Senior Program Manager, Privacy

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At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers: 

At Ontario Health, your growth and well-being aren’t just supported—they’re celebrated every step of the way. Here, you have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while shaping a fulfilling and sustainable career. Based on your role, you may receive:

• Comprehensive health coverage from day one, with fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits to support you and your family’s health
• Flexible health care or wellness spending accounts, plus an inclusive program to support your overall well-being
• A premium defined benefit pension plan, ensuring long-term financial security
• Competitive vacation entitlement that encourages time to rest and recharge
• Three personal days and two float days annually, providing added flexibility to support work-life balance, in addition to vacation days
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities designed to help you grow, advance, and thrive in your profession
• A collaborative, values-driven workplace where integrity, care, humility, inspiration, and tenacity shape everything we do
• Opportunities to participate in Communities of Inclusion, fostering belonging, equity, and the sharing of diverse perspectives across our team

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

Pour obtenir une traduction en français de l’offre d’emploi suivante, veuillez envoyer un courriel à[email protected]. Les demandes seront traitées dans un délai de trois jours ouvrables et la période de dépôt des demandes sera prolongée de trois jours.

To obtain a French translation of the following job posting, please email  [email protected].Requests will be addressed within three business days, and the application window will be extended by three business days.

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:  

At Ontario Health, your growth and well-being aren’t just supported—they’re celebrated every step of the way. Here, you have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while shaping a fulfilling and sustainable career. Based on your role, you may receive:

• Comprehensive health coverage from day one, with fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits to keep you and your family healthy

• Flexible health care or wellness spending accounts, plus an inclusive program to support your well-being.

• Premium defined benefit pension plan, ensuring long-term financial security

• Competitive vacation entitlement that encourages time to recharge

• Three personal days and two float days annually, providing flexibility to support work‑life balance in addition to vacation days

• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities designed to help you grow, advance, and thrive in your profession.

• A collaborative, values-driven workplace where integrity, care, humility, inspiration, and tenacity shape everything we do.

• Opportunities to participate in Communities of Inclusion— fostering belonging, equity, and the sharing of diverse perspectives across our team.

Want to make a difference in your career?Consider this opportunity.

Ontario Health is seeking a strategic and collaborative Senior Program Manager to lead high-impact privacy program initiatives that support the organization’s mandate to connect, modernize, and improve health care across Ontario. In this role, you will provide privacy leadership on complex, enterprise-wide initiatives, translate strategy into practical operating plans, and help strengthen how privacy enables care, innovation, and public trust.

This is an opportunity for an experienced privacy leader who thrives at the intersection of policy, digital health, data, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership. You will work across Ontario Health portfolios and with key external partners—including the Ministry of Health and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario—to influence decisions, build strong relationships, and deliver meaningful program outcomes.

Reporting through the Privacy Office, the Senior Program Manager will help advance a mature, responsive, and trusted privacy program by:

• Equipping teams with the guidance, tools, and support needed to operationalize privacy obligations, strategies, and program initiatives.

• Helping stakeholders understand the value of privacy as an enabler of care, digital transformation, and responsible business delivery.

• Connecting privacy program work to Ontario Health’s broader organizational priorities and public sector mandate.

• Building engaged, informed, and collaborative relationships with internal and external partners.

Here is what you will be doing:

Key responsibilities

• Lead the renewal, execution, and continuous improvement of Ontario Health’s privacy program, ensuring alignment with program obligations, operating models, and organizational priorities.

• Provide subject matter expertise on privacy legislation, regulatory requirements, information systems, data standards, and emerging privacy expectations affecting Ontario Health’s mandate.

• Advise on privacy requirements for digital products, services, data initiatives, and corporate projects, embedding privacy-by-design principles into practical delivery approaches.

• Lead change management activities with multidisciplinary teams across clinical programs, data and analytics, digital services, and corporate portfolios.

• Support the Privacy Office operating plan, including internal projects that optimize practices, strengthen service delivery, and improve program effectiveness.

• Prepare and deliver clear briefings and advice for senior leaders, executives, the Board, funders, government partners, and external stakeholders, including the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.

• Develop performance evaluation approaches and monitor outcomes to ensure the privacy program delivers measurable value and continuous improvement.

• Provide leadership, coaching, and thought partnership to colleagues and stakeholders, helping teams work toward common goals and apply privacy program requirements with confidence.

• Make sound recommendations and decisions, with senior leadership support where required, on issues with broad organizational impact that require sophisticated, sustainable solutions.

Here is what you will need to be successful: 

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Health Studies, Public Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Certification in privacy, such as Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), project management, or a related professional designation is considered an asset.

• Experience in the health care or public service sectors, including established stakeholder relationships, is considered an asset.

• 7–10 years of related experience with progressively increasing scope, complexity, accountability, and decision-making responsibility.

Knowledge and Skills

• Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, and team-building skills, with the ability to motivate teams, drive results, and support high-impact initiatives.

• Strong communication, influencing, and knowledge translation skills, with the ability to explain complex or sensitive information to diverse audiences.

• Demonstrated relationship-building, consensus-building, and emotional intelligence, with the ability to navigate competing stakeholder interests and crucial conversations.

• Sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism when handling confidential, sensitive, or high-pressure matters.

• Proven ability to manage contracts, competing priorities, and multiple projects concurrently.

• Flexible, adaptable, and able to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.

• Delivery-focused and accountable, with a strong commitment to achieving program objectives.

• Political acuity and the ability to work effectively with government partners.

• Ability to make decisions with significant organizational impact.

Location: Ontario Health (OH) welcomes applications from candidates across Ontario. Please note that this role follows an in-office work model, requiring employees to work from a designated, approved Ontario Health location.

Employment Type:

Permanent Full time

Contract Length:

N/A

Salary Band:

Band 7

External Application Deadline Date:

September 24, 2026