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 advantages 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, SAFe, 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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