Do your best work with the best people in digital. Help us make government simpler, faster, and better for over 14 million people across Ontario.
Join the Ontario Digital Service (ODS) as Director of Chapters, an one-of-a-kind executive role in government, responsible for building diverse, multidisciplinary teams who mobilize their tech, design, data, policy and communications expertise to deliver great products and services to people and businesses, while growing digital and data skills across the public sector.
Bring your strategic vision, digital expertise, and executive leadership experience to scale our impact and accelerate change.
As the Director of Chapters, you will be the chief advocate for our people, working with other collaborative leaders to build, enable and empower trusting teams who work in more networked ways to tackle some of government's most interesting challenges using internet-era practices. You will develop and mentor the next generation of public sector digital leaders, ensuring that people and teams have the tools, information and supports they need to deliver extraordinary results.
Your success is found in creating the conditions for a more connected, collaborative and creative organizational culture, where we use data, work in the open, are more agile, iterative and prepared to fail, set our aspirations high and, most importantly, obsess about user needs.
An effective leader in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) is anti-racist, inclusive, responsible, innovative, and collaborative. You:
- Demonstrate authenticity, accountability and courage, model ethical behavior, are honest and can make tough choices.
- Lead with common purpose, embrace positive disruption, and possess a future-forward mindset.
- Inspire others, value continuous learning and encourage professional development and growth.
- Help others be their best and clear a path for great teams.
- Work consistently to confront bias and systemic barriers while understanding the importance of creating a more diverse and accessible workplace.
In this executive role, you will model a new way of working in the public sector and bring together people who are passionate about building the best-possible online experience for our fellow Ontarians.
OPS commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racismThe OPS is an innovative, responsive, and accountable public service that works hard to be diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable. Diversifying leadership teams is a top OPS priority with the goal to achieve parity with the Ontario labour force by 2025 for the most underrepresented groups (Indigenous, racialized and persons with disabilities) in leadership positions.
To advance this goal, the OPS is collecting socio-demographic information that will help to address potential barriers and achieve equity in hiring. You are requested to complete the
voluntary survey and contribute to building a more diverse, anti-racist, inclusive and accessible OPS.
The OPS invites all interested individuals to apply and encourages applications from Indigenous and racialized individuals and persons with disabilities.
Visit the
OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the
OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advancing racial equity, accessibility, diversity and inclusion in the public service.
The OPS offers employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's
Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.
About the job
Reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Digital, you will:
• Provide strategic direction and leadership in the planning and management of the structure, model, and resources of the ODS' Chapters, which are functionally organized teams (technology, experience design, product management, data, content design and policy) of highly skilled digital practitioners assigned to multiple projects and product multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Act as our chief advocate for people, ensuring that people and teams have the supports, tools and information they need to deliver.
• Provide a holistic view of the ODS product pipeline and partner with delivery leads to negotiate and manage talent for project and product development.
• Provide leadership and direction in the development and implementation of training strategies and plans to drive the development of the ODS' digital skills and disciplines, including identifying growth and development opportunities to cultivate and advance the skills sets of our digital practitioners.
• Lead and develop critical business relationships and partnerships across government on behalf of the ODS, advocating for and educating the broader OPS on the value of digital ways of working.
• Champion the growth and continuous development of digital disciplines across the OPS.
• Collaborate with other senior leaders to build, support, enable and empower teams to do their best work.
• Champion an inclusive, anti-racist and accessible culture where everyone belongs.
What you bring to the team
Executive Leadership
• You have an expert understanding of the digital disciplines and how they come together to build highly effective multidisciplinary product teams.
• You have strong digital leadership experience with demonstrated ability to drive strategic initiatives while improving the digital experience for a range of audiences.
• You have the ability to lead and align multiple projects and work with senior officials to provide creative solutions that advance strategic goals.
• You model leadership by creating and promoting a multidisciplinary team environment and a culture of continuous iterative improvement and excellence, which encourages all employees to work collaboratively and cooperatively.
• You have proven abilities to drive knowledge-transfer and build strategic planning and digital capacity within a complex environment.
• You have demonstrated ability to utilize the principles and practices of business transformation and change management to challenge the status quo.
Relationship Management and Communication Skills
• You have a proven track record of building strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships at all levels.
• You have demonstrated stakeholder management expertise with internal and external partners and the ability to revitalize existing relationships.
• You have well developed political acuity and experience anticipating and mitigating contentious issues impacting digital transformation, demonstrating excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• You are skilled in distilling complex issues/ideas down into succinct messages for senior decision makers.
• You have demonstrated strong communications, negotiation, and project management skills to manage large-scale, high profile issues and projects.
Knowledge
• You have a deep understanding of the digital disciplines including technology, experience design, product management, data, content design and policy and how they work together throughout the product development lifecycle.
• You have experience leading agile, multidisciplinary product teams from discovery through to implementation.
• You have a strong understanding and experience of delivering user-centered digital products.
• You have experience driving talent outcomes in fast-paced business environments.
• You have thorough knowledge of best in class innovative talent solutions.
Judgement, Tact and Political Acuity
• You have political acuity to anticipate and respond to politically sensitive situations and demonstrated experience leading issues management, resolution, and risk mitigation strategies.
• You have the flexibility and resilience to adapt in an everchanging, fast paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.
Additional Information
Open HouseInterested in learning more about this position and how we work? We are hosting an Open House, you'll hear from our team directly about our work, culture and how we build products. If you are interested, please sign up using
this form.
For more information about the ODS, please check out the links below:
Who We AreDigital Service StandardDigital Action PlanOntario Digital Service: Key PrioritiesOntario Digital blogDigital Service StandardODS Inclusion PledgeWhy work with the Ontario Public Service?The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is committed to being an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment.
The OPS has been recognized as a top employer. We are proud to have been acknowledged as one of:
• Canada's Top 100 Employers
• Greater Toronto's Top Employers
• Canada's Best Diversity Employers
• Canada's Greenest Employers
• Canada's Top Employers for Young People
Location: 595 Bay Street, Toronto. We are committed to finding the best people wherever they are, and we have the tools to support remote work.