Job Description
MANAGER, STRATEGY & BUSINESS PLANNING
Victoria or Vancouver Lower Mainland
The Opportunity
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for shaping the future of transportation? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where data-driven insights and collaborative leadership drive impactful decisions? If so, we invite you to bring your expertise to our team as Manager, Strategy & Business Planning. This is a key leadership role where you will spearhead the development and execution of innovative strategies to support our company’s growth and success.
As the Manager, Strategy & Business Planning, you will lead corporate strategic planning, business case development, and performance tracking. You will play a critical role in supporting executive decision-making, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution, and providing hands-on leadership for select strategic initiatives. This role is both a strategic advisor and a builder, helping BC Ferries navigate complex challenges and seize new opportunities.
The Role
Reporting to the Executive Director, Strategy, Performance & Planning, your key responsibilities include:
Leading the corporate strategic planning process, including environmental assessments, opportunity identification, and executive workshops;
Partnering with business and finance leaders to translate ideas into fully-costed and benefit-tested business cases;
Overseeing corporate performance tracking, including scorecard maintenance and benefits realization from strategic initiatives;
Maintaining status tracking and oversight of strategic imperative execution, including both director-support and hands on leadership and execution of select strategic initiatives, as required;
Conducting business analyses across financial, operational, and organizational dimensions; and
Providing mentorship and leadership to a small team, fostering collaboration, innovation, and professional growth.
What you bring to the team
Bachelor's Degree in any of Science, Engineering, Information Sciences and/or Business
Master's Degree in Business Administration is an asset
Experience in finance, including associated certifications e.g. CPA is an asset
10+ years of experience working in a mid-to-large sized corporate environment
3-5 years of experience supporting strategy development and/or strategic initiative implementations and/or 3-5 years of experience leading business planning functions (e.g. headcount planning, financial analyses, scorecards and KPIs, etc.) at a business unit or enterprise level
People leadership experience, including leading project or permanent teams of 3-5+ people
Experience leading customer-facing operations, or customer experience functions is an asset
Experience in investment and project planning is an asset
Experience working in a management consulting or equivalent environment is an asset
Ability to operate independently and with confidence
Innovative and detail oriented
Supportive leader, with experience mentoring team members and creating high-performing, highly engaged teams
Join us!
If this sounds like your next great career move, please submit your cover letter and resume by October 26, 2025.
Additional information
The target salary range: $125,400 - $156,800 per annum. The starting salary is determined based on the successful candidate’s knowledge, experience and internal equity.
"We connect communities and customers to people and places important in their lives”
At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We support employment equity and diversity in the workplace and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
