Northland Power Inc. Toronto, Canada 2022 - 2024
Director, Enterprise Business Application & Project Management
Oversaw a team of 12 staff, management professionals, and contingent resources across three areas (IT Architecture, Business Solutions, Financial Governance) to develop and implement IT strategies and roadmaps. Managed all external partners, ensuring seamless collaboration with the existing staff.
- Proposed innovative solutions to address complex business challenges, ensuring high-quality and efficient IT system implementations.
- Collaborated with the organization’s Center of Excellence (CoE) to integrate and prioritize the IT capital portfolio and operational programs in line with CAPEX/OPEX budgets and corporate strategies.
- Led the delivery of over $100 million in business cases, securing approvals from senior leadership and the executive team with clear alignment across divisions.
- Applied technical and financial governance to more than 100 IT projects, overseeing adherence to IT architectural standards in relation to business cases.
- Provided technical leadership for solution architecture, supporting project delivery, business cases, and problem/incident management.
- Facilitated cross-departmental collaboration to evaluate the current IT landscape and recommend improvements to IT architectural standards and templates.
- Conducted performance evaluations, compensation reviews, goal setting, recruitment, retention, and offboarding of team members.
- Regularly presented IT architectural and strategic topics to the CIO and senior IT management team to inform business decisions.
- Enhanced operational efficiency by implementing automation solutions, including UiPath for process automation, self-service systems, machine learning models, and chatbots, while enabling self-healing ticket generation and automated closure processes.
- Established accounting cost allocation guidelines with the Finance division to differentiate between capitalizable and non-capitalizable IT investments.
- Acted as the primary IT technical leader, bridging communication between business leaders and the IT division to align business needs with available technologies within the constraints of the IT landscape, funding, and achievable benefits.
- Proficient in infrastructure and cloud technologies, with expertise in virtualization and a strong understanding of cybersecurity principles.
