Vice President, Sport Performance

Own the Podium•Ottawa, ON

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the CEO, the Vice President Sport Performance provides executive leadership and oversight of OTP’s sport performance strategy to help Canadian athletes and teams win well at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Vice President, Sport Performance leads a team of performance advisors and technical experts responsible for working collaboratively with National Sport Organizations (NSOs) and key partners across the Canadian sport system. The role ensures that OTP’s investment strategies, performance planning, and technical support services to maximize Canada’s podium potential.

Requirements

Graduate degree in sport management, kinesiology, exercise science, business administration, leadership, or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
Minimum of 10 years of progressively senior leadership experience within high-performance sport environments.
Demonstrated success working with Olympic and/or Paralympic programs.
Extensive knowledge of the Canadian high-performance sport system and its key stakeholders.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex stakeholder relationships.
Proven ability to translate performance insights into strategic action and measurable outcomes.
Experience in funding, investment analysis, performance planning, and program evaluation.
Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills.

Nice To Haves

Bilingualism in English and French is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement the sport performance strategy aligned with OTP’s strategic plan and performance objectives.
Identify and prioritize system level opportunities and risks to enhance international competitive success.
Elevate the effectiveness of interdisciplinary collaboration, alignment and integration within and across technical teams to ensure common approaches, principles and policies through unified leadership for high performance sport.
Contribute to organizational strategy and decision making as a member of the senior leadership team.
Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Lead the development and execution of evidence based approaches to optimize athlete and team performance.
Oversee relationships with National Sport Organizations and provide strategic advice regarding high performance planning and execution.
Guide technical performance reviews and assessments of targeted sports and programs.
Identify international and national system-wide trends, emerging opportunities, and performance risks affecting Canada’s medal potential.
Promote integration of best practices in technical leadership, coaching, athlete support, sport science and sport medicine to achieve excellence.
Facilitate collaboration across the high-performance sport system to address common challenges and opportunities.
Lead the development of recommendations related to investment priorities and funding allocations.
Ensure investment decisions are informed by robust analysis and aligned with organizational priorities.
Monitor impact and effectiveness of investments and report on outcomes.
Build and maintain strong relationships with National Sport Organizations, the Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee, Sport Canada, Canadian Sport Institutes and Centres, and other key partners.
Collaborate on Games planning and performance readiness strategies.
Represent OTP at national and international meetings, conferences, and events.
Lead, mentor, and develop a high performing team of sport technical experts.
Establish clear objectives, expectations, and accountability measures.
Promote a diverse, equitable, inclusive, safe, and respectful workplace culture.
Support staff learning and professional development to strengthen organizational capability and expertise.
Ensure activities are conducted in accordance with OTP policies, governance requirements, and applicable legislation.
Support the CEO and Board of Directors through the preparation of reports, presentations, and strategic recommendations.
Monitor and manage departmental budgets and operational plans.
Identify and mitigate organizational and performance related risks.