Senior Manager, IT & Systems

If you’re excited about building systems that empower others to lead and want to help shape Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurial, AI-ready talent for the future of work, we’d love to hear from you!

Venture for Canada is a national registered charity equipping talent across Canada with the entrepreneurial skills, mindset, and opportunities to succeed in a 21st-century economy increasingly shaped by rapid change and emerging technology. We believe that to be entrepreneurial is to act upon opportunities to create value for others.

The resourcefulness and creativity of people across Canada are essential to addressing our country’s greatest challenges. Venture for Canada serves as a catalyst for systemic social change by empowering individuals to create a more prosperous, inclusive, and innovative society.

Since 2013, Venture for Canada has grown in meaningful ways, and we’re excited to expand our team with values-aligned individuals who can contribute to what we’re building. To learn more about our hiring process and workplace philosophy, visit our Careers page.

About the Senior Manager, IT & Systems Role

The Senior Manager, IT & Systems owns and evolves Venture for Canada’s internal technology ecosystem, including SaaS systems, workflow automation, AI tooling, and cybersecurity. This is a high-ownership role for a technical operator who combines systems thinking, hands-on execution, and strong project management. You will design and build systems, lead organization-wide tool rollouts, and ensure technology is secure, reliable, and widely adopted across the team. You will also manage VFC’s IT Help Desk & CRM Coordinator, overseeing day-to-day support, while building a scalable support function that enables continuous improvement.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Own and evolve VFC's systems strategy, tech stack, and vendor relationships
• Define system architecture, standards, and documentation while proactively identifying gaps and risks
• Build and maintain automations, integrations, and AI tooling to streamline data flow and reduce manual processes
• Lead end-to-end project management and delivery of systems initiatives, including stakeholder alignment, training, and change management
• Own cybersecurity across systems, including access controls, data protection, vendor risk, and incident response
• Oversee system administration, reliability, and support — resolving recurring issues at the root
• Manage and develop the IT Help Desk & CRM Coordinator, balancing reactive support with proactive improvement
• Partner with the data team to support reporting and data quality
  

Who You Are

• A strategic thinker who's equally comfortable getting hands-on
• Equally strong at day-to-day reliability and longer-term systems improvement
• A clear, collaborative communicator who works effectively across teams and functions
• Highly organized with strong ownership and follow-through

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience leading system implementations or tool rollouts, including stakeholder alignment, training, and adoption
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives
• Experience owning and improving SaaS ecosystems, including data flow and integration architecture
• Hands-on experience building automations and integrations via APIs, Zapier, and/or scripting
• Experience managing HubSpot and data systems, including data quality practices
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity, including access management, data protection, and vendor risk
• Experience supporting and onboarding non-technical users on complex platforms
• Familiarity with AI tools and a track record, or strong interest, in applying them operationally
• Familiarity with tools such as Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Canva, learning management systems, survey tools, or other learning/content platforms
• Bilingualism in French and English is an asset
• Legal authorization to work in Canada

Why Join Venture for Canada?

We’re pleased offer well-considered employment packages that include:

• Flexible work hours and a remote-first work environment
• Employer-paid comprehensive group benefits coverage
• Generous comprehensive, flexible paid time-off programs
• RRSP matching program
• Monthly phone stipend
• Annual professional development budget
• One-time home office setup fund

Salary Range: $90-110K

Arrangement: Remote work, based in the GTA

Commitment to Diversity and Accessibility

Venture for Canada is dedicated to creating a workplace that fits your needs. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and provide accommodations for accessibility. Please send accommodation requests to hiring@ventureforcanada.ca. 

The purpose of this job posting is to fill an existing vacancy. Venture for Canada may use artificial intelligence-enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process; all hiring decisions are made by our talent acquisition stakeholders. Only selected applicants will be contacted for an interview. In accordance with applicable laws, candidates who are interviewed will be notified of the hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview.