Senior Program Manager – RQ00713 Client: Supply Ontario Work Location: 525 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Work Model: Hybrid (3 days onsite as required by Hiring Manager) Job Type: Contract Contract Duration: 01 September 2026 – 02 September 2027 Estimated Business Days: 250 Days (with potential extension up to an additional 250 business days at client discretion) Hours: 7.25 hours/day (5 days/week) Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to provide strategic leadership, governance, and delivery oversight for a large-scale Digital Transformation Program within Supply Ontario’s Digital Excellence in Health portfolio. The successful candidate will lead complex, enterprise-level I⁢ transformation initiatives from strategy definition through implementation, transition to operations, and program closure. This role requires extensive experience managing highly complex, multi-workstream programs involving digital strategy, business transformation, technology modernization, organizational change, and operational optimization.

The Senior Program

Manager will work closely with executive leadership, business stakeholders, technology teams, clinical and policy partners, vendors, and delivery teams to ensure alignment, successful execution, and measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate will bring significant public sector or healthcare transformation experience, strong executive communication skills, and proven expertise leading multidisciplinary teams in highly complex environments.

Role Snapshot Job Title: RQ00713 – Program Manager – Senior Client: Supply Ontario Portfolio: Digital Excellence in Health Modernization Program Work Location: Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid – 3 days onsite) Start Date: September 1, 2026 End Date: September 2, 2027 Assignment Duration: 250 Business Days Mandatory Submission Requirements Please Submit The Following Documents By Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST Email submissions to: [email protected] Candidates cannot be submitted without all mandatory documents.

Required Documents Updated

Resume in Word Format (Mandatory)

Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)

Expected Hourly Rate (Mandatory)

Visa Status (Mandatory)

LinkedIn Profile ID (Mandatory) Position Summary The Digital Excellence in Health portfolio is executing a modernization program focused on identifying opportunities across people, process, and technology domains to accelerate delivery, improve operational efficiency, and achieve cost optimization. This role will provide senior-level program leadership across multiple interconnected workstreams requiring integrated planning, governance, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined execution.

The Senior Program

Manager will ensure effective coordination of initiatives, manage dependencies, support executive decision-making, and drive successful delivery of strategic transformation objectives.

Key Responsibilities Enterprise Program Leadership & Governance

Provide strategic program management leadership for large-scale, highly complex, high-risk enterprise initiatives.

Lead programs that may involve multiple jurisdictions, business units, external partners, and technology domains.

Establish governance frameworks, operating models, reporting structures, and decision-making processes.

Ensure programs are delivered efficiently, cost-effectively, and in alignment with organizational standards, methodologies, and frameworks.

Maintain accountability for centralized program delivery and successful full lifecycle execution.

Digital Transformation Strategy & Roadmap Delivery





Define and execute multi-year digital transformation strategies aligned with organizational goals and measurable business outcomes.

Develop program roadmaps, implementation strategies, funding approaches, and benefits realization plans.

Translate executive priorities into actionable program deliverables.

Identify opportunities for technology modernization, operational optimization, and service improvement.

Support transition planning from project delivery into operational environments.

Program Portfolio Management

Manage multiple concurrent projects and workstreams with complex interdependencies.

Provide portfolio-level visibility into project relationships, risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery impacts.

Lead integrated planning activities, including:

Scope management

Resource planning

Schedule management

Risk and issue management

Financial tracking

Benefits realization

Develop executive-level reporting, dashboards, briefing materials, and decision documents.

Stakeholder Management & Executive Engagement

Build strong relationships with executives, business leaders, technology teams, vendors, and external partners.

Facilitate executive discussions, workshops, governance meetings, and strategic planning sessions.

Translate complex technology concepts into business value and actionable decisions.

Influence stakeholders across business and IT environments without direct authority.

Drive alignment across competing priorities and organizational interests.

Change Management & Organizational Transformation

Develop and oversee enterprise change management strategies.

Apply transformation principles and best practices to support adoption and implementation.

Manage stakeholder readiness, communications, training, adoption, and reinforcement activities.

Support movement toward modern delivery models, including product-centric approaches.

Agile Delivery & Modern Technology Enablement

Lead programs utilizing Agile, SAFe, hybrid, and modern delivery methodologies.

Promote value-based delivery focused on measurable outcomes.

Support technology modernization initiatives involving:

Cloud adoption and migration strategies

Modern architecture approaches

Data platforms and analytics enablement

AI and automation opportunities

Digital service transformation

Required Skills &

Experience Skill / Experience Required Experience Leading digital strategy definition and transformation programs from inception through closure and transition 15+ Years Managing I⁢ executive expectations and translating them into program deliverables 10+ Years Directing multidisciplinary teams including multiple Project Managers and matrix resources 15+ Years Providing portfolio-level oversight of project dependencies, risks, and exposure levels 15+ Years Lean methodologies, change management, and transformation practices 10+ Years Progressive leadership experience coaching and developing teams 10+ Years Large-scale enterprise program management in complex environments Extensive Public sector or healthcare transformation experience Highly Preferred Desired Skills &

Experience Transformation & Strategic Leadership Experience defining and delivering multi-year transformation roadmaps.

Strong stakeholder alignment and organizational adoption expertise.

Experience with operating model redesign and product-centric delivery models.





Ability to connect technology investments with measurable business outcomes, ROI, and OKRs. Cloud & Modern Architecture Knowledge Understanding of cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, and GCP.

Knowledge of cloud migration approaches:

Rehost

Refactor

Replatform

Familiarity with

Microservices

APIs

Event-driven architecture

Data platforms

FinOps and cloud cost governance

Experience supporting application rationalization and technology consolidation.

AI & Automation Enablement Understanding of practical AI/ML applications and business value opportunities.

Experience supporting AI adoption, governance, responsible AI, and data readiness.

Knowledge of automation opportunities including:

RPA

Workflow automation

Copilot technologies

Delivery Excellence Strong Agile, Protected, and product operating model experience.

Expertise managing large programs with complex dependencies.

Strong execution discipline including

RAID management

Governance

Metrics

Delivery reporting

Financial & Operational Optimization Experience identifying cost savings and operational efficiencies.

Strong understanding of

Business cases

Funding models

Benefits tracking

Vendor management

Systems integrator oversight

Data & Decision-Making Experience using KPIs, OKRs, transformation metrics, and analytics to drive decisions.

Understanding of data strategy, governance, and analytics enablement.

Key Deliverables The Senior Program Manager

Will Be Responsible For Defining program strategy, roadmap, and implementation plans.

Establishing program governance and executive reporting structures.

Managing workstream coordination and stakeholder engagement.

Developing policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.

Creating and executing change management strategies.

Establishing monitoring and measurement frameworks.

Facilitating workshops, engagement sessions, and transformation activities.

Supporting leadership teams in achieving modernization objectives.

Evaluation Criteria Candidates Will Be Assessed

Based On Experience leading digital strategy definition and transformation programs – 20 Points

Experience managing complex digital transformation initiatives involving AI, automation, data, technology enablement, dependencies, and governance – 20 Points

Experience preparing executive presentations, reports, briefing notes, and decision materials while facilitating stakeholder alignment – 20 Points

Experience leading portfolio-level transformation improvements, operational optimization, and change adoption – 20 Points

Experience working within public sector or healthcare environments with governance, accountability, and funding structures – 20 Points Additional Assignment Information Hybrid position requiring onsite presence as determined by the Hiring Manager.

Agency systems and equipment must remain within Ontario unless prior written approval is provided.

Candidate must comply with Supply Ontario policies and procedures.

Public sector experience is highly preferred.

How to Apply If This Opportunity Aligns With Your Experience, Please Submit Updated Resume in Word Format

Skills Matrix and References

Expected Hourly Rate

Visa Status

LinkedIn Profile ID Submit all documents before Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST to: [email protected] Applications missing mandatory documents cannot be processed. If this role is not suitable, please share it with Senior Program Managers who have 15+ years of enterprise digital transformation leadership, healthcare/public sector experience, Agile delivery expertise, cloud modernization knowledge, and executive stakeholder management experience.

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