Vice President, Cyber Security & Foundational Services

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At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
• A health care spending or wellness spending account
• A premium defined benefit pension plan
• Three personal days and two float days annually
• Three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years
• Career development opportunities
• A collaborative values-based team culture
• A wellness program
• A hybrid working model
• Participation in Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

Here is what you will be doing:
Ontario Health is seeking a dynamic, visionary executive to lead our Cyber Security & Foundational Services (CSF) division. As Vice President, CSF, you will shape and drive a robust, future-ready cyber security and digital infrastructure strategy that ensures resilience, interoperability, and innovation across Ontario’s healthcare system. Reporting to the Senior Vice President Digital Excellence in Health, and working alongside a team of technology specialists, you’ll engage with senior ministry leaders, board members, and external partners to strengthen provincial digital health capabilities while protecting and enabling our evolving digital ecosystem.

You will be responsible for setting the mission and vision of CSF, aligning infrastructure and cyber security functions with business objectives and digital transformation priorities. As a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, you’ll ensure strategic alignment of enterprise-wide security programs, infrastructure services, and workforce planning. You will lead governance for cyber risk, data protection, and service excellence, while championing operational agility, continuous improvement, and a strong culture of accountability, inclusivity, and innovation.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

• Advise ministry executives on digital health investment strategies, governance models, and ecosystem evolution.
• Lead development of integration and data-sharing strategies, enabling secure access across clinical, partner, and customer networks.
• Champion cyber security as a strategic enabler of digital health, translating risk and opportunity into actionable business insight for the Board and executive teams.
• Oversee infrastructure and operations transformation to deliver secure, scalable, and interoperable solutions that enhance user experience and system performance.
• Foster strategic partnerships, internally and externally, to deliver service excellence, drive innovation, and optimize vendor engagement aligned with BPS guidelines.
• Direct the development and implementation of workforce and talent strategies to build a future-ready team, with a focus on diversity, equity, and leadership development.
• Lead budgeting, performance measurement, compliance, and service portfolio management to ensure outcomes align with enterprise goals and values.
• Establish governance for cyber risk, data security, compliance, and IT service management (ITSM), ensuring a mature, responsive, and resilient CSF function.
• Drive continuous improvement through agile, DevOps, and ITIL-aligned practices to enable collaboration and operational excellence.
• Serve as an executive leader in provincial digital policy development, contributing to enterprise technology standards, governance, and innovation roadmaps.

Education and Experience:

• Post-secondary degree: graduate degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years in executive leadership roles, ideally within healthcare or complex public sector organizations.
• Demonstrated success overseeing large-scale digital or product implementations and managing budgets exceeding $50M.
• Expertise across multiple domains: cyber security, infrastructure, data, analytics, privacy, enterprise architecture, and IT operations.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CIPP) are highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of cloud governance, DevOps, ITIL, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience in enterprise-scale change, public/private partnerships, vendor management, and digital policy development.
• Exceptional communication, strategic thinking, and relationship-building skills.
• Deep understanding of the healthcare digital landscape, PHIPA, and government frameworks is a strong asset.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to develop and communicate a vision that inspires and motivates staff and aligns with the DxH and business strategy.
• Ability to develop staff including coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Experience managing multi-functional teams or projects and influencing senior-level management and key partners.
• Ability to build consensus, making decisions based on many variables, and gain support for major initiatives.
• Excellent analytical, planning, and organizational skills with the ability to develop strategic initiatives and oversee the development of long-term plans to support business objectives.

Employment Type: Permanent Full time

Contract Length: N/A

Salary Band: Band 10

External Application Deadline Date: May 4, 2025

All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; members of Black and racialized groups; 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary individuals; and people living with disabilities.

Ontario Health is an accessible employer, and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers@ontariohealth.ca and a member of the team will connect with you within 48 hours.