Manager, Digital Enablement

Job summary

The Manager of Digital Enablement leads the digital enablement function, overseeing team performance, capacity planning, and the continuous improvement of operating practices. They are responsible for managing digital opportunity intake, supporting technology modernization decisions, and coordinating technical debt assessments across the organization.

Job details

Position: Manager, Digital Enablement Position Type: Full-time, Permanent, Management Location: Edmonton, Alberta Classification: Pay Group VI Salary Range: $97,950.00- $144,126.00 Closing Date: September 29, 2026 @ 4:00 p.m. MT If turning digital opportunities into clear, decision-ready pathways is your strength, and you’re energized by enabling modernization, AI and sustainable enterprise technology, then we need you! What you’re passionate about You are a strategic and operational thinker who can bring structure to ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and help others make informed technology decisions. You enjoy leading people, building practical methods, and creating clarity across complex digital, AI, modernization and technical debt opportunities. You are collaborative, credible and comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to connect business value, risk, cost, readiness and governance considerations. You bring sound judgement, curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset to work that strengthens enterprise capacity and supports responsible, sustainable change. Responsibilities of the Manager, Digital Enablement Lead APS’s digital enablement function and team, including work assignment, expectation setting, capacity planning, performance support and continuous improvement of operating practices. Maintain the methods, tools, templates and decision-support practices used to intake, assess, frame, track and report on digital opportunities across APS. Support technology modernization decisions by providing lifecycle, target-state, sequencing, dependency, readiness and governance analysis. Lead AI use case intake and prioritization practices, helping stakeholders shape opportunities, clarify outcomes, identify risks and prepare decision-ready recommendations. Manage technical debt assessment and prioritization approaches by coordinating input from technology leaders, architects, product owners and business stakeholders. Provide regular reporting, dashboards, analysis and recommendations on pipeline health, prioritization outcomes, readiness issues, trade-offs and matters requiring leadership direction. Build effective relationships with business areas, IST teams, product owners, architects, governance partners, delivery teams and external partners to support transparent, evidence-based decision-making. What you bring Degree or diploma in a related field, plus eight years of relevant digital enablement, application delivery/support or enterprise technology experience; equivalent combinations may be considered. Experience leading people, teams or cross-functional work, including planning, coaching and accountability. Strong judgement in assessing, prioritizing and preparing decision-ready technology recommendations. Knowledge of digital enablement, technology lifecycles, technical debt, AI intake and enterprise governance. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; experience in digital transformation, modernization, AI, data or regulated environments is an asset. Why choose APS APS is made up of hard-working, respectful and talented people who understand and invite diversity to the workplace. We take pride in holding ourselves accountable and continuing to meet or exceed service levels for plan members, pensioners and employers. We ensure they receive quality services because they—along with our people—are the reason we endure and succeed. And it sure feels good helping hard-working Albertans receive their well-deserved pensions. What APS has to offer Defined benefit pension plan Community-minded workplace with a friendly team environment Vacation starting at 20 days per year, 13 statutory holidays, personal days, plus office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day Competitive benefit package featuring extended health and dental benefits and a 100% employer-paid flexible spending account In-house training programs, extensive career development and coaching program, access to external education opportunities and wellness programs Discount programs through various partner agencies

What you’ll do

The Manager of Digital Enablement leads the digital enablement function, overseeing team performance, capacity planning, and the continuous improvement of operating practices. They are responsible for managing digital opportunity intake, supporting technology modernization decisions, and coordinating technical debt assessments across the organization.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a degree or diploma in a related field along with at least eight years of relevant experience in digital enablement or enterprise technology. Strong leadership skills, sound judgment in technology decision-making, and expertise in digital transformation and governance are required.

Benefits

• Defined benefit pension plan • Vacation starting at 20 days per year • 13 statutory holidays • Personal days • Office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day • Extended health benefits • Dental benefits • 100% employer-paid flexible spending account • In-house training programs • Career development and coaching program • Access to external education opportunities • Wellness programs • Discount programs

Listed skills

• Change Management · Preferred
• Performance Support · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Data analysis · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Digital enablement
• Strategic thinking
• Operational thinking
• Technology modernization
• AI strategy
• Technical debt management
• Stakeholder management
• Governance
• Capacity planning
• Performance support
• Project management
• Data analysis
• Change management
• Leadership
• Communication
• Risk assessment
• Accountability
• Curiosity
• Digital Transformation
• Strong Work Ethic
• Planning
• Digital.ai
• Artificial Intelligence
• Dashboard
• Management
• Business Valuation
• Capacity Planning
• Decision Making
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Decision Support Systems
• Coaching
• Stakeholder Management
• Templates
• Coordinating
• Prioritization
• Technical Debt

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• Technology
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• Data & Analytics
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