Senior Manager, Strategic Enablement & Portfolio Integration

University of British Columbia•Kelowna, BC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Strategic Enablement & Portfolio Integration is a senior member of the Transformation & Strategy division within the VPFO (Vice-President Finance & Operations) portfolio at UBC. The VPFO portfolio comprises approximately 1,400 team members responsible for the stewardship of UBC’s physical and financial assets. This role is crucial for advancing cross-campus strategic initiatives and ensuring the coordinated execution of VPFO modernization priorities. Reporting to the Associate Director, the position operates at the intersection of enterprise strategy and implementation, leading cross-campus integration efforts across UBC Vancouver (UBCV) and UBC Okanagan (UBCO). The Senior Manager is responsible for aligning multi-initiative dependencies within the modernization portfolio and translating strategic intent into structured, executable delivery plans. The role involves exercising authority over assigned budgets, resource allocation, and cross-functional delivery teams, and is accountable for the strategic management and execution of a broad range of administrative initiatives. Key responsibilities include making decisions on prioritization, resource deployment, and implementation sequencing to ensure alignment with institutional strategy and operational objectives. This position is based in Kelowna, BC at the UBC Okanagan campus, reporting to the Transformation & Strategy team located at UBC Vancouver.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
Minimum of seven years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own.
Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in relevant discipline preferred.
PMP, PRINCE2, Prosci, CPA, or similar designation.
Experience in higher education or complex public-sector environments.
Demonstrated experience in ERP/EPM or finance-related transformation initiatives.
Strong analytical, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and implementation of strategic initiatives across UBCV and UBCO to ensure shared objectives and sequencing.
Identify interdependencies across modernization initiatives and drive alignment.
Facilitate cross-campus working groups to resolve structural and operational trade-offs.
Ensure integration of transformation efforts across faculties and VP Units.
Establish and enforce cross-campus governance frameworks and decision-making protocols to ensure alignment and accountability.
Translate executive-approved strategy into sequenced implementation roadmaps.
Monitor cumulative delivery risk across concurrent initiatives.
Align modernization initiatives with long-term operating model and data architecture goals.
Advise leadership on sequencing, resourcing, and institutional readiness.
Directs the strategic management of a broad set of administrative functions and initiatives.
Develop executive-level briefings, governance materials, and strategic options analysis.
Synthesize complex inputs into structured recommendations for senior leadership.
Represent Transformation & Strategy on institutional working groups.
Lead select high-impact initiatives requiring cross-campus engagement.
Establish governance structures, scope definitions, risk frameworks, and delivery controls.
Oversee budgets, forecasting, and resource planning for assigned initiatives.
Provide oversight to workstream leads, including Finance Modernization Implementation Managers where initiatives intersect.
Direct and evaluate the performance of project resources, including formal supervision of staff where applicable, ensuring alignment with delivery objectives.
Ensure finance systems initiatives align with operating model and policy requirements.
Review implementation design for control integrity and cross-functional integration.
Support alignment of process standardization and data frameworks across the portfolio.
Design cross-campus engagement strategies to support transformation adoption.
Assess organizational readiness and identify resistance points.
Define and monitor benefits realization metrics at the portfolio level.