Vice President, Enterprise IT and Data Transformation

Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)•Toronto, ON

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At IMCO, our talent is among the best! IMCO offers a uniquely stimulating and rewarding environment where you can help build and drive organizational transformation, all while seeking to challenge yourself, learn, and grow your career. Our culture is built on collaboration and passion, with a shared commitment to delivering lasting value to the clients we serve. Located in downtown Toronto, our vision is to be the partner of choice for Ontario’s public sector funds and to build a high-performing, value-driven asset management firm. This job posting is for an existing vacancy. If you are ready to deliver best-in-class service and join a collaborative, motivated and fun team of professionals, IMCO offers the opportunity to do impactful work and broaden your expertise. If you’re looking to use your expertise to drive strategic outcomes, we’d love to hear from you. ‎ IMCO is seeking a VP, Enterprise IT and Data Transformation on a full-time, permanent basis! Reporting to the Chief Technology and Data Officer, the VP, Enterprise IT and Data Transformation is accountable for shaping and delivering enterprise-wide technology and data platforms and services required to enable IMCO’s long-term transformation. This role provides end-to-end leadership across enterprise architecture, cloud and infrastructure platforms, network and integration services, data enablement, and AI/automation. The mandate is to establish scalable, governed, resilient and interoperable capabilities that accelerate business value creation aligned with IMCO’s strategic plan.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive leadership in technology, data, and transformation roles
Proven experience leading architecture, cloud, infrastructure, and data functions at scale
Deep understanding of data and AI enablement, and associated platform architecture
Experience managing complex vendor ecosystems and large-scale technology environments
Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills with track record of enabling business outcomes through IT solutions
Strong people leadership experience with track record of building high-performing, collaborative teams
Proven financial stewardship across Cloud, AI, and Agentic operations ‎

Responsibilities

Establish and govern enterprise-wide architecture principles, standards, and decision frameworks
Ensure all technology and data investments align to long-term, interoperable, and scalable design
Sponsor and direct enterprise architecture review and decision forums to reduce fragmentation and technical debt
Enable and evolve the enterprise technology and data roadmap in partnership with IT leadership and aligning to IMCO’s strategy
Lead the strategy and operation of IMCO’s managed cloud, infrastructure services, and enterprise network
Ensure resilient, secure, and scalable infrastructure aligned to enterprise demand and growth
Ensure Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Planning and Incident readiness and response plans are documented, operationalized and practised
Establish enterprise integration strategy, patterns, and platforms to enable seamless data and system interoperability
Standardize secure integration architecture and promote reusable, scalable solutions
Ensure alignment between application, integration, and platform architecture and services
Support the evaluation of new products and services and enable the onboarding of them into IMCO’s ecosystem
Enable responsible scale of AI and automation capabilities across the enterprise, ensuring a robust platform approach, standard architecture patterns, embedded governance and security capabilities, and a cost-effective approach to operations
Provide overall direction and guidance for enterprise data enablement, including governance, data architecture, and data management practices
Champion the adoption of enterprise data standards, ownership models, and accountability frameworks
Partner with IT and business leaders to drive adoption of common data processes and tools
Lead structural and capability transformation for IMCO across enterprise architecture and Data/AI enablement
Simplify the technology landscape and reduce duplication and fragmentation
Drive improved intake, prioritization, and capacity management practices
Shift focus from project-based delivery to strategic platform-based capabilities
Enable enterprise technology governance, including architecture governance and platform controls
Ensure compliance with SOC II and NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Establish clear decision rights, accountability, and transparency across IT and data domains
Proactively identify and mitigate operational, technology, and data risks
Develop and maintain strong partnership as a horizontal enabling function across business-facing IT groups
Build and lead a high-performing, multi-disciplinary leadership team across architecture, cloud, data, and AI
Develop critical skills in architecture, data, AI, and platform engineering
Reduce key-person risk through structured capability development and workforce planning
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement