Senior Manager, Strategic Enablement & Portfolio Integration

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Administration Level D

Job Title

Senior Manager Strategic Enablement & Portfolio Integration

Department

Finance Transformation VP Finance and Operations

Compensation Range

$8305.08 - $12952.33 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

May 6 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Ongoing

At UBC we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research innovation and learning for all faculty staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary
The VPFO (Vice-President Finance & Operations) portfolio includes a diverse mix of divisions with approximately 1400 team members responsible for the stewardship of UBCs physical and financial assets.

The Senior Manager Strategic Enablement & Portfolio Integration is a senior member of the Transformation & Strategy division responsible for advancing cross-campus strategic initiatives and enabling coordinated execution of VPFO modernization priorities.

Reporting to the Associate Director this role operates at the intersection of enterprise strategy and implementation. The Senior Manager leads cross-campus integration efforts (UBCV and UBCO) aligns multi-initiative dependencies across the modernization portfolio and ensures strategic intent is translated into structured executable delivery plans.

The Senior Manager exercises authority over assigned budgets resource allocation and cross-functional delivery teams and is accountable for the strategic management and execution of a broad set of administrative initiatives. The role is accountable for making decisions on prioritization resource deployment and implementation sequencing within approved mandates ensuring alignment with institutional strategy and operational objectives.

This role will be based in Kelowna BC at the UBC Okanagan campus and will report to the Transformation & Strategy team located at UBC Vancouver.

Organizational Status
This position reports to the Associate Director Decision Support. The Senior Manager liaises and communicates with campus departments and users and is responsible for maintaining ongoing interaction with internal partners (UBCs central finance teams central HR IT the Office of the Provost & VP Academic UBCO the VP Students portfolio etc.) as well as engagement with external consultants faculty staff students and the general public. The Senior Manager will manage staff and direct cross-functional teams including external staff consultants and contractors. As the complexity of initiatives varies the cost and number of resources will vary.

Work Performed

Cross-Campus Strategic Enablement

• 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.

Portfolio-Level Modernization Integration

• 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.

Strategic Framing & Executive Decision Support

• 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.

Targeted Project & Program Leadership

• 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.

Systems & Process Alignment Oversight

• 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.

Change Enablement & Institutional Readiness

• 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.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
Excellent professional judgment discretion and accuracy are critical. Errors in judgment or failure to act decisively may negatively impact institutional strategy financial stewardship and the Universitys reputation.

Supervision Received
Works under the broad direction of the Associate Director within established strategic mandates and university policies exercising a high degree of autonomy and judgment.

Supervision Given
Provides leadership and oversight to cross-functional teams consultants and project resources. May manage staff project coordinators or analysts as required.

Minimum Qualifications
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 ones own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing ones own awareness knowledge and skills related to equity diversity and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

Masters 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.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 8305 - 12952