Director, Technology Enablement

About Information Technology

Information Technology is a dynamic and collaborative environment. We are focused on prioritizing and optimizing technological investments that facilitate the best student experience, as well as the activities of faculty, researchers and staff. Our greatest strength are the people working with us. People like you, professionals eager to flex their intellectual muscle and achieve new heights in their career. Working here gives you access to a great IT environment, rich with a diverse range of platforms, products, and services. This is a place where innovative ideas are welcome. In a nutshell : working here is challenging and rewarding. It’ll bring out the best of you. We want people that have the drive to advance IT in higher education. We have the technologies to keep your inner fires burning, and benefits that can help you sustain a better lifestyle. And all this minutes away from gyms, the Byward Market, downtown, and the Rideau Canal at lunch time for runners and skaters.

Position Purpose

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Information Officer, the incumbent takes the institution’s business strategy and business requirements to define the IT strategies and the roadmap that improves IT and institution alignment over time. Provides strategic oversight to the Technology Enablement unit, including Enterprise Architecture and Emerging Technologies, and incubating new technologies to deliver organizational value. The role defines architecture principles, standards and strategies that guide the evolution of IT assets and projects for the institution. The incumbent is responsible to integrate business requirements, applications, data and solution portfolios, business models and evaluation of opportunities with the University’s objectives to increase efficiency, minimize costs and capitalize on the potential of cost savings. This role requires strong strategic communication and collaboration with deans, executives, internal and external stakeholders, suppliers, and cross‑functional peers to secure alignment and commitment for new initiatives and projects.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and evolve the University’s enterprise architecture, applying deep technical and strategic expertise to ensure alignment with institutional goals and compliance throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Lead and govern emerging technology adoption across the institution, setting strategic direction, defining roadmaps, and making high‑impact decisions to deliver value and maintain competitiveness.
• Establish enterprise architecture principles and data standards that guide complex solution design, ensuring consistency and best practices across the organization.
• Define solution standards and reference architectures to ensure technical designs align with enterprise objectives and compliance requirements.
• Champion technology adoption and communicate the strategic value and measurable outcomes of architecture deliverables to senior leadership and stakeholders.

What you will bring

Key Competencies at uOttawa

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier‑free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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If this is a front‑line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid‑19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid‑19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

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