Team Lead

Job Type:  Permanent  
Work Model:  Hybrid  
Reference code: 134289
Primary Location:  Toronto, ON
All Available Locations:  Toronto, ON; Burlington, ON; Kitchener, ON

 

Our Purpose

 

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters. We exist to inspire and help our people, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive by building a better future. Our work underpins a prosperous society where people can find meaning and opportunity. It builds consumer and business confidence, empowers organizations to find imaginative ways of deploying capital, enables fair, trusted, and functioning social and economic institutions, and allows our friends, families, and communities to enjoy the quality of life that comes with a sustainable future. And as the largest 100% Canadian-owned and operated professional services firm in our country, we are proud to work alongside our clients to make a positive impact for all Canadians.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Have many careers in one Firm.
• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching

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Our internal team is seeking a highly motivated Team Lead with a Technical/Data background to lead strategic initiatives within Enterprise wide data solution delivery.

This role will be responsible for driving delivery, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful execution of complex data modernization initiatives. The successful candidate will serve as the central point of coordination across business, technology, data engineering, architecture, analytics, and leadership teams.

The ideal candidate is a tech-centric, Team Lead with experience ensuring project delivery. With proven experience leading enterprise data programs and managing delivery within complex technical environments. This individual must be a strong communicator, a proactive problem solver, and a delivery-focused leader capable of driving accountability and achieving results.

What will your typical day look like?

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Data-centric initiatives and data transformation programs.
• Monitor project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, budgets, risks, issues, and resource coordination.
• Provide guidance and recommendation on technology decisions and data-driven design patterns.
• Adopt AI-assisted delivery methodologies.
• Drive execution across multiple workstreams involving data engineering, architecture, analytics, reporting, governance, and business stakeholders.
• Ensure project teams remain accountable for deliverables, timelines, and commitments.
• Work the team to ensure the operational health of our Production systems and ensure that incidents are solved in a timely fashion.
• Identify, escalate, and proactively resolve risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Partner with executive stakeholders and provide clear, concise updates on delivery health, progress, and key decisions.
• Participate in project governance forums, steering committee meetings, and stakeholder communications.
• Partner with data engineering and architecture teams to understand technical requirements and delivery impacts.
• Mentoring the delivery team to unlock people’s strengths and guide their development.
• Support Agile delivery practices and ensure alignment between business objectives and technical execution.
• Drive successful implementation and adoption of modern data and analytics capabilities.

About the team

Our team is responsible for an intricate data ecosystem including an Azure based Data Lake, a HANA based datawarehouse, an Informatica based Data Catalog, along with a Master Data Management and Reference Data Management system. These solutions support our internal team within Deloitte and are foundational to the organization's data strategy. They enable improved data management, accelerated onboarding of new data sources, enhanced analytics capabilities, and support for emerging AI-driven solutions.

Projects associated with these products will be delivered using AI assisted methodology and agentic frameworks and thus an ability to embrace new delivery patterns is key.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Team Lead experience leading medium-to-large enterprise technology initiatives.
• Proven experience managing enterprise data, analytics, BI, reporting, or data transformation programs.
• Experience with AI-assisted delivery and familiarity with topics like Github Copilot and Agentic frameworks is an asset to this role.
• Strong understanding of data ecosystems, data engineering concepts, and analytics delivery.
• Experience overseeing complex projects involving multiple technical and business stakeholder groups.
• Ability to drive execution, influence stakeholders, and hold teams accountable for delivery commitments.
• Demonstrated success driving projects within Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working closely with technical teams including: 
• Data Engineering
• Data Architecture
• Business Intelligence
• Analytics
• Reporting Teams
• Strong risk management, dependency management, and issue resolution capabilities.
  Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with large data platforms such as Data Lakes, Data Warehouses or Lakehouses. Project experience working on large-scale data migrations, platform changes or modernizations.
• Experience managing programs involving Databricks and modern cloud data platforms.
• Experience working with Azure Data Services, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting AI, GenAI, Machine Learning, or Agentic AI initiatives.
• Experience within large enterprise, consulting, financial services, insurance, telecommunications, or public sector environments.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, SAFe, or equivalent certification is considered an asset.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $104,000 - $215,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

 

Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.

 

Be yourself, and more.

We are a group of talented people who want to learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to advance.

You shape how we make impact.

Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you’re from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute.

Be the leader you want to be

Some guide teams, some change culture, some build essential expertise. We offer opportunities and experiences that support your continuing growth as a leader.

Have as many careers as you want.

We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles – and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors.

The next step is yours

 

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan ,  Reconciliation Action Plan and the  BlackNorth Initiative .

 

We encourage you to connect with us at  View email address on careers.deloitte.ca if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations) or  View email address on careers.deloitte.ca for any questions relating to careers for Indigenous peoples at Deloitte (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

 

When you apply, we will review your application using Deloitte's Global Talent Standards to ensure a consistent recruitment experience. Our recruitment advisors and hiring teams will utilize human screening combined with AI technology to help identify the skills and qualities that matter most to our business, while safeguarding your privacy and using AI responsibly.

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