Director, Digital Platforms

Compensation

Fengate Asset Management provides a salary range of CA$/yr - CA$/yr based on skills and experience. Your actual pay will be determined by your recruiter.

The Information Technology team is seeking an experienced Director of Digital Platforms. The Director will partner with business units to shape the application portfolio strategy, optimize strategic platforms, and lead the intake and onboarding of new platforms. Acting as a trusted IT business partner, the Director will ensure technology solutions deliver value, support growth objectives, and enable innovation. The role will also involve collaboration with IT operations and security teams, and provide advisory support to portfolio companies on platform best practices and integration strategies.

• Support the firm in developing and executing a strategy for software platforms and applications to meet evolving business needs and objectives.
• Lead application portfolio management to identify applications to retire, sustain, replace, or optimize, ensuring alignment with business needs and cost efficiency.
• Partner with business units to define, prioritize, and deliver enterprise applications that enhance productivity and enable strategic outcomes.
• Act as a trusted IT business partner, collaborating across business units to understand strategic goals and technology needs.
• Facilitate gathering of business requirements to inform IT solutions, ensuring application and data initiatives align with business priorities.
• Guide and support the evaluation, selection, implementation and optimization of enterprise applications to ensure value delivery and scalability.
• Oversee implementation projects, ensuring solutions are delivered on time, on budget, and meet stakeholder expectations.
• Design, integrate, and implement scalable enterprise solutions across diverse platforms.
• Provide technology advisory and consultation to portfolio companies on best practices for application and data management.
• Enable scalable and standardized technology solutions to support portfolio companies' operational and growth strategies.
• Identify and champion opportunities to modernize and streamline the application landscape by assessing and integrating AI capabilities, and leading the development of a strategic technology roadmap.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related discipline.
• 5-7+ years of experience in IT leadership roles with a focus on applications and SaaS platforms.
• Strong experience in alternative asset management and related industries such as private equity, infrastructure, and real estate.
• Demonstrated business analysis skills, translating business needs into effective technology solutions.
• Expertise in application portfolio management, including selection, implementation, and optimization of enterprise applications.
• Experience with industry-specific applications such as Yardi, Argus, Workday, Deal Cloud, and portfolio monitoring/analytics platforms.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, building strong relationships and acting as a strategic advisor to business leaders.
• Strong project management skills, delivering complex initiatives on time and within budget.
• Proven experience managing third-party vendors, evaluating vendor performance, negotiating contracts, and ensuring alignment with business objectives and SLAs. negotiating paths forward with stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior leadership and key stakeholders in all departments.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.

• Focusing on Performance – Being accountable and driving results.
• Understanding Stakeholders – Knowing the needs of those who rely on you.
• Building Effective Relationships – Collaboration and communication.

This position will work out of our Oakville or Toronto office and is required to be in office 3‑4 days a week.

Fengate is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace. It is a core priority to create, operate with, and continuously grow and sustain an inclusive culture that respects and connects the diversity of our team, client relationships, partners, and communities.

We are committed to providing accommodation for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.