Manager, Signature Initiatives

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid, 2 days a week onsite)

Language: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. French is considered an asset.

Duration: Permanent

Background Check Requirement: Reference checks required

About the Opportunity

Our client is seeking a Manager, Signature Initiatives to support the planning and execution of a portfolio of high-profile strategic initiatives within a large, complex organization.

Reporting to the Director, Signature Initiatives, this role sits at the intersection of enterprise strategy, portfolio management, strategic partnerships, governance, and execution. You will help translate organizational priorities into actionable initiatives, evaluate opportunities, develop recommendations, and coordinate complex workstreams from strategy through implementation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has worked in a large, structured, fast-paced environment and enjoys navigating enterprise priorities, senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and ambiguity. You'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution to help deliver initiatives that create measurable organizational and social value.

What's In It for You

• Work on high-profile strategic initiatives with enterprise-wide visibility
• Gain exposure to executive leadership, portfolio planning, and investment decision-making
• Collaborate across Product, Health, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Operations, and Communications
• Work with external healthcare, government, corporate, and community stakeholders
• Apply your strategic and business expertise to initiatives that improve health outcomes and access to care

What You'll Do

• Support the development and execution of strategic initiatives, roadmaps, workplans, and priorities
• Conduct analysis and develop recommendations to support portfolio and investment decisions
• Manage multiple workstreams, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and performance measures
• Prepare business cases, executive presentations, briefing materials, and decision-support documents
• Work cross-functionally to build alignment and influence stakeholders without direct authority
• Support portfolio governance, prioritization, performance reporting, and resource allocation
• Develop and manage strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to strengthen, scale, or evolve initiatives based on performance and organizational priorities
• Track KPIs and translate data and insights into actionable recommendations

What You Bring

• 6–8+ years of experience in enterprise strategy, strategic initiatives, management consulting, business transformation, corporate planning, portfolio/program management, healthcare strategy, government/public sector strategy, or a related field
• Experience working within a large, complex, fast-paced organization
• Demonstrated experience translating strategy into execution and leading complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Exposure to enterprise planning, portfolio management, investment/resource allocation, governance, business cases, or transformation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop clear, practical recommendations
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and build alignment in a matrixed environment
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills
• Experience in healthcare, insurance, financial services, consulting, government, or another large enterprise environment is an asset
• An interest in health equity, social impact, and purpose-driven work; direct nonprofit experience is not required

A Note from the Hiring Manager

"We're looking for someone who can think strategically while also being hands-on in moving complex initiatives forward. You'll be working across a large, matrixed organization, so being able to navigate competing priorities, influence stakeholders, and bring structure to ambiguity is important. We're looking for someone who can take a strategic priority, develop a clear path forward, build alignment, and help drive it through execution while keeping both organizational objectives and measurable impact in mind."

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