Manager, Business Development

Requisition
13657
-Posted
09/22/2026

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Requisition : 13657
Number of Vacancies: 1
Department: Communications & Marketing
Salary Information: $  - $
Pay Scale Group: 10SA
Employment Type: Regular - Hybrid
Vacancy: New

Weekly

Hours:

35 Off Days: Saturday - Sunday Shift: Day
Posted On: Sept 22, 2026
Last Day to Apply: October 14, 2026
Reports to
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Head, Communications and Marketing

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new  TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

Join our Communications and Marketing department as the Manager, Business Development. This is a 24 month temporary role offering an exciting opportunity to drive new revenue initiatives across the organization.

Reporting to the Head, Communications and Marketing, you will drive non-fare revenue generation for the TTC by proactively identifying opportunities across stations, vehicles, digital platforms, retail spaces, real estate, and TTC rights of way looking for partnerships and programs that both generate income and elevate the customer experience. A key part of your work will involve building strong commercial relationships with private sector partners, agencies, and vendors, and bringing forward innovative ideas that reflect industry trends and changing customer expectations.

You will take ownership of sourcing, evaluating, and shaping new non-fare revenue initiatives, using market research, benchmarking, and business case development to assess potential, understand risks, and anticipate customer impact. From there, you will negotiate and manage commercial agreements—such as sponsor ships, naming rights, licensing arrangements, and vendor contracts—while working closely with Legal, Procurement, Operational and other TTC teams to ensure alignment with organizational policies and public sector requirements.

Another aspect of the role involves activating TTC spaces and bringing them to life through events, partnerships, brand experiences, community programming, and short term retail opportunities. To support this work, you will conduct on site inspections of TTC properties and retail tenants, ensuring spaces are well positioned for commercial use and operationally sound.

You will also play a strategic role by setting revenue and customer satisfaction targets and monitoring the performance of existing programs. This includes identifying ways to optimize or expand ongoing initiatives and presenting recommendations, reports, and insights to senior leadership and TTC governance bodies. Throughout, you will collaborate with departments across the organization to integrate revenue driven ideas into capital projects, station improvements, and broader customer focused initiatives.

Staying connected to industry developments will be important, and you will continuously monitor emerging technologies, best practices, and trends in transit based commercial programs.

In addition to the above, you will demonstrate…