
Director of Strategic Operations Initiatives – Absence
ComPsych
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$145,000 - CA$175,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own end-to-end execution of strategic initiatives that reimagine employee experience through digital, real-time, OMNI channels (web, mobile, IVR, chatbot).
- Lead the modernization of legacy, manual processes through intelligent automation, including AI, OCR, RPA, and straight-through processing.
- Translate future-state strategies into executable plans, funding cases, go to market strategies, and governance models.
- Lead initiatives from early concept and business case through implementation, adoption, and value realization.
- Act as the accountable delivery lead for complex, high-visibility programs with material operational and experience impact.
- Partner with Product & Technology and Operations to scale automation responsibly, improving speed, accuracy, and compliance while reducing unit cost and dependency on manual effort.
- Execute the Right Work | Right Role | Right Time workforce model by:
- Defining clear role segmentation
- Ensuring seamless OMNI handoffs when digital resolution is not possible
- Partner with Operations, HR, and Finance to align workforce design, training, and capacity planning to the future-state model.
- Support reinvestment of automation savings into higher-value specialist roles and experience improvements.
- Establish and operate strong program governance, escalation paths, and executive reporting mechanisms.
- Act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, providing clear insights, decision support, and execution intelligence.
- Track and report benefits realization, ensuring value is sustained post-implementation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Business, Operations, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
- Professional certifications such as PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or similar delivery credentials preferred
- 7+ years of experience leading enterprise transformation, strategic initiatives, program delivery, or operational modernization
- Demonstrated success executing complex, cross-functional initiatives in regulated, highly complex, and fast-paced environments
- Strong experience with digital transformation, automation, and operating-model redesign
- Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, manage escalations, and deliver results under pressure
- Exceptional executive communication, governance, and stakeholder-management skills
- Hands-on experience with AI, OCR, workflow orchestration, or intelligent automation platforms preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Benefits
- health insurance
- retirement plans
- paid time off
- flexible work arrangements
- professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
digital transformationautomationoperating-model redesignintelligent automationAIOCRRPAworkflow orchestrationprogram deliveryenterprise transformation
Soft Skills
executive communicationgovernancestakeholder managementleadershipproblem-solvingadaptabilitystrategic thinkingdecision supportresults-orientedcollaboration
Certifications
PMPLean Six SigmaAgile