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Division: IGM-Tech

Location: Winnipeg

IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada’s leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $271 billion in total assets under managements.  The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million Canadians meet their financial goals.  Its activities are carried out principally through IG Wealth Management and Mackenzie Investments. 

Under IGM Financial’s unique business model based on leading brands and multi-channel distribution strategy, we’re IG Wealth Management. For over 90 years of business, we have grown to become one of the largest most respected companies in Canada. We are a leader in providing the best advice, experience and outcomes for our clients, personalized throughout their lifetime.

At IG Wealth Management, our vision is to inspire financial confidence.

This is your opportunity to build a career with a leading organization where you can learn, grow and thrive both professionally and personally. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for empowering our employees with the tools to thrive, while also providing resources to ensure physical and mental wellness were put front and center.

You will join a team that believes our success starts with the success of our clients, while working together as a team to realize our greatest potential.  You will join a team that strives towards excellence while developing and sharing skills and knowledge. You can make a difference for our clients, the world around us and be part of a team that cares. We are dedicated to offering a hybrid work environment when applicable.

IG Wealth Management is a diverse workplace committed to doing business inclusively – this starts with having a representative workforce! We encourage applications from all qualified candidates that represent the diversity present across Canada – including racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender diverse and neurodiverse individuals, as well as all who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

 
The Director of Cloud and Infrastructure will lead the design, development, and implementation of cloud and infrastructure solutions to meet business needs. This role involves managing Cloud Platforms and Infrastructure Services ensuring security and compliance, optimizing performance, and supporting project demands within the scope of infrastructure deliverables. The candidate will work with various technologies and tools to deliver products and services to the organization.

Key Accountabilities:

Maintain and mature technology practices in Infrastructure Services and Delivery

Optimizing cloud and infrastructure for performance and cost-efficiency.

Ensuring security and compliance of cloud and infrastructure services.

Managing vendor relationships and external partnerships.

Maintain roadmaps for platforms and technologies as well as major work on strategic initiatives

Establish new services and products for the organization

Enhancement of existing services, processes with a continuous improvement mindset
 

Inter-team coordination with business, technical teams, engineering

Pro-active, problem-solving attitude and ability to work calmly under pressure

Build professional relationships with LoBs and stakeholder groups in organization

Keep stakeholders and team members informed of dates, effort, costs vs. estimates

Recognize conflicts and challenges to resources, blockers, dependencies and initiate problem solving and risk mitigation strategies
 

Management of team members

Coach, lead, attract and retain talent

Focus on team building, development

Balance FTE and contractors to fulfill demands and grow capabilities
 

Regular management of demand and throughput

Involved in design, project intake and definition of build

Understand Engineering team resource commitments, constraints and provide transparency to the process

With support of peers; provide estimates to other technical and business teams for Engineering effort, costs and Assumptions
 

Qualification:

Post-Secondary Education diploma/degree

5-7 years of experience in cloud and infrastructure management

Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP), cloud security and compliance, cloud service models

Cloud certifications (Azure, GCP)

Well-crafted verbal and written communications

Excellent written and verbal communication and report writing skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to apply critical thinking to problems presented. Consider and outline options and impacts

Ability to analyze complex issues and develop effective solutions

Experience in a technology delivery environment where funds/resources/time constraints create challenges to be balanced
 

Additional Requirements:

Pro-active, problem-solving attitude and ability to work calmly under pressure

DevSecOps Strategy, Configuration, Implementation and controls for Infrastructure Services

Backups and DR Strategies

Configuration and Automation strategies and best practices (ex. Ansible)

Knowledge of Cloud FinOps and principles

Visualization Tools

Infrastructure Monitoring and Observability

Experience working in Agile (Scrum, Kanban) AND waterfall environments

Desire to always make things better

Keep abreast of developments in the field

Understanding of testing practices

Understanding of ITIL release management best practices and change control rigor

Please visit our career page by clicking on the following link: https://www.ig.ca/en/careers

We thank all applicants for their interest in IG Wealth Management; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

IG Wealth Management is an accessible employer committed to providing a barrier free recruitment experience. If you require an accommodation or this information in an alternate format at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to meet your needs.

Please apply by May 7, 2025.  

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