Vice President, Commercial Management - Enterprise Practice

Toronto, ON

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

We embody our values in everything that we do. We Serve with Passion, Think Forward, and Play as a Team. If you can relate, we want to hear from you!

Our Enterprise Commercial Management Office is looking for a Vice President, Commercial Management – Enterprise Practices to provide strategic leadership and oversight of governance, common tools and commercial methodologies for the Enterprise Commercial Management function; coordinate commercial leadership across the corporation; and, in situations where executive involvement is warranted, provide commercial advice to the President and CEO, SMT, and other Metrolinx leaders.

What will I be doing?

Lead the development and deployment of a strategy to mature the commercial management function, including instituting common enterprise commercial management methodologies across the corporation.
Establish common, consistent commercial governance practices across the organization.
Champion and lead the commercial management function within the business unit, throughout the lifecycle of all material contracts / projects, and ensures there are effective and efficient policies, procedures and best practices in place to establish and maintain that function.
Promote a culture of continuous professional development through the use of common governance, tools and training.
Establish benchmarks and develops appropriate metrics, monitoring systems and reporting functionality to appropriately monitor the alignment of business unit initiatives with corporate direction, strategy and value for money principles.
Establish strong working relationships within the executive members of all business units and across the organization to optimize commercial decision-making.
Solicit input from and influence the executive members of business units and other departments to develop ongoing and future initiatives and programs relating to commercial and contract management.
Accountable for the resolution of issues of significant corporate significance, as required to recover or protect Metrolinx’s commercial reputation, and ensure value for money and sound commercial decision-making.

What skills & qualifications do I need?

Completion of a degree in Business Administration or a related discipline or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
Proven experience in progressively senior project leadership roles; experience leading large complex projects from conception to build with experience and measured success in the application of commercial management methodology in the context of multi-million dollar projects; experience in the transportation industry and public sector an asset.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or international equivalent accreditation an asset.
Experience negotiating large commercial agreements and with the implementation of major projects is an asset.
Understanding of legal, regulatory and policy requirements (including privacy) to enable leadership oversight of the business unit’s commercial activities and identification and management of commercial risks.
An understanding of contract law; an understanding of marketing law and advertising standards is an asset.
Expert knowledge of procurement structures, principles, methodologies and practices.
Experience with vendor management to oversee development and delivery of externally provided products and services and monitor contractor work assignments for adherence to timelines and the achievement of performance objectives outlined in contract terms and conditions.
Knowledge of fiscal reporting principles, government decision-making and approval processes, and budget development methodologies.
Senior level managerial expertise to provide leadership to an operating or functional unit within the business unit and to other teams, as required, across the business unit.
Knowledge of project management methods, principles and best practices to lead diverse projects teams is required to: successfully manage projects in a highly regulated project delivery/operating environment; provide senior leadership to staff on complex projects using industry standard project management methodologies and key performance indicators; and build and lead integrated project teams within budget and schedule restraints.
Highly developed relationship management and negotiation skills, as well as keen political acuity, to: develop, negotiate and manage complex commercial agreements; form effective and collaborative working relationships, internally and externally, including with colleagues at all levels; and remain responsive and flexible to the demands of conflicting priorities within a highly political and time-sensitive environment.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email [email protected] .

Application Process

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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