Who we are:

At MCAN, our greatest pride is the incredible team we’ve built and the experience we create for every team member. Our people aren’t just professionals; they’re innovators, influencers, and bold thinkers who challenge the status quo. We don’t operate like traditional lenders because our focus isn’t on selling mortgages; it’s on building lasting relationships.

#MCANLIFE is more than a hashtag; it’s our culture. It’s rooted in customer-centricity and fueled by genuine collaboration. Here, talented professionals find a workplace that feels connected, empowering, and full of opportunity to use their skills to the fullest. At MCAN, you’ll discover a career where you can connect, grow, and truly make an impact.

We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ year after year. Building on our Great Place to Work® certification since 2021, we’ve continued to earn national recognition for creating an exceptional employee experience. In 2024 and 2025, we were celebrated as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces™, including being named among the Best Workplaces™ for Women and Best Workplaces™ in Financial Services & Insurance. Most recently, we were honored as one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers and recognized for having one of Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures, a testament to our commitment to fostering a culture where people feel valued, connected, and empowered to grow.

We’re looking for a Director, Enterprise Architecture & Data Intelligence to join the MCAN’s Information Technology Team.

This job posting is a replacement role, and we are seeking to appoint a new team member to fill this existing position. The successful candidate will be expected to continue and build on the important work and responsibilities associated with this role, ensuring continuity and ongoing contribution to our team’s objectives.

Job summary

The Director, Enterprise Architecture & Data Intelligence provides enterprise‑wide leadership over MCAN’s technology architecture and data intelligence foundations. This role ensures that business, application, data, integration, analytics, and AI capabilities are intentionally designed, well‑governed, and aligned with business strategy, regulatory expectations, and long‑term sustainability.

Acting as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, this role translates business priorities into clear architecture direction, governs key design decisions, and ensures that investments in data, analytics, and AI deliver meaningful, trusted, and scalable outcomes across the organization.

Responsibilities:

Provide enterprise architecture leadership across business, application, data, integration, analytics, and intelligence domains
Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, roadmaps, and reference architectures
Act as the architectural authority for initiatives that have enterprise‑wide impact on risk, scalability, cost, or sustainability
Establish and govern the enterprise data and intelligence architecture, including reporting, analytics, and AI‑enabled decision capabilities
Ensure data and intelligence solutions are scalable, reusable, interoperable, and aligned to business needs
Guide the architectural integration of analytics and AI into core business processes
Define architectural guardrails for the responsible, secure, and sustainable use of AI and advanced analytics
Enable reuse of approved platforms and technologies while reducing fragmentation and unmanaged risk
Translate business strategy into actionable architecture and data intelligence direction
Provide enterprise‑level impact, dependency, and risk analysis for major initiatives and platform decisions
Advise senior leadership on architectural implications of growth, regulatory change, and operating model evolution
Identify and assess emerging technologies and data capabilities relevant to the organization’s strategy
Create safe architectural pathways for experimentation, pilots, and proof‑of‑value initiatives
Balance innovation with architectural discipline, compliance, and operational resilience
Chair and participate in architecture governance forums to review and shape solution designs
Manage architecture exceptions, tradeoffs, and technical debt decisions
Ensure architectural consistency across portfolios, platforms, and delivery teams
Provide leadership and direction to enterprise architects and senior technical contributors
Partner closely with IT, Risk, Compliance, and Business leaders to drive alignment and shared outcomes
Maintains hands-on involvement in cloud architecture, AI/ML, APIs and data platforms.
Support regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and strong governance practices (e.g., OSFI and related standards)
Contribute to IT operational oversight, performance metrics, and vendor management as required

Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s degree considered an asset)
5+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, or senior IT leadership roles
8+ years of experience designing and governing enterprise‑scale technology and data architectures
Ongoing informal and professional education in areas such as enterprise architecture, data platforms, analytics, AI, cloud technologies, and emerging technology trends
Architecture or technology certifications (e.g., TOGAF, cloud architecture certifications, data/analytics certifications) are an asset but not mandatory
Demonstrated experience operating in complex, regulated environments (financial services experience is a strong asset)
Proven experience acting as a strategic advisor to senior leaders and executives
Experience leading and influencing senior technical professionals and cross‑functional teams
Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to connect technology decisions to business outcomes
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex architectural concepts in clear, practical business language
Proven ability to influence without direct authority and build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.

We are dedicated to building an organization that reflects the diversity of our clients and the communities we serve across Canada. Do you possess and value the same attributes? Are you interested in your own development? Then come join our team!

We confirm that our recruitment process incorporates Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a variety of ways. While technology helps us enhance efficiency and support our hiring efforts, every stage continues to be guided by our recruitment team to ensure thoughtful and fair decision making. The human element remains central throughout our process.

Regular in‑office collaboration is an important part of how we work, learn, and succeed together, and we believe great work thrives through in‑person connection. Our hybrid model is designed to bring teams together in a modern office environment where collaboration, mentorship, and creativity naturally flourish, while still providing flexibility for focused remote work. While schedules may vary by team and role, successful candidates should expect a consistent in‑office presence as part of our hybrid approach.

MCAN is committed to providing accommodation to applicants throughout the job application and interview process to the point of undue hardship. If you require any accommodations, please contact our Human Resources team at [email protected]. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage in the recruitment process.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.