At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we’re more than just a workplace; we’re a proud community dedicated to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families in their daily lives. We carefully curate and provide programs and services designed to meet their unique needs and enhance their mental, social, physical, financial and familial well-being. CFMWS employees deliver programs and services including recreation, sports and fitness programs, customized financial services, retail services, access to retail savings and discounts and offers family support and organizes charity events.
Our success stems from living our values. Our employees care about their role in supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families and act with integrity in all they do. Thriving in our close-knit environment, we act as one team with one mission. We constantly seek new ideas and creative ways to deliver the best possible programs and services.
As an employer, we offer a commitment to your health, wellness and growth. We provide a diverse range of roles across many locations and a career where you can make a meaningful impact.
Seeking a strategic and hands-on Senior Manager for our Power Platform to lead the development and execution of our enterprise Power Platform strategy. This role will be responsible for building and managing the team's roadmap, implementing the Power Platform's governance framework and operational model, and leading the team to drive innovation and adoption across the organization. It will also provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. It will manage interactions and collaboration with product teams as well as internal IM/IT teams to improve overall service delivery, supporting incident management, and reporting on overall performance.
Looking for someone who is a strong collaborator, a good understanding of technology, eager to learn, and a team player.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the Power Platform vision and roadmap aligned with business priorities.
- Lead the Power Platform Centre of Excellence (CoE) and drive platform adoption.
- Design and implement a governance framework (environment strategy, DLP policies, security guardrails) and a scalable operational model for platform support and lifecycle management.
- Lead a cross-functional team of platform admins, developers, and business stakeholders.
- Foster a citizen developer community through training, engagement, and enablement programs.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, architecture, and IT operations to ensure platform integrity.
-Monitor platform usage, performance, and compliance using CoE Toolkit.
Education, Certifications and Licenses
College diploma or certificate in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, AND several years of experience in managing a team of IT professionals within a business applications development/support environment
Experience
5+ years in a leadership role managing digital transformation teams, application development teams or Power Platform (Power Apps) teams.
Proven experience in roadmap creation, stakeholder engagement, and change management.
Deep expertise in implementing and actively managing the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages).
Experience with Microsoft Dataverse, CI/CD pipelines, and governance tooling.
Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 ecosystem (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive).
Demonstrated ability to define, implement and enforce Power Platform governance (RACI models, DLP policies, environment strategies).
Experienced in providing advice and support in the field of IT standards, strategies and practices
Knowledge of developing and managing IT contracts and consulting services
Microsoft Power Platform certifications (PL-900, PL-600, MS-900) an asset
Competencies Skills and Abilities
Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership.
English or French Essential, Bilingual (English and French) an asset
Reading: Advanced
Writing: Functional
Oral: Advanced
Health Benefits: Drug coverage, healthcare spending account, virtual care (telemedicine), Employee and Family Assistance Program, mental health support, travel insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance.
Work Life Balance: Flexible work options and a wide range of paid/unpaid leave, including paid vacation, family related leave and personal days.
Retirement Planning: Group Savings Plans.
Learning and Development: Payment of professional association memberships, online learning opportunities including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and second language training.
Perks: Discounts through CF One Member Appreciation.
Explore all the benefits CFMWS offers by visiting: https://cfmws.ca/Benefits
This is a hybrid position with an assigned work location allowing the employee to work partly from a corporate office and partly from a home office in accordance with the CFMWS Flexible Work Options Policy, and with approval from the direct manager.
The selection process will be done virtually.
This position is a two-year term.
As soon as possible
CFMWS is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who can help us build a workforce that reflects the diversity of Canadian society. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or assessment, you should advise the recruitment team in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
