Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships

Location: Toronto, ON | Hybrid, minimum 3 days on-site, with occasional GTA travel
Language: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English required
Duration: 18–24 month contract
Compensation: $180,000–$200,000 annually

About the Opportunity

Altis Recruitment is partnering with a leading Canadian organization with a diverse portfolio of strategic partnerships across financial services, retail, and entertainment to recruit an Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships. This high-impact opportunity is ideal for a seasoned commercial leader who excels at influencing senior executives, driving business growth, and delivering measurable results through complex partnerships.

You'll join a collaborative, fast-paced environment where relationships matter and leaders are empowered to make decisions. Working closely with senior executives, external partners, and cross-functional teams, you'll lead an established partnership portfolio, strengthen partner engagement, and drive strategic growth across the business.

What's In It for You

• High-impact leadership opportunity with exposure to C-suite executives and major Canadian organizations.

• Opportunity to drive commercial growth and influence strategic business decisions.

• Collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where your expertise and initiative are valued.

• Opportunity to mentor developing leaders and leave a lasting impact.

Your Responsibilities

• You'll lead a portfolio of strategic partnerships across financial services, retail, and entertainment, driving commercial growth targets, program KPIs, and contractual commitments.

• You'll build and influence senior executive relationships, navigating complex stakeholder priorities and strengthening partner participation and engagement.

• You'll leverage business performance data, customer insights, and market trends to identify growth opportunities and communicate compelling partner value propositions.

• You'll strengthen proactive account management, including strategic account planning, executive relationship mapping, performance reviews, and risk/opportunity management.

• You'll lead and coach a team of Directors, developing their strategic thinking, commercial judgment, and ability to manage complex partnerships.

• You'll collaborate across marketing, digital, product, analytics, and other teams to deliver integrated business outcomes.

• You'll confidently represent the partnerships function in executive discussions, providing strategic recommendations and guiding key decisions.

Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic partnerships, commercial relationship management, or strategic account leadership, with significant financial services experience strongly preferred.

• Established Executive Director, VP, or highly seasoned Senior Director-level leadership experience, with demonstrated commercial accountability.

• Strong understanding of banking, credit cards, payments, customer acquisition, engagement, and loyalty-driven growth.

• Proven success managing complex, high-value partnerships, delivering measurable commercial outcomes, and influencing VP and C-suite stakeholders.

• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching and developing Directors or senior professionals.

• Exceptional executive presence, commercial judgment, and ability to independently represent business performance and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

• Confident, resilient, proactive, and commercially savvy, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, and complex stakeholder relationships.

Why Partner with Altis

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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals.All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.