements
&
Skills:
Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent Relationship management and consulting experience, ideally in Big 4 or boutique consulting firm Previous experience of leading complex high value change and transformation programs
Portfolio Management Experience Experience in a regulatory and commercial environment, ideally insurance or broader financial services
Previous experience of leading complex high value change and transformation programs
Strong networking skills, and evidence of successful
collaboration
across all levels
Credibility and confidence working at senior levels in the organization. Strong financial acumen, commercial awareness, and
analytical skills
Extensive knowledge and experience developing business cases and program plans
Proven track record
of successful delivery in a complex business environment
Leadership excellence
, combined with highly tuned interpersonal, influencing and
communication skills
.
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