COO, People and Corporate Services

Ottawa, ON
Hybrid
Posted Oct 10, 2026
1 position

$179,800–$211,300 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 38 hours per week

Job summary

The COO will lead an integrated portfolio including people and culture, finance, IT, facilities, and corporate security to support Canada's national museums. They are responsible for defining enterprise-wide strategies, ensuring financial accountability, and fostering an inclusive, high-performing organizational culture.

Job details

If you are an Ingenium employee, please visit your ADP home page, select “Myself”. Under Talent, select Career Centre and submit your application - do not create a personal account. Annual Salary: $179,800 -- $211,300 Employment Status: Indeterminate Full-time position Language Requirement: Bilingual (CBC) (definition [https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/language-requirements-candidates.html]) Schedule: 37.50 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Work Environment: Hybrid Competition Closing Date: November 1, 2026 THE OPPORTUNITY Join Ingenium’s executive team in a pivotal leadership role where you will shape the future of the Corporation and strengthen the foundations that enable Canada’s national museums of science and innovation to thrive. Reporting directly to the President and CEO, you will lead a dynamic, integrated portfolio spanning people and culture, finance, facilities, procurement, fleet, information technology, and protection. This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide strategy, delivery corporate essential services and create the conditions for people and ideas to flourish. At a pivotal moment for Canada, bringing strategic vision, sound governance and a service-focused mindset, you will help build an empathetic, high-performing organization seeking to build a nation of innovators. WHAT YOU WILL LEAD * Enterprise strategy and stewardship: Define the strategies, programs, policies and frameworks that guide the responsible management of human, financial, physical, fleet and technology resources. * Financial leadership and accountability: Provide strategic advice, oversight and a modern financial management framework that supports integrity, effective planning and sound decision-making within a Crown corporation. * One coordinated corporate-services portfolio: Oversee payroll, accounting, IT systems and desktop support, data analytics, employee assistance, learning, labour relations, occupational health and safety, facilities, accommodations, materiel management and corporate security. * Executive partnership: Advise the President and CEO, Members of the Board of Trustees, executive colleagues, senior leaders and employees on the resource implications of short- and long-term priorities. * External representation: Represent Ingenium with central agencies and departments * Culture and organizational effectiveness: Foster accountability, collaboration, empathy, inclusion, accessibility and continuous improvement across a complex, multidisciplinary environment. WHAT YOU BRING Education and professional credentials * A bachelor’s degree in commerce, business administration, human resources management or a related discipline. * An MBA or master’s degree in a related field is an asset. * A relevant professional designation, such as CPA or CHRP/CHRL, is an asset. * Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered. Executive experience * At least 10 years of relevant experience in corporate services and/or human resources, including five years in a leadership capacity. * A record of leading change initiatives in a large organization and managing a broad, interconnected mandate. * Experience working across functions and with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. YOUR LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS * Strategic and systems thinking, with the ability to translate organizational priorities into practical plans, services and decisions. * Deep knowledge of modern corporate services delivery, including technology-enabled solutions and processes. * Broad understanding of financial management, data analytics, risk, performance measurement, business review, continuous improvement and reporting. * Strong knowledge of labour and employment law, including the Canada Labour Code, Canadian Human Rights Act and Official Languages Act, as well as relevant public-sector management practices. * Expertise in interest-based negotiation, collective bargaining and dispute resolution. * An inclusive, collaborative leadership style that supports teamwork, coaching, mentoring and accountability. * Excellent judgment and the ability to identify emerging issues and develop pragmatic, proactive solutions. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both official languages Security Requirements: Secret Work location: 1865 St. Laurent Blvd. Ottawa ON Union Affiliation: Excluded Classification: level SM-04 We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Our Commitment to Employment Equity Ingenium champions the values of diversity and inclusion. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as members of one or more designated employment equity groups. This is asked in a pre-screening question during the application process. Ingenium provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed with the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

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Requirements

Candidates must possess at least 10 years of relevant experience in corporate services or human resources, with at least five years in a leadership capacity. A bachelor's degree is required, while an MBA or professional designations like CPA or CHRP are considered assets.