Lead Specialist, Strategy, Governance & Compliance, Global Deloitte Optimization
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Date: Mar 6, 2026
Location: Toronto, ON, CA, M5C 3G7
Company: Deloitte
Job Type: Permanent
Work Model: Hybrid
Reference code: 132551
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Halifax, NS; Ottawa, ON; Saint John, NB
Our Purpose
At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters. We exist to inspire and help our people, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive by building a better future. Our work underpins a prosperous society where people can find meaning and opportunity. It builds consumer and business confidence, empowers organizations to find imaginative ways of deploying capital, enables fair, trusted, and functioning social and economic institutions, and allows our friends, families, and communities to enjoy the quality of life that comes with a sustainable future. And as the largest 100% Canadian-owned and operated professional services firm in our country, we are proud to work alongside our clients to make a positive impact for all Canadians.
By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.
- Have many careers in one Firm.
- Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
- Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching
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Deloitte Global is the engine of the Deloitte network. Our professionals reach across disciplines and borders to develop and lead global initiatives. We deliver strategic programs and services that unite our organization.
What will your typical day look like?
The Global Business Transformation team is responsible for identifying innovations internally and externally and applying them to Deloitte’s global transformation strategy. The team manages related strategic projects coordinating heavily with global functional and technical teams. The team has exposure to CIOs, COOs, and other senior leaders across the Deloitte network (DTTL and Member Firms). The team accelerates transformation through innovative change across DTTL and Member Firms enabled by globally integrated, consistent, and transparent business processes, governance, investment frameworks, and program leadership.
This role will influence and facilitate key stakeholders across global technology and enabling areas. Resources are expected to be self‑starters who can complete assigned activities with limited oversight, but with guidance from the team’s leaders. This role and the team must be comfortable working with a globally diverse and dispersed team.
As the Lead Specialist, Strategy, Governance & Compliance, you will:
- Manage overall coordination of program planning, execution, and delivery of cross‑program design and delivery to meet technology and business requirements
- Develop an effective strategic business partnership with globally dispersed teams and clients
- Establish and facilitate regular cross‑program governance and status meetings
- Own and produce executive reporting, including executive‑ready decks and dashboards that distill complex analysis into clear recommendations for senior leaders
- Facilitate process governance activities, including reviewing process design changes and serving as an escalation point for items related to key business requirements
- Drive program teams to meet key cross‑program milestones according to planned schedules
- Manage and escalate program issues and risks as appropriate
- Proactively identify and manage the resolution of risks and issues that may negatively impact a program or deliverables
- Seek and implement innovative ways to remove project obstacles
- Deliver timely cross‑program reports and performance dashboards
- Conduct regular project reviews and communicate program status in both formal and informal settings
- Document, share, and leverage cross‑program lessons learned
- Build relationships with stakeholders and program teams to effectively manage and deliver quality to client stakeholders
- Promote effective teamwork and a spirit of partnership
- Contribute to the success of the team by ensuring the highest level of work quality
About the team
Deloitte Technology works at the forefront of technology development and processes to support and protect Deloitte around the world. The Global Business Transformation team maintains the governance, investments, and strategic roadmap of transformation programs within the enterprise landscape, with a focus on further globalization and standardization. In this global environment, the team operates not in “what is” but in “what can be” to help Deloitte connect with clients, communities, and one another in new ways.
Enough about us, let’s talk about you
Qualifications
This role is intended for a versatile, high‑performing experienced professional seeking global experience, a global network, and deeper understanding of a global organization.
Required qualifications include:
- Minimum three years of project management experience, with focus on leading teams, self‑starting, operational delivery, planning, and implementing integrated or global projects
- Client‑service mindset with continuous improvement focus and strong process documentation skills
- Proven ability to navigate complex organizations and influence stakeholders to drive initiatives to completion
- Ability to interpret business objectives and drivers and shape initiatives to deliver outcomes aligned to those objectives
- Experience in data gathering and facilitation techniques
- Demonstrated leadership and attention to detail at both strategic and tactical or implementation levels
- Comfort working in ambiguous environments with limited information
- Strong organizational, analytical, quantitative, and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage expectations across multiple competing priorities with aggressive deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across all organizational levels
- Executive presence and professional client service manner
- Ability to adapt to changing conditions and tight deadlines
- Experience leading and working with virtual teams across multiple time zones and matrix organizations
- High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, including storyboarding executive presentations
- Experience using project management tools
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Consulting and/or strategy experience
Total Rewards
The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $156,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.
Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.
Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.
Be yourself, and more.
We are a group of talented people who want to learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to advance.
You shape how we make impact.
Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you’re from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute.
Be the leader you want to be
Some guide teams, some change culture, some build essential expertise. We offer opportunities and experiences that support your continuing growth as a leader.
Have as many careers as you want.
We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles – and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors.
The next step is yours
At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and the BlackNorth Initiative.
We encourage you to connect with us at accessiblecareers@deloitte.ca if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations) or indigenouscareers@deloitte.ca for any questions relating to careers for Indigenous peoples at Deloitte (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).
When you apply, we will review your application using Deloitte's Global Talent Standards to ensure a consistent recruitment experience. Our recruitment advisors and hiring teams will utilize human screening combined with AI technology to help identify the skills and qualities that matter most to our business, while safeguarding your privacy and using AI responsibly.
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