Business Manager, Office Of The Ceo

Business Manager

At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. But that’s not all. Whether we’re leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada.

Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, technical gurus and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you.

As a key member of our Office of the CEO, the Business Manager reports directly into the CEO. You will be tasked with providing high quality support to our office of the CEO, Executive team members and both internal/external stakeholders.

We are looking for an efficient self-starter with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment. You are a masterful problem-solver, highly organized and have exceptional communication skills. You also have an excellent ability to build and maintain relations with both internal/external stakeholders and help drive accountability. In this role you will support the optimization of the CEO’s efficiency by organizing, preparing their day, calendar travel and gatekeeping.

You're great at...

• Timely preparation and presentation of materials for key external and internal meetings. This includes: weekly touch point with calendar review to assess needs for the week, collecting materials in preparation for requirements, updating materials and reviewing amendments with stakeholders, highlighting key points from stakeholders, taking the lead as liaison on materials collection and compilation and ensuring accountability.
• Prioritizing based on level of importance/urgency through a contextual understanding of corporate strategies/objectives and CEO agenda.
• Establishing and strengthening key stakeholder relationships (internal and external) to effectively manage challenging situations in the performance of your duties, and the reputation of Interac.
• Organizing travel arrangements, checking in and preparing expense reports. Understanding the CEO’s travel preferences; preparing, consolidating and reviewing all documents prior to travel in one email.Participating in social committee, D&I committee and other event committees as required.
• Proactively reading invites and emails and briefing/updating the CEO and Business Unit on upcoming meetings and ongoing obligations. Next day prep/fyi on critical information and deliverables/requirements/responsibilities for meetings.
• Day-to-day management of the Office of the CEO.
• Managing calendar and activities to ensure high-value time utilization of the CEO in relation to external and internal requirements.

Who are you?

• The ability to take high-level thinking and decipher and articulate in an effective way using PowerPoint, email or written correspondence while managing ambiguity.
• Confidence to drive outcomes by being business and people savvy at all levels of the organization (manage up, influence up, willingness to challenge people).
• A results-driven approach and are a trusted team member who provides insights to team concerns/trends in a proactive manner with integrity and confidentiality to support the CEO in proactive problem resolution.
• Maturity, discretion, exceptional common sense and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Can handle stressful situations with measured calmness and decisiveness.
• Best in class organizational skills, flexibility and ability to multi-task with demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities.
• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.
• A penchant for taking initiative, proactively anticipating what’s next for the CEO so you can prepare accordingly.
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. Minimum of 10 years progressive experience as executive assistant/administrator and/or Business Manager to senior and C-suite leaders.
• Excellent analytical skills; ability to quickly aggregate and analyze information.
• Exceptional verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
• A positive, professional demeanor, passion and interest in Interac and can instill trust with all parties.
• A high level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams).

Interac requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers. We use this service to complete the following checks:

• Canadian ID cross-check;
• Canadian criminal record check;
• Credit inquiry
• 5-year employment verification;
• Public safety verification; and
• Education verification;

How We Work

We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work. Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:

Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion of a common goal.

Core Values: They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.

Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.

Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you