Manager, Strategic Programs (12 Month Contract)

Job Type: Temporary Contract
Work Model: Hybrid
Reference code: 135234
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters. We exist to inspire and help our people, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive by building a better future. Our work underpins a prosperous society where people can find meaning and opportunity. It builds consumer and business confidence, empowers organizations to find imaginative ways of deploying capital, enables fair, trusted, and functioning social and economic institutions, and allows our friends, families, and communities to enjoy the quality of life that comes with a sustainable future. And as the largest 100% Canadian-owned and operated professional services firm in our country, we are proud to work alongside our clients to make a positive impact for all Canadians.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Have many careers in one Firm.
• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching

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The Project Delivery Lead (Manager) is responsible for supporting the end-to-end delivery of client projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards. This role requires demonstration of leadership, stakeholder management, and project management capabilities, as well as the ability to manage and mentor project teams.

What will your typical day look like?

As a Manager on the Strategic Programs team, you will lead firm-wide Culture and People initiatives from strategy through implementation. Operating as an internal consultant with Deloitte as your client, you will frame ambiguous business and workforce challenges, shape practical solutions, lead integrated delivery, influence senior stakeholders, coach team members, and ensure programs achieve meaningful outcomes for our people and the firm. In this role you will be accountable for:

Responsibilities

• Bring strategic thinking and innovation. Frame complex and ambiguous people and workforce challenges, test assumptions and translate strategy into clear choices, integrated roadmaps and scalable solutions. Bring curiosity and an informed point of view while remaining open to evidence and feedback.
• Provide program leadership. Lead complex programs and workstreams as one integrated effort, connecting contributors, clarifying roles and decisions, adapting the delivery model and maintaining focus on business value.
• Own outcomes end-to-end. Lead program or major workstreams across scope, governance, resources, risks, interdependencies, quality, change and benefits. Intervene early, resolve barriers and follow through.
• Make data-driven decisions. Use research, analytics and stakeholder insight to test hypotheses, make trade-offs, define success measures and demonstrate progress against business and people outcomes.
• Bring a future-focused perspective. Apply knowledge of people strategy, organizational transformation, future of work, data and emerging technology to challenge current approaches, translate market signals into firm-relevant implications and identify opportunities.
• Shape compelling narratives. Synthesize qualitative and quantitative evidence into clear recommendations, executive narratives, presentations and governance materials that make the decision rationale and path forward easy to understand.
• Influence senior stakeholders. Build trusted relationships across businesses and Culture & People Centres of Excellence, facilitate productive working sessions and create alignment with senior leaders when priorities, trade-offs or perspectives differ.
• Lead as one team. Create a collaborative team environment by setting clear expectations, reviewing for quality, sharing context, giving and seeking candid feedback, and coaching team members through apprenticeship. Capture lessons, strengthen reusable approaches and tools, and help the team scale consistent, high-quality delivery across its portfolio.

About the team

Our People Transformation function sits within our Culture and People organization with a purpose to build a future-ready organization that maximizes human potential. We are seeking a Manager to join our Strategic Programs team who thrives in project delivery and making an impact that matters. You have a track record in project delivery, project management, risk mitigation, change management and achieving results through influence.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

You are someone with these required skills, experience and qualifications:

• 6+ years of relevant experience leading complex strategy, transformation or consulting work, ideally involving people, workforce or organizational change.
• Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop practical recommendations and move from strategy through implementation.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders without relying on formal authority.
• Strong program leadership, facilitation, executive communication and storytelling skills.
• Ability to use qualitative and quantitative evidence to generate insight, make trade-offs and measure outcomes.
• A collaborative, low-ego leadership style with high standards, sound judgment, curiosity, personal accountability and a commitment to developing others.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $156,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.

Be yourself, and more.

We are a group of talented people who want to learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to advance.

You shape how we make impact.

Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you’re from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute.

Be the leader you want to be

Some guide teams, some change culture, some build essential expertise. We offer opportunities and experiences that support your continuing growth as a leader.

Have as many careers as you want.

We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles – and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors.

The next step is yours

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and the BlackNorth Initiative.

We encourage you to connect with us at [email protected] if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations) or [email protected] for any questions relating to careers for Indigenous peoples at Deloitte (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

When you apply, we will review your application using Deloitte's Global Talent Standards to ensure a consistent recruitment experience. Our recruitment advisors and hiring teams will utilize human screening combined with AI technology to help identify the skills and qualities that matter most to our business, while safeguarding your privacy and using AI responsibly.

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