Vice President, Strategy

Our Story & Purpose:

Were Vancity a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. Since 1946 our relentless commitment to these values has helped us challenge the status quo and break down barriers. Weve made bold commitments to become net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and were actively pursuing strategies in Indigenous banking and financial resilience for our members.

As the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada were proud to be consistently recognized as one of the countrys Top Employers. If youre ready to join our team of 2300 diverse individuals access competitive rewards and benefits and be part of a greater movement - apply today!

Your Role in Supporting Our Members:

As a Vice President Strategy you are responsible for shaping and delivering strategy in service of Vancitys vision and values. You will ensure that enterprise strategy efforts centre member needs advance financial sustainability and business objectives and deepen and scale impact.

You will provide enterprise leadership across Enterprise Strategy Mergers and Acquisitions Innovation and Government Relations & Policy Engagement working closely with the Executive Leadership Team Board and external partners to translate strategy into action. This role has a strong internal lens - acting as a connector across functions and ensuring strategy is lived not just articulated - alongside an important external lens building Vancitys brand presence and profile through engagement with existing and prospective partners.

This is a Full-time Permanent role based at our Vancity head office and will report directly to the Chief Strategy Officer. While this position provides a hybrid work arrangement you will be expected to be on-site for events and business demands.

How Youll Make an Impact in Your Departments:

Enterprise Strategy

• Leading the development and annual refresh of the enterprise strategy and business plan as guided by Vancitys vision and values a member-centric lens and the direction of the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership
• Monitoring the external environmental and keeping a pulse on the economic industry social environmental and other areas to identify opportunities and position Vancity appropriately
• Guiding the translation of strategy into enterprise scorecards KPIs and performance frameworks that reflect both financial and non-financial outcomes
• Monitoring progress and supporting the enterprise governance of progress against strategic priorities - identifying risks trade-offs and opportunities for course correction

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Setting and implementing strategic direction for mergers acquisitions and partnership opportunities aligned with Vancitys enterprise strategy growth objectives and impact priorities
• Overseeing the development and advancement of Vancitys pipeline of evaluated opportunities ensuring disciplined assessment of strategic fit impact risk and value creation
• Guiding endâtoâend M&A strategy and tactics including opportunity identification cultivation due diligence valuation decision frameworks and deal closing
• Partnering with Finance Legal Risk Impact and Business Lines to ensure transactions are rigorously evaluated and effectively governed
• Supporting postâtransaction integration planning to realize intended strategic financial and impact outcomes

Innovation

• Overseeing priority innovation portfolios and initiatives that advance strategic objectives improve member experience and further impact priorities
• Stewarding enterprise capability in innovation practices tools and ways of working fostering experimentation learning and disciplined delivery
• Enabling crossâfunctional collaboration to move ideas from concept to implementation scaling those with demonstrated value and impact
• Ensuring innovation investments are aligned with strategy resourced appropriately and governed with clear success measures
• Supporting the growth and development of Vancitys presence in the market as a leader in innovation

Government Relations & Policy Engagement

• Guiding and stewarding Vancitys enterprise government relations and public policy agenda aligning advocacy priorities with enterprise strategy cooperative principles and longâterm community impact objectives
• Serving as a senior executive voice in engagements with federal provincial and municipal governments including Ministers political staff senior public servants and Crown agencies. Build and maintain trusted longâterm relationships with sector partners
• Integrating public policy intelligence and environmental scanning into enterprise strategy identifying emerging legislative regulatory and political trends that present risks or opportunities for Vancity
• Guiding the development of evidenceâbased policy positions advocacy briefs and submissions that advance priorities
• Overseeing the measurement and reporting of government relations outcomes moving beyond activity tracking to demonstrate strategic influence policy impact and alignment with enterprise goals

Where Youll Lead and Influence:

• Serving as a trusted advisor to the CSO and executive leadership team on all four departmental areas
• Supporting the CSO in planning for and facilitating executive and Board strategy forums and discussions ensuring priority topics are surfaced discussions are designed with key outcomes in mind and integrating outputs into strategy and planning
• Ensuring the preparation of clear compelling materials for the Board and Board Committees related to all four departmental areas
• Representing Vancity as appropriate in sector community and strategic forums
• Building and leading high-performing teams across all four areas of oversight
• Modeling inclusive values-based leadership and foster a culture of trust curiosity accountability continuous improvement and collaboration

What Youll Bring to the Team:

• Bachelors degree in Business Economics Public Policy Social Sciences or a related field
• 12 years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise strategy transformation consulting or related roles
• Senior leadership experience within a complex organization such a consultancy financial institution cooperative public sector or regulated organization
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide strategy development and large-scale transformation initiatives
• Experience working with executive teams and Boards including preparation of strategic and performance materials

Extra Skills That Set You Apart:

• Masters degree in Business Economics Public Policy Social Sciences or a related field

Youll Thrive Here If You Are:

• Valuesâled You consistently embed equity inclusion and community impact into decisionâmaking and strategic direction.
• A systems thinker You understand interdependencies across the organization and design integrated enterpriseâwide solutions.
• Strategic and forwardâlooking You anticipate emerging trends and translate them into practical purposeâaligned strategies.
• Influential and collaborative You build alignment trust and commitment across diverse stakeholders without relying on formal authority.
• Analytical and conceptually strong You bring rigor insight and clarity to complex and ambiguous issues.
• A peopleâcentred leader You develop talent foster inclusion and build highâperforming teams.
• Grounded in judgment and integrity You exercise sound judgment aligned with fiduciary regulatory and ethical responsibilities.

We value lived experience so if you are interested in this role we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills dont perfectly align with those listed.

What Youll Earn:

This role offers a salary range of$204000 to $240000 per annum. The base pay offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant qualifications skills previous experience and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package employees may also be eligible for our annual incentive program subject to program eligibility requirements.

Why Youll Love Working Here:

A career at Vancity is more than just a job youre joining a tradition of change-makers who are creating lasting change for our communities. Beyond base pay we offer a comprehensive total rewards package to ensure our employees are empowered to thrive:

• Living Wage Employer: Were the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and consistently ranked among Canadas Top Employers.
• Customizable Benefits: Permanent employees receive flexible benefit packages that can be tailored annually to meet evolving needs.
• Generous Vacation: New employees start with 3-4 weeks of vacation per year with additional days earned over time.
• Extra Stat Holidays: In addition to BCs 11 statutory holidays we offer 2 extra days plus care days for personal or family illness.
• Immediate Health Coverage: Health and dental benefits begin on your hire date with three levels of coverage to choose from.
• Defined Benefit Pension: Our retirement plan provides a guaranteed income for life recognizing that retirement looks different for everyone.

Vancity Talent Programs:

Vancity supports an inclusive hiring process for candidates who self-identify as Indigenous Black or Trans. With special permission from the BC Human Rights Commissioner this initiative provides access to career development opportunities prioritized job screening and feedback. Any information you choose to share will be stored securely and used only for recruitment and career development connected to this initiative in line with the BC Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). For details please see our dedicated Talent Programs job posting.

At Vancity were committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience.

We are also committed to an inclusive barrier-free and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require any accommodations or support at any stage of the recruitment process (including the application stage) we encourage you to let us know by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at Were here to work with you to ensure your needs are met promptly and effectively. All requests will be handled with the utmost respect and confidentiality so you can participate fully in the process.

Required Experience:

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