Who We Are

Every transaction matters. Every Canadian matters. At Interac, we protect both — driving trust, security, and inclusion, so our digital economy thrives.

Who We Are

Every transaction matters. Every Canadian matters. At Interac, we protect both — driving trust, security, and inclusion, so our digital economy thrives. Founded in 1984, Interac connects Canadians through secure digital payments, advanced identity verification and industry-leading fraud protection. Connecting banks, businesses, and individuals, Interac enables millions to send, receive, and manage money safely and effortlessly every day — across both digital and physical environments. As the backbone of Canada’s financial ecosystem, Interac facilitates over 20 million transactions daily, supported by trusted partnerships with government and financial institutions. Consistently ranked as Canada’s most reputable financial technology brand, Interac is deeply embedded in the daily lives of Canadians.

Who You Will Work With

The Innovation Practice, Specialist, supports the design, delivery, and continuous evolution of innovation programs, employee innovation experiences, workshops, and strategic initiatives that advance Interac's innovation objectives. The role combines program coordination, workshop design, stakeholder engagement, communications, and innovation operations to help bring new ideas to life. The incumbent develops engaging experiences, creates compelling communications and visual materials, facilitates collaborative sessions, conducts exploration and experimentation, and supports the successful execution of innovation initiatives from concept through implementation.



The role also helps identify emerging opportunities, prototype new approaches, build innovation capability across Interac and foster a culture of innovation across the organization.

What You Will Do

Innovation Program Delivery

- Plan, coordinate, and support the delivery of innovation programs, employee innovation initiatives, workshops, events, and strategic projects.
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Workshop Design & Facilitation

- Design and facilitate workshops, working sessions, innovation studios, planning activities, and collaborative experiences that enable employee participation, alignment, learning, and decision-making.

Strategic Planning & Stakeholder Engagement

- Build relationships across business functions and support strategic planning, governance, portfolio management and prioritization, and roadmap development by coordinating stakeholders and synthesizing information into actionable recommendations.

Experimentation & Innovation Development

- Conduct scouting and exploration activities in support of innovation experimentation to evaluate new ideas, emerging technologies, working methods, and innovation opportunities.
- Explore emerging technologies, trends, and innovation methods through hands‑on experimentation, rapid prototyping,



and practical demonstrations. Documents findings, develop recommendations and communicate learning to stakeholders in a clear and accessible manner.
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Communications, Virtual Storytelling & Engagement

- Develop clear, compelling and visually engaging communications that promote innovation initiatives, communicate program outcomes, recruit participation, and help stakeholders understand emerging opportunities.

What You Bring

Innovation & Facilitation Skills

- Workshop design, facilitation, and group problem‑solving techniques.
- Experience planning and delivering collaborative experiences, working sessions, innovation workshops, and employee engagement activities.
- Knowledge of innovation methods, including design thinking, ideation, experimentation, prototyping, and human‑centered design.
- Ability to translate ambiguous challenges into structured activities, plans, and actionable outcomes.

Program & Project Delivery Skills

- Program and project coordination experience, including planning, scheduling, stakeholder management, and delivery tracking.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and competing priorities in a rapid‑paced environment.
- Experience developing workback schedules, project plans, status updates, and implementation roadmaps.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and follow‑through.

Exploration, Analysis & Experimentation

- Ability to conduct concept exploration and scouting, benchmarking, trend analysis, and environmental scanning.
- Experience evaluating emergin

📌 Innovation Enablement, Specialist (Canada)
🏢 Interac
📍 Canada