Senior Manager, Business Initiatives

Requisition :

At Tangerine, we’re redefining banking. As Canada’s leading digital bank, we thrive on innovation, agility, and bold thinking, tackling every challenge head-on with leading technology and the unstoppable power of collaboration.

Our client-obsessed teams deliver flexible, accessible banking solutions, breakthrough products, and award-winning service. Beyond banking, we’re committed to making an impact in the communities we serve and across our organization. We foster a culture built on integrity, inclusion, and fearless ambition – where diverse perspectives are valued, and people are empowered to do their best work.

Are you ready to disrupt the status quo? Do you crave challenges that push boundaries? If you’re a high performer looking to accelerate your career and reimagine the banking landscape, this is your moment.

Let’s shape the future of banking together!

The Senior Manager, Business Initiatives is responsible for driving the planning, execution, and delivery oversight of strategic initiatives that support the build and launch of Tangerine's Small Business Banking proposition. This role will steward cross‑functional alignment across product, platform, marketing, risk, and operations to ensure initiatives are delivered on time, on strategy, and with measurable impact.

Working closely with the Director and Tangerine Business leadership, the Senior Manager will play a hands‑on role in advancing key work streams, including product readiness, go‑to‑market execution, community and ecosystem development, and client migration planning. This is a player‑coach role that requires both strategic thinking and operational rigour in a fast‑paced, build‑phase environment.

• Strategic Initiative Delivery:
  Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of high‑priority initiatives across the Tangerine Business portfolio, including product launches (deposits, lending, payments), digital platform readiness, and take‑to‑market activation. This includes goal setting, road mapping, milestone tracking, and delivery oversight.
• Cross‑Functional Coordination:
  Work with business leaders and functional partners (Technology, Risk, Compliance, Marketing, Operations, Legal) to ensure alignment on priorities, dependencies, and timelines. Facilitate structured working sessions to accelerate decision‑making and resolve blockers.
• Performance Tracking & Reporting:
  Design and maintain reporting mechanisms to communicate initiative progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership. Support the preparation of Board updates, executive summaries, and strategic briefings.
• Strategic Planning Support:
  Contribute to the development and refinement of the Tangerine Business strategy, including competitive analysis, opportunity sizing, and alignment with Tangerine's broader transformation. Support ongoing strategy reviews and planning cycles.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, including executives, to ensure ongoing alignment on the growth agenda and to support effective change management across the organization.
• Quick Wins & Continuous Improvement:
  Identify and drive "quick wins" that build momentum, demonstrate early value, and support the phased rollout of the Small Business Banking proposition.
• Governance & Risk Alignment:
  Ensure all initiatives are executed in alignment with Tangerine's risk, compliance, and governance frameworks, partnering with relevant teams to proactively manage risks.
• Championing a client‑obsessed culture.
• Leveraging a growth mindset, embracing learning and continuous improvement.
• Contributing to a dynamic workplace fostering trust, integrity and inclusion.
• Removing obstacles to drive momentum across teams.

• 7+ years of relevant experience in strategy, management consulting, product management, or business transformation, with a post‑secondary degree in a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Strong business acumen – a strategic thinker with the ability to combine the big picture, long‑term orientation with an understanding of details and sense of urgency.
• Highly…