Commercial Management Director
Top Benefits
About the role
Infrastructure Ontario (IO), an Ontario crown corporation, provides a wide range of services to support the Ontario government’s initiative to modernize and maximize the value of public infrastructure and realty. IO has been recognized domestically and internationally for the way it does business and the success it has had with its major projects, real estate services, infrastructure lending, commercial projects, and development mandate. IO delivers some of the most complex, ambitious commercial and land development solutions for the Province and continues to evolve and expand its capabilities to maximize its public impact and deliver on its vision of creating a connected, modern and competitive Ontario.
Position Purpose:
The Commercial Management Director plays a lead role on commercial and financial matters across IO’s delivery and commercial teams in the execution of major infrastructure projects, and other commercial and real estate development projects. The role oversees and shapes commercial strategy for complex transactions, including risk allocation, delivery model selection, commercial claims analysis, and project financing. This position consolidates commercial thinking across IO, advancing best practices, consistency, and innovation across multiple sectors.
What You Will Do:
- Provide senior project-level leadership on commercial issues across multiple sectors, ensuring consistent commercial management approaches.
- Structure transactions by integrating innovation, market intelligence, and lessons learned to optimize project outcomes.
- Lead project transaction execution from a commercial and financial perspective, including design and execution of financial and commercial evaluations and other due diligence.
- Lead program-wide strategic issues from a commercial perspective, including reviews of approaches to contract security (e.g., bonding), delivery model analysis, and commercial design to integrate policy directives.
- Develop and disseminate best practices through participation in industry associations, panels, and creation of educational materials.
- Collaborate with technical, legal, financial, and costing experts to implement commercial concepts aligned with IO’s delivery strategies.
What We Are Looking For:
- Extensive experience leading transaction structuring in infrastructure, project finance or related fields.
- Advanced knowledge of infrastructure delivery models, project finance, business case development, and financial analysis methodologies.
- Strong commercial judgment with experience assessing the interplay between commercial structures and risk profiles, negotiating complex commercial and financial terms, and resolving major project claims.
- Ability to develop commercially sound recommendations requiring multi-dimensional consideration.
- Demonstrated ability to work across government, senior executives, and private-sector proponent teams.
- Leadership capability to coach and mentor team members in a collaborative environment.
- Finance-related education expected; CFA, MBA, Economics, or accounting experience considered an asset.
What We Offer:
- Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
- A Defined Contribution Pension Plan, with Infrastructure Ontario contributing the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary and will also match any employee contribution up to an additional 5% of their annual salary. To provide further options for planning and saving for the future, IO offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account to eligible employees.
- A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
- A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 15 weeks.
- Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutrition counselling or financial planning.
- Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being. IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and licence fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role.
- Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs
- A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.
We offer a competitive hiring range of $128,000 to $173,200 (P6 level), pay will align with skills, knowledge and experience of the candidate.
This posting will close on February 20, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the role is filled.
This posting is for a current active vacancy. We are actively recruiting to fill this position.
After reviewing the qualifications listed above, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.
At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging. We believe that experience comes in many forms and through learning from each others’ differences and perspectives gives us strength. We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life. Let us know if you require any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
At Infrastructure Ontario, we use AI in our applicant tracking system to improve the efficiency and fairness of recruitment. Your application will be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team for a thorough evaluation. Please note that final hiring decisions are made solely by our experienced hiring team.
About Infrastructure Ontario
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) is a world class agency that creates value out of the public assets of the province, to build a connected and competitive Ontario. Everything we do is grounded in the idea that if we work with partners in both the public and private sectors, we can create value for taxpayers in ways that others can’t.
We are known for our execution. We bring a seamless “one-stop shop” perspective to turning government decisions into actions, through a range of contracting/commercial models. We take an enterprise-wide view to effectively provide leadership on assets and programs over their full lifecycle.
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Infrastructure Ontario (IO) est un organisme de classe mondiale qui crée de la valeur à partir des biens publics de la province afin de bâtir un Ontario connecté et compétitif. Tout ce que nous faisons est fondé sur l’idée que si nous travaillons avec des partenaires des secteurs public et privé, nous pouvons créer de la valeur pour les contribuables d’une façon que d’autres ne peuvent pas faire.
Nous sommes connus pour notre exécution. Nous apportons une perspective intégrée de « guichet unique » pour transformer les décisions du gouvernement en actions, au moyen d’un éventail de modèles contractuels/commerciaux. Nous adoptons une vision à l’échelle de l’organisation afin de fournir un leadership efficace sur les actifs et les programmes tout au long de leur cycle de vie.
Commercial Management Director
Top Benefits
About the role
Infrastructure Ontario (IO), an Ontario crown corporation, provides a wide range of services to support the Ontario government’s initiative to modernize and maximize the value of public infrastructure and realty. IO has been recognized domestically and internationally for the way it does business and the success it has had with its major projects, real estate services, infrastructure lending, commercial projects, and development mandate. IO delivers some of the most complex, ambitious commercial and land development solutions for the Province and continues to evolve and expand its capabilities to maximize its public impact and deliver on its vision of creating a connected, modern and competitive Ontario.
Position Purpose:
The Commercial Management Director plays a lead role on commercial and financial matters across IO’s delivery and commercial teams in the execution of major infrastructure projects, and other commercial and real estate development projects. The role oversees and shapes commercial strategy for complex transactions, including risk allocation, delivery model selection, commercial claims analysis, and project financing. This position consolidates commercial thinking across IO, advancing best practices, consistency, and innovation across multiple sectors.
What You Will Do:
- Provide senior project-level leadership on commercial issues across multiple sectors, ensuring consistent commercial management approaches.
- Structure transactions by integrating innovation, market intelligence, and lessons learned to optimize project outcomes.
- Lead project transaction execution from a commercial and financial perspective, including design and execution of financial and commercial evaluations and other due diligence.
- Lead program-wide strategic issues from a commercial perspective, including reviews of approaches to contract security (e.g., bonding), delivery model analysis, and commercial design to integrate policy directives.
- Develop and disseminate best practices through participation in industry associations, panels, and creation of educational materials.
- Collaborate with technical, legal, financial, and costing experts to implement commercial concepts aligned with IO’s delivery strategies.
What We Are Looking For:
- Extensive experience leading transaction structuring in infrastructure, project finance or related fields.
- Advanced knowledge of infrastructure delivery models, project finance, business case development, and financial analysis methodologies.
- Strong commercial judgment with experience assessing the interplay between commercial structures and risk profiles, negotiating complex commercial and financial terms, and resolving major project claims.
- Ability to develop commercially sound recommendations requiring multi-dimensional consideration.
- Demonstrated ability to work across government, senior executives, and private-sector proponent teams.
- Leadership capability to coach and mentor team members in a collaborative environment.
- Finance-related education expected; CFA, MBA, Economics, or accounting experience considered an asset.
What We Offer:
- Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
- A Defined Contribution Pension Plan, with Infrastructure Ontario contributing the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary and will also match any employee contribution up to an additional 5% of their annual salary. To provide further options for planning and saving for the future, IO offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account to eligible employees.
- A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
- A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 15 weeks.
- Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutrition counselling or financial planning.
- Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being. IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and licence fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role.
- Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs
- A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.
We offer a competitive hiring range of $128,000 to $173,200 (P6 level), pay will align with skills, knowledge and experience of the candidate.
This posting will close on February 20, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the role is filled.
This posting is for a current active vacancy. We are actively recruiting to fill this position.
After reviewing the qualifications listed above, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.
At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging. We believe that experience comes in many forms and through learning from each others’ differences and perspectives gives us strength. We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life. Let us know if you require any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
At Infrastructure Ontario, we use AI in our applicant tracking system to improve the efficiency and fairness of recruitment. Your application will be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team for a thorough evaluation. Please note that final hiring decisions are made solely by our experienced hiring team.
About Infrastructure Ontario
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) is a world class agency that creates value out of the public assets of the province, to build a connected and competitive Ontario. Everything we do is grounded in the idea that if we work with partners in both the public and private sectors, we can create value for taxpayers in ways that others can’t.
We are known for our execution. We bring a seamless “one-stop shop” perspective to turning government decisions into actions, through a range of contracting/commercial models. We take an enterprise-wide view to effectively provide leadership on assets and programs over their full lifecycle.
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Infrastructure Ontario (IO) est un organisme de classe mondiale qui crée de la valeur à partir des biens publics de la province afin de bâtir un Ontario connecté et compétitif. Tout ce que nous faisons est fondé sur l’idée que si nous travaillons avec des partenaires des secteurs public et privé, nous pouvons créer de la valeur pour les contribuables d’une façon que d’autres ne peuvent pas faire.
Nous sommes connus pour notre exécution. Nous apportons une perspective intégrée de « guichet unique » pour transformer les décisions du gouvernement en actions, au moyen d’un éventail de modèles contractuels/commerciaux. Nous adoptons une vision à l’échelle de l’organisation afin de fournir un leadership efficace sur les actifs et les programmes tout au long de leur cycle de vie.