Are you a well-rounder IT Leader looking for your next challenge - one where you can truly make your mark!
Akkodis is partnered with a growing travel insurance \& assistance organization that is expanding their operations into the Canadian market. They're looking for a hands-on Director of IT to lead and shape its local technology operations from the ground up.
This is a rare opportunity to build something new while backed by the stability and reach of a major international enterprise. You'll have the autonomy to drive local IT strategy, implement and adapt global tools, and lead projects that directly impact business growth - all while building out your own high-performing team.
What You'll Be Doing:
- IT Strategy \& Execution in Canada -Shape and implement IT strategy aligned with global models, while tailoring to local business goals. You'll identify opportunities for tech innovation, operational efficiency, and digital growth --- driving scalability and regional consistency.
- Deployment of Global Tools \& Tech Stack -Collaborate with global and regional IT teams to localize, integrate, and deploy platforms and tools. Leverage knowledge-sharing and best practices to ensure seamless infrastructure evolution and adoption.
- Partner Enablement \& Business Growth -Support commercial development by representing IT in RFPs, RFIs, and onboarding new business. Bring a confident, solution-oriented approach to partner conversations and integration projects.
- Operational Oversight \& Governance -Be the hands-on tech lead and strategic thinker. Manage day-to-day delivery, budgets, vendor relationships, cost modelling, and roadmap planning --- all while ensuring alignment with global standards and local performance needs.
- Performance Monitoring \& Reporting -Own the measurement of IT success: costs, savings, impact, and effectiveness --- across local, regional, and global levels.
What You Bring:
- Broad IT Expertise -- You understand core infrastructure, security, software systems, data management, and emerging trends like AI and digital transformation.
- Hands-On Leadership -- You're equally comfortable with high-level planning and rolling up your sleeves to troubleshoot or implement.
- Business \& Technical Fluency -- You can talk tech with your team, strategy with the CEO, and solutions with clients.
- Start-Up Mentality, Global Mindset -- You've worked in growing companies, where multitasking, prioritizing, and being scrappy are second nature --- but you understand enterprise discipline and how to scale.
- Team Builder -- You're ready to shape and grow a local team, putting the right structure, process, and talent in place.
- Cross-Cultural Awareness -- You understand how to collaborate in a multinational environment, and how to adapt to regional norms and needs.
- Client-Facing Confidence -- You're comfortable representing IT in pre-sales discussions, solution design, and commercial conversations.
Bonus Points / Nice-to-haves:
- Industry Expertise - Prior Insurance or a similar related financial services environment would be a major plus but not required. Ideally looking for someone from a smaller to medium sized environment who is comfortable wearing multiple hats and supporting different IT Functions.
If you're a Senior IT Leader who thrives in growth environments, isn't afraid of ambiguity, and loves building impactful systems and teams from scratch - all while making strategic decisions that shape business's success, then this is the role for you! Don't hesitate to apply today!
