Executive Director, Large Credit Union Coalition (LCUC)

Who We Are

The Large Credit Union Coalition (LCUC) represents Canada’s largest credit unions with over 3.3 million members and $184 billion in assets, with credit unions in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and New Brunswick. The goal of the LCUC is to use their collective knowledge and national presence to provide technology leadership and innovation to enrich the financial lives of their members and strengthen the competitiveness of Canadian credit unions.

The Large Credit Union Coalition (LCUC) is seeking a rare kind of Executive Director. One who leads not from the front, but from within and behind a highly respected group of CIOs shaping the future of Canadian credit unions. This role is not about being the smartest technologist in the room. It’s about bringing exceptional leaders together, helping them find shared conviction, and transforming that collective strength into influence, momentum, and sector‑level impact.

As the Executive Director, you will unite, energize, and amplify the LCUC CIO group, creating the conditions for collaboration, thought leadership, and strategic action. You will help the group find the ideas that matter most, shape them into a clear and compelling position, and help “sell” those ideas across the credit union system. This is a role for a connector, facilitator, strategist, and storyteller, someone who knows how to listen deeply, synthesize perspectives, and inspire action without taking the spotlight.

As Executive Director, you will:

• Lead from behind, enabling CIOs to be the visible leaders, speakers, and subject‑matter experts for the coalition
• Bring together diverse CIO perspectives to formulate shared strategy, common positions, and a unified voice
• Facilitate high‑value CIO engagements that people don’t want to miss
• Coach and support CIOs as thought leaders on topics such as Open Banking, AI, Digital Identity, and emerging technologies, without positioning yourself as the hero
• Translate collective insight into whitepapers, sector positions, and executive‑ready narratives
• Market and advocate LCUC‑driven ideas across the broader credit union ecosystem
• Strengthen cohesion, trust, and momentum within the CIO group, personally and collectively
• Help activate the considerable respect and credibility the LCUC CIO group already holds within the sector

This Role is for Someone Who:

• Gets their satisfaction from seeing others succeed
• Is energized by facilitation, persuasion, and shared wins
• Knows how to make strong leaders feel included, valued, and motivated
• Understands that influence is built through trust, presence, and clarity, not authority
• Can sense when a group is in a lull, and knows how to reignite purpose and energy

Your Skills & Experience

You bring a rare blend of strategic insight, facilitation excellence, and persuasive leadership. You are most effective when working alongside strong leaders rather than over them.

You are known for your ability to bring people together, surface shared priorities, and translate diverse perspectives into a compelling, unified direction that others want to champion.

You Demonstrate Strength In:

• Leading Through Influence, Not Authority: You have significant experience working with senior executives, boards, or peer‑level leaders where success depends on trust, credibility, and influence rather than formal control. You are comfortable leading “from behind,” enabling others to shine and take ownership.
• Facilitation, Engagement & Group Dynamics: You are an exceptional facilitator who knows how to design and lead conversations that matter. You create environments where strong leaders feel heard, challenged, energized, and aligned—and where participation feels essential, not optional.
• Strategic Synthesis & Storytelling: You excel at listening deeply, identifying patterns, and consolidating complex viewpoints into clear strategies, positions, and narratives. You can turn thoughtful discussion into action by articulating why something matters and why now.
• Sales, Advocacy & Executive Presence: You are persuasive without being forceful. You know how to “sell” ideas, internally and externally, through clarity, relevance, and credibility. You are comfortable presenting to executive audiences and representing collective positions with confidence.
• Building Momentum & Creating Energy
• You have a demonstrated ability to re‑energize groups, reignite purpose, and build momentum during periods of strategic pause or transition. You instinctively know how to make engagement meaningful, and how to create a sense of momentum and opportunity that people don’t want to miss.
• Developing and Elevating Others: You take genuine satisfaction in coaching and supporting senior leaders as subject‑matter experts and thought leaders. You create opportunities for others to speak, write, and lead, while staying largely behind the scenes yourself.
• Sector & Ecosystem Awareness: You understand how influence works across complex ecosystems. Experience within financial services, technology, cooperative systems, or other multi‑stakeholder environments is an asset—but your ability to navigate relationships and build shared vision matters most.

Your Background Likely Includes:

• Senior leadership experience in roles requiring high levels of collaboration, facilitation, and influence
• A strong track record of working across organizations or stakeholder groups to build alignment and shared outcomes
• Experience shaping or advancing sector‑wide initiatives, collective strategies, or shared platforms
• Proven communication skills across written, verbal, and presentation formats
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, with the ability to create clarity and forward motion

This role is not about being the technical expert in the room. It is about unlocking the collective expertise already there and helping it move the sector forward.

Interested?

Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing qualifications and experience in confidence.

We appreciate all candidates' interest but will contact only those selected for interviews. This is a new vacancy for a contract position with a national focus. Our hiring process includes different screening processes such as behavioral assessments, references, and criminal record checks.