Mitacs

Program Manager

• Lead and manage the BGT portfolio to ensure organizational transformation initiatives are aligned with the organization’s priorities.
• Lead end-to-end implementation of organizational transformation programs: planning, execution, risk and issue management, dependency management, budget management, stakeholder engagement, and achievement of key program objectives.
• Work closely with transformation sponsors, workstream leads, and cross-functional teams to integrate multiple workstreams and create a coordinated roadmap to meet program objectives and ensure successful adoption.
• Manage vendor coordination and governance, including day-to-day relationship management with consulting partners.
• Provide regular written and verbal updates to senior leadership, workstream leads, and stakeholders on program progress, key performance indicators, and risks.

• Provide leadership and governance across the TMO portfolio, ensuring enterprise transformation initiatives are aligned with organizational priorities.
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of Enterprise Transformation programs, including planning, execution, risks and issues management, dependency management, budget management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of key program outcomes.
• Manage vendor coordination and governance, including day-to-day management of consulting partner relationships.
• Prepare materials for the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) on program delivery.
• Ensure that project and program-level risks, issues, dependencies, and opportunities are identified, assessed, and mitigated throughout the program lifecycle.
• Provide regular updates in both written reports and verbally to senior leadership, workstream leads, and stakeholders on program progress, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and risks.
• Track and report on KPIs to ensure that program goals are met.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings to maintain alignment on project deliverables and ensure stakeholder alignment on critical priorities throughout the program lifecycle.
• Lead, coach, and develop a small project management & delivery team. Set clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans for direct reports.

Account Manager

• Serve as the Mitacs national sector lead for assigned sector(s)
• Develop and ensure implementation of overall Mitacs sector strategy
• Develop and implement Federal and Provincial funding strategies in cooperation with Government Relations
• Work in cooperation with Regional Sector Lead team members
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key industry and innovation ecosystem stakeholders within designated sector portfolios
• Become highly visible within the designated sector ecosystem, ensuring that potential partners become familiar with Mitacs offerings and consider Mitacs as a funding source when initiating joint academic – industry engagement projects and initiatives
• Ensure alignment with national strategies while recognizing and supporting the unique sector needs
• Establish sector targets and monitor and support delivery against targets
• Identify and pursue opportunities for partnership development aligned with organizational goals in key provincial and national sectors

Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships

Business Development Rep

• Work closely with members of Mitacs Business Development, Research, and Programs teams to deliver high quality programming
• Work closely with stakeholders at University of Ottawa to fully understand the needs of researchers and students, find industry and not-for-profit opportunities, and identify the best programs to capitalize on the research opportunities uncovered
• Speak with industry partners to determine their R&D needs, connect them with specialists in academia, and advise them on the best programs to leverage the research opportunities uncovered
• Create and maintain a network of partners and clients in industry in Ottawa and surrounding regions and academia
• Provide support to the Business Development team as needed
• Provide business development support to all Mitacs programs as needed
• Provide business development and student engagement support

Program Manager

Program Manager

Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships

Business Development Advisor