Senior Manager, IT & Systems - Venture for Canada

If you’re excited about building systems that empower others to lead and want to help shape Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurial, AI-ready talent for the future of work, we’d love to hear from you!

Venture for Canada is a national registered charity equipping talent across Canada with the entrepreneurial skills, mindset, and opportunities to succeed in a 21st-century economy increasingly shaped by rapid change and emerging technology. We believe that to be entrepreneurial is to act upon opportunities to create value for others.

The resourcefulness and creativity of people across Canada are essential to addressing our country’s greatest challenges. Venture for Canada serves as a catalyst for systemic social change by empowering individuals to create a more prosperous, inclusive, and innovative society.

Since 2013, Venture for Canada has grown in meaningful ways, and we’re excited to expand our team with values-aligned individuals who can contribute to what we’re building. To learn more about our hiring process and workplace philosophy, visit our Careers page .

About the Senior Manager, IT & Systems Role

The Senior Manager, IT & Systems owns and evolves Venture for Canada ’s internal technology ecosystem, including SaaS systems, workflow automation, AI tooling, and cybersecurity. This is a high-ownership role for a technical operator who combines systems thinking, hands-on execution, and strong project management. You will design and build systems, lead organization-wide tool rollouts, and ensure technology is secure, reliable, and widely adopted across the team. You will also manage VFC’s IT Help Desk & CRM Coordinator, overseeing day-to-day support, while building a scalable support function that enables continuous improvement.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Own and evolve VFC's systems strategy, tech stack, and vendor relationships
• Conduct a comprehensive audit of HubSpot integrations and develop a roadmap to improve organizational effectiveness
• Define system architecture, standards, and documentation while proactively identifying gaps and risks
• Build and maintain automations, integrations, and AI tooling to streamline data flow and reduce manual processes both within HubSpot environment and emerging tools and opportunities
• Lead end-to-end project management and delivery of systems initiatives, including stakeholder alignment, training, and change management
• Own cybersecurity across systems, including access controls, data protection, vendor risk, and incident response
• Oversee system administration, reliability, and support — resolving recurring issues at the root
• Manage and develop the IT Help Desk & CRM Coordinator, balancing reactive support with proactive improvement
• Partner with the data team to support reporting and data quality

Who You Are

• A strategic thinker who's equ