Telesat
Director, Systems Operations Software
Ottawa, Ontario · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 47 days ago
Leadership
About the role
- Operating horizontally across teams, the position provides governance, coordination, and strategic oversight to ensure SysOps functions as a cohesive system rather than independent delivery streams.
Responsibilities
- Vendor Strategy & Management: Lead offshore/vendor engagement strategy across SysOps, including scope allocation, de-scoping, and transition to in-house development while maintaining effective vendor relationships.
- Architecture Alignment Oversight: Provide oversight to ensure LSS capabilities align with system architecture across domains and that requirements, design, and implementation remain consistent with target architecture.
- Provide oversight to ensure LSS capabilities align with system architecture across domains and that requirements, design, and implementation remain consistent with target architecture.
Requirements
- This is a high-impact leadership role requiring strong systems thinking, cross-functional influence, and the ability to operate effectively across engineering, product, operations, and vendor ecosystems.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI-enabled or model-driven development practices
- Strong understanding of complex BSS/OSS, Management Plane, and Control Plane architectures.
- Experience driving organizational transformation across multiple teams and vendors
- This role is critical to the success of SysOps as it transitions toward a more integrated, AI-driven delivery model.
- It ensures that alignment, traceability, and integration are maintained across all domains, reducing risk and enabling more efficient execution at scale.
- The ideal candidate will bring a balance of technical depth, program leadership, and organizational influence, with the ability to connect strategy to execution across multiple teams and stakeholders.
- This position offers the opportunity to shape how SysOps operates as a unified system and to play a leading role in modernizing development practices through AI-driven transformation.
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