Manager, Alumni Program

Putting people first, every day BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award‑winning environment that fosters a people‑first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

Manager, Alumni Program is accountable for driving, expanding, and elevating BDO’s Alumni Program. This is a new role & requires a proactive leader who takes initiative, removes roadblocks, and brings energy and momentum to an evolving strategic priority. You will ensure cohesion and long‑term success through strategic integration, stakeholder governance, and consistently high‑impact engagement. From designing reward programs and events to leading portal enhancements and CRM optimization, you will play a critical role in strengthening alumni relationships and delivering measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Own, evolve, and actively champion the Alumni Program, ensuring alignment across all program components and delivering measurable business impact.
• Take initiative in managing and enhancing the alumni portal, including vendor relationships, feature enhancements, integrations with existing BDO software and user experience design to deliver a seamless valuable experience.
• Proactively lead cross‑functional collaboration with HR, Marketing, IT / I&C, L&D, and external partners to drive program success.
• Design and deliver high‑impact alumni‑events, recognition, and value‑added offerings tailored to alumni personas.
• Advance BDO’s business development priorities by surfacing actionable alumni intelligence and potential market opportunities, leveraging high‑quality CRM data and effective segmentation.
• Monitor engagement metrics and alumni insights, using data to recommend improvements, iterate quickly, and accelerate program growth.
• Implement continuous feedback mechanisms to refine offerings and improve alumni satisfaction.
• Partner with Corporate Communications to create compelling alumni content (stories, blogs, campaigns) that builds connection, pride, and community.
• Launch, operationalize, and continuously improve the Alumni Referral and Incentive Program while ensuring compliance with legal and risk requirements.
• Champion innovation and global best practices, introducing new tools, approaches, and engagement models to advance program maturity.
• Step into evolving priorities, contributing to additional initiatives that accelerate the program’s—and the firm’s—success.

Success Criteria

Your Experience And Education

Salary

Salary Range : $93,000 - $141,000 per year.

Why BDO?

Our people‑first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

Opportunities for Growth

Giving Back

Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total Rewards

We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market‑leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone Counts

We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Flexibility

All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place. Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct

Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

AI Use

BDO may use artificial intelligence enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process. While these tools assist our teams, our use of AI does not replace human decision making, and all employment‑related outcomes are made by BDO personnel.

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