Program Analyst

Program Analyst

Reporting to the Program Manager, Test & Validate, the Program Analyst provides integrated analytical and decision support across a complex portfolio of programs. The role combines business analysis and program coordination to develop executive briefs, decision decks, and governance artifacts. It monitors performance, identifies risks and variances, and enhances program communication, visibility, and control.

What You’ll Do:

• Support the COVE Program team and partners through program coordination, business analysis, and decision support activities across a complex portfolio of programs.
• Develop executive briefs, decision decks, governance materials, reports, dashboards, and analytical products to support program visibility and informed decision making.
• Monitor program performance, milestones, budgets, risks, and variances to support effective program oversight and delivery.
• Translate complex technical, financial, and operational information into clear, decision‑ready products for stakeholder partners and senior leadership.
• Coordinate inputs and information across multiple stakeholders to ensure alignment of schedules, reporting, funding requirements, and program objectives.
• Support forecasting, performance measurement, governance processes, and continuous improvement initiatives across the program portfolio.
• Maintain accurate program documentation, records, and reporting materials, including support for sensitive or commercially classified information handling where required.

What You Bring:

• Post‑secondary education (Bachelor’s in Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline).
• 3–5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to synthesize technical, financial, operational, and program information into clear, actionable insights and decision support products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive briefs, reports, presentations, dashboards, and governance materials for diverse audiences.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex dashboards, reports, and analyses that span financial, programmatic, and subject‑matter domains.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and coordinate inputs from multiple stakeholders within a complex program environment.
• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and support effective program delivery.
• Experience supporting business cases, forecasting, budgeting, cost tracking, performance measurement, or program reporting activities within project or program environments.
• Strong digital skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and strong technical skills with the ability to learn new processes and systems quickly.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada security clearance.

Additional Assets:

• Experience working with the military or related defence and security organizations such as Defence Research and Development Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces, or related defence organizations.
• Knowledge of dual‑use innovation and technologies or maritime security and surveillance programs.
• Direct experience working in the marine technology or marine sector.
• Understanding of the Canadian defence and innovation sectors and related stakeholders.
• Experience handling controlled or classified information.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to learn and make an impact by working for a dynamic, growing company on meaningful projects that find solutions to real‑life problems.
• Comprehensive paid time off including vacation, personal sick time, and additional days for family illness or medical appointments.
• Hybrid work model with flexibility to work remotely 1 day per week.
• Team‑wide bonding activities and casual work environment.
• Tech‑focused office location, convenient via transit and bike paths.
• Employee wellbeing including full medical & dental benefits and a health spending account.
• Group RRSP matching program and Income Insurance Plans.
• Maternity & parental leave top‑up allowance.
• Learning and growth opportunities.
• Employee referral program.
• Competitive salary.

We are committed to ensuring accommodations are made available to persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes and will provide reasonable accommodation upon request.