Data Modernization Transformation Lead

Job Title: Data Modernization Transformation Lead

Location: Toronto, ON Hybrid

Job Type: Full-Time Permanent

• Program Leadership Own overall delivery of the Clients Modernization Program.

• Define and manage program roadmap, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and critical decisions.

• Coordinate work across multiple delivery streams and teams.

• Drive executive governance, steering committees, status reviews, and stakeholder communications.

• Ensure alignment to business outcomes, timelines, budget, and quality targets.

• Architecture Solution Oversight Work closely with Data Architects, Solution Architects, and Enterprise Architects to define target-state capabilities.

• Provide architectural leadership and challenge solution approaches where required.

• Ensure consistency across data, integration, reporting, analytics, and platform modernization initiatives.

• Guide modernization decisions balancing business objectives, technical debt reduction, risk, and cost.

• Delivery Leadership Partner closely with Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Engineering Managers.

• Remove delivery blockers and drive cross-team dependency management.

• Monitor program health and proactively mitigate risks.

• Ensure successful execution across Agile and traditional delivery workstreams.

• Business Stakeholder Management Serve as the primary technology leader for Retirement Modernization.

• Engage business leadership, platform owners, product teams, and technology executives.

• Translate business priorities into actionable delivery roadmaps.

• Drive alignment between business strategy and technology execution.

We are seeking a senior technology leader to lead the Clients Modernization Program.

• The individual will be responsible for driving the overall transformation roadmap, managing cross-functional delivery teams, ensuring architectural alignment, and partnering closely with Program Managers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Architects, Business Stakeholders, and Engineering teams.

• The ideal candidate will come from a Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Technical Delivery background and have demonstrated success leading large-scale transformation programs.

Must Have15 years of experience in technology delivery and transformation.

• Strong understanding of data Architecture Solution Architecture Enterprise Integration Modernization Programs Cloud Platforms Experience managing large-scale modernization initiatives involving multiple teams and stakeholders.

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Preferred Background Solution Architect who has evolved into Program Leadership.

• Data Architect with transformation delivery experience.

• Enterprise Architect with accountability for execution.

• Technical Delivery Leader managing complex modernization programs.

• Key Success Criteria The successful candidate will Understand architecture sufficiently to challenge technical decisions. Lead and coordinate architects, engineering teams, PMs, and Scrum Masters.

• Drive execution and delivery accountability across multiple workstreams.

• Operate effectively with business and executive stakeholders.

• Own modernization outcomes from strategy through implementation.