Lead analytics for complex, high-impact transit projects.The
Partnerships and Analytics Branch brings together data, partnerships, and policy insight to support how transit and communities are planned across Ontario. The team works at the intersection of analytics and decision-making, helping leaders understand complex information and move major initiatives forward.
As Manager, Analytics, you lead a team that turns data into clear, usable insight. You guide how information is collected, structured, and analyzed, and you translate technical findings into practical advice for leadership. You work across the branch and with partner organizations, connecting analytics to real decisions.
In this role, your work helps shape how transit-oriented communities are developed across Ontario. You support decisions that influence housing, transit use, and how communities grow. By strengthening how data is used—from modeling to performance tracking—you help ensure decisions are informed, consistent, and focused on outcomes that matter to people.
About the job
We believe great leadership starts with high standards and strong support. In the OPS, that means showing up with authenticity, acting with integrity, and having the courage to do what's right, even when it's hard.
As a leader, you'll shape a team culture that sparks innovation, supports collaboration, and champions inclusion. You'll help build a workplace that is diverse, anti-racist, and accessible, where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to thrive.
You won't be doing it alone. We invest in our leaders through mentorship, learning opportunities, and cross-ministry networks that help you grow your impact and connect with peers across the organization.
Leadership is about impact, and in this role, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful one. You will:
- Lead a team that delivers analysis and insight to inform decisions on transit-oriented communities across Ontario.
- Translate complex data into clear advice that supports senior leadership decisions on projects, policies, and priorities.
- Support the development of complete, connected communities by enabling timely, well-informed decisions on projects, policies, and priorities.
- Work with partners and internal teams to align information and resolve issues so projects and decisions can move forward.
- Build team capacity by coaching staff and supporting their development in analytics and policy to strengthen the quality and consistency of program insights.
Meet your New TeamYou will lead a small, technically skilled team that brings a range of expertise in data analysis, modeling, and program insight. The team works closely with others across the branch and with partner organizations, contributing to shared priorities and supporting decision-making across the program.
As the team continues to take on new responsibilities, there is an opportunity to provide direction, strengthen clarity in roles and processes, and support a more consistent and connected way of working.
This position reports to Luke Fraser. Luke Fraser is a people-focused leader recognized for building inclusive, high-performing teams grounded in kindness, trust, and a strong sense of culture. He is committed to creating environments where individuals feel a true sense of belonging, while delivering results.
Luke is known for his commitment to coaching and developing others, helping employees grow into their best selves and succeed in supportive, inclusive environments.
Since joining the Ontario Public Service in 2013, Luke has been a strong advocate for mental health and work-life balance, embedding these values into his leadership approach.
He is a land use planner by education and holds a degree from Toronto Metropolitan University.
What you bring to the team
Strategic Leadership Skills
- Motivate and lead: You bring established experience leading people and teams, with clear accountability for results, team development, and performance. You create opportunities for learning and growth so staff can contribute to team priorities.
- Support change and direction-setting: You help the team adapt to evolving priorities by communicating clearly and reinforcing expectations. You maintain focus and stability as work and responsibilities shift.
- Judgement and Political Acuity: Applies sound judgement and political awareness when addressing complex, high-profile, and sensitive issues.
Technical Expertise
- Use data to inform decisions: You analyze program, financial, and project data to identify patterns and insights related to transit-oriented communities. You interpret this information to provide clear advice to senior leadership, outlining options, impacts, and considerations to support direction-setting on initiatives and priorities.
- Monitor performance and outcomes: You establish and apply indicators to track how initiatives are progressing over time. You bring forward risks, gaps, and emerging issues so leaders can adjust priorities and keep work moving forward.
Relationship and Stakeholder Management Skills
- Build and maintain relationships: You establish and maintain productive relationships with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders to support collaboration. You build trust through clear communication and follow-through.
- Collaborate across teams: You work with internal teams and partner organizations to share information and align efforts. You support coordinated approaches to delivering work and resolving issues.
- Manage expectations and resolve issues: You communicate clearly about roles, priorities, and timelines while addressing challenges as they arise. You support practical solutions that keep work and decisions moving forward.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
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