ICTC is seeking a Senior Director of Research and Economics who will lead a multi-faceted national portfolio focused on driving ICTC’s policy influence, research excellence, and labour market intelligence. This position provides high-level strategic and operational leadership across multiple business areas, collaborating closely with executives, directors, and cross-functional teams. The Senior Director will oversee the integration of policy research, economic modelling, labour market information (LMI), data science, and program evaluation, delivering high-impact insights that shape Canada’s digital future.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Organizational Development

• Lead a diverse portfolio of initiatives across research, policy, and economic strategy—working in collaboration with executives, directors/senior managers, and managers.

• Develop strategic plans to optimize ICTC’s research and policy functions, while identifying and cultivating the talent required to deliver on these goals.

• Contribute to overall organizational strategy, helping shape ICTC’s impact agenda and national positioning.

• Provide leadership across both functional and matrixed teams, fostering cohesion, accountability, and innovation.

• Identify and open new national and international markets, establishing ICTC as a leading voice in digital policy and workforce strategy across borders.

• Collaborate with ICTC’s Business Development team to identify opportunities, prepare proposals, provide subject matter expertise, and meet annual goals.

Research, LMI, Data, and Evaluation Oversight

• Direct ICTC’s qualitative and quantitative research, data science, labour market intelligence, and program evaluation teams.

• Advance ICTC’s LMI portfolio by overseeing national forecasting, labour market modelling, and the development of LMI tools for stakeholders.

• Examine Canada’s productivity performance, innovation adoption, and competitiveness gaps relative to international peers.

• Elaborate quantitative modelling (input-output, econometric, CGE models) to assess the economic impacts of major projects, policies, or infrastructure investments.

• Perform projections for GDP growth, employment, inflation, trade, business investment, and public finances as they relate to the digital economy.

• Ensure methodological rigour, data integrity, and evidence-based insights through advanced analytics, forecasting, and evaluation frameworks.

• Promote innovation in digital research platforms and the responsible application of AI and automation in economic intelligence.

• Represent ICTC in national and international economic policy discussions, panels, and working groups.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain credibility with senior stakeholders in government, industry, academia, and international organizations.

• Serve as a spokesperson and thought leader on issues of national economic relevance, including Canada’s digital economy, digital transformation, workforce development, and skills.

• Translate complex policy and economic insights into practical recommendations for senior decision-makers.

Financial Stewardship, Risk and Performance Management

• Oversee financial planning for the department and ensure resource allocation aligns with strategic priorities.

• Exercise strong financial acumen, scoping, and business planning to ensure the sustainability and growth of the department.

• Lead robust risk, performance, and impact evaluation processes, ensuring transparency, accountability, and results.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Economics, Public Policy, Political Economy, Data Science, or a related field.

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in public policy, economic research, LMI, or innovation strategy in an applied setting.

• Proven record of managing multidisciplinary teams, influencing executive-level stakeholders, and growing a national or international portfolio.

• Demonstrated expertise in both qualitative and quantitative methods, economic modelling, evaluation design, and labour market forecasting.

• Strong strategic and financial planning skills, with experience in multi-year portfolio development and stakeholder engagement.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a track record of delivering high-impact reports, briefings, and public presentations.

• Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset.

What ICTC Offers

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunities to influence national policy and drive social impact.

• A collaborative, mission-driven work environment.

• Flexible work arrangements and professional development opportunities.

Are you?

• An inspirational leader- Are you someone who motivates others, drives meaningful change, and navigates challenges with grace and resilience?

• Driven and Determined - Are you highly motivated, self-starting, and willing to go above and beyond expectations with the drive to improve and exceed goals?

• Optimism with a “can-do”, results-driven orientation – Are you able to think creatively and successfully navigate barriers and obstacles? Do you stay focused on achieving priority goals and results?

• Dynamic, resilient, and flexible - Are you able to keep up with and embrace the rapid pace of change, advances in technology, intense competition and unparalleled levels of uncertainty? Are you open to change, evolving requirements, continuous feedback, and have the capacity to work with remote teams across Canada?

• A strategic, creative thinker – Are you skilled in analyzing complex situations and relationships? Are you able to channel your curiosity to navigate intricate challenges and drive innovation? Do you identify inter-relationships, patterns, and trends while noticing configurations across seemingly unrelated events? Do you synthesize information to pinpoint opportunities and issues? Do you tend to visualize new possibilities, challenge assumptions, and generate options to solve problems, seize opportunities?

• Collaborative - Are you able to work with and through others to achieve results? Do you have the emotional intelligence to understand the needs and perspectives of others, share information, report back, and be a strong team player?

• A decisive decision-maker – Are you able to analyze situations carefully, seek diverse perspectives, and make decisions that align with strategic goals and objectives?

• Ethical - Can you work with and steward confidential information and data? (This role requires high integrity, good judgment, confidentiality, and ethical compliance)

• Strategic thinker and doer – Are you an expert in developing and executing strategic plans?

• An excellent communicator – Do you have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills?

• Persuasive – Are you able to present concepts, ideas and proposals and close the deal?

• Reliable – Do you demonstrate reliability, organizational skills, and accountability to meet and exceed project and funder deliverable requirements?

• A champion of diversity and inclusion - Are you committed to diversity and inclusion and understanding the issues and challenges faced by diverse groups?

• Passionately committed to lifelong learning - Do you stay abreast on industry trends, seek out new perspectives, and invest in your own personal and professional growth.

Work Environment

ICTC is an entrepreneurial organization committed to advancing Canada's competitive advantage in the digital economy.

We are an agile not-for-profit with a dynamic environment where we are always managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines with excitement and enthusiasm, helping each other succeed, and lending a hand to help achieve collective goals.

Location

Remote—anywhere in Canada.

About ICTC

ICTC is a neutral, not-for-profit national centre of expertise with the mission of strengthening Canada's digital advantage in the global economy. For over 30 years, and with a team of 80+ experts, we have delivered forward-looking research, practical policy advice, and capacity-building solutions for individuals and businesses. Our goal is to ensure that technology is utilized to drive economic growth and innovation, and that Canada's workforce remains competitive on a global scale.

• OUR MISSION IS TO: Strengthen Canada’s digital advantage in a global economy

• OUR VISION IS TO: Foster globally competitive Canadian industries and a prosperous society empowered by innovative digital solutions.

ICTC is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please notify us as soon as possible. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

ICTC respectfully acknowledges that ICTC headquarters is on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People.

**If you don’t meet every single qualification, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Application deadline: October 3, 2025