Associate Director, Digital Enablement

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Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level G Job Title Associate Director, Digital Enablement Department UBC IT | Digital Enablement Compensation Range $12,755.08 - $19,905.67 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job. Posting End Date June 8, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date Ongoing At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Summary The Associate Director, Digital Enablement provides strategic guidance and expertise to staff and senior leaders engaged in the delivery and support of UBC's application portfolio, ensuring services are aligned with institutional priorities and evolving academic and administrative needs. This role drives application modernization, rationalization, and innovation through strong portfolio governance, lifecycle management, and vendor oversight. The Associate Director leads capability development, manages risk, and partners across UBC IT to deliver secure, sustainable, and high‑value digital solutions that advance the University's long‑term goals. Organizational Status Reports to the Director, Digital Enablement (referred to as Director hereafter). Actively participates as a collaborative member of the Digital Enablement senior management team. Participates in UBC committees and works collaboratively with staff from all sections of UBC IT and the broader institution, including faculties, research units and administrative groups. Maintains a network of contacts with higher-education institutions and organizations with large IT operations. The Associate Director must maintain both a macro and micro view of the University's business goals, functions and processes. Work Performed Specific Duties Provide leadership in the ongoing evolution of the application portfolio toward increased agility, scalability, and innovation, supporting the adoption of new delivery and operating models and enabling leaders and staff to succeed in a changing digital environment. Lead portfolio‑level assessments of application fitness, sustainability, cost, and risk, including identifying opportunities for application rationalization, modernization, and benefits realization. In partnership with the Director, define, implement, and continuously improve enterprise application lifecycle management aligned with industry best practices, and oversee transitions to modern operating models. Provide people leadership by developing strategies that support staff engagement, capability development, and workforce resilience, while identifying emerging skill requirements and addressing capability gaps across the portfolio. Establish and mature product management practices across the application portfolio, including the development and governance of application roadmaps, performance metrics, benchmarks, and executive‑level reporting. Oversee relationships with major vendors and service providers, ensuring services are cost‑effective, meet performance and contractual commitments, and align with institutional needs and strategic priorities. Collaborate with the Director to design and sustain an innovation framework that enables the continuous evaluation and responsible adoption of emerging technologies to advance UBC's digital capabilities. Provide strategic oversight of application operations by establishing standards, practices, and resource alignment with infrastructure and operations teams to ensure reliable production performance and the effective implementation of automated, secure, and sustainable release and deployment models. Serve as a subject matter expert to ensure application services, including those delivered by external providers, comply with institutional requirements for privacy, security, accessibility, social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and applicable policies, standards, and legislation. Partner with privacy and security leaders to ensure enterprise applications are designed, operated, and governed to mitigate risk and protect institutional and personal information. Provide financial leadership for the application portfolio, including budget planning, forecasting, expenditure oversight, and resource allocation within the ass

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