Senior Manager, IT Operations
Location: Vancouver, BC
Salary Range: $124,500 - $179,250
Ready to take the next step in your career with a firm that values innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivering exceptional client experiences?
Smythe LLP is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, IT Operations to join our growing Digital team. This is an exceptional opportunity for a technology leader who is passionate about building and maintaining secure, resilient, and high-performing technology environments while supporting business growth, operational excellence, and digital transformation.
This role is based in our Vancouver office, with the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment following the completion of the probationary period.
The Opportunity
As Senior Manager, IT Operations, you will provide both strategic and operational leadership for Smythe's technology operations, including infrastructure, cloud services, cybersecurity, service delivery, workplace technology, and vendor management. Working closely with the CIO, you will help ensure technology services are secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned with the firm's business objectives.
You will play a key role in advancing Smythe's digital transformation initiatives by providing the operational leadership, governance, and technology foundations required to support a modern, secure, and scalable technology environment, including data, automation, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies.
This opportunity is ideal for a collaborative and results-oriented leader who enjoys balancing long-term strategy with operational excellence while building high-performing teams and driving continuous improvement across a complex technology environment.
In this role, you will:
- Lead infrastructure, cybersecurity, service desk, and technology operations functions, ensuring reliable, secure, and effective service delivery
- Develop and execute infrastructure, cloud, and technology operations roadmaps aligned with business priorities and Smythe's technology strategy
- Oversee service management processes, including incident, problem, change, escalation, and operational performance management
- Drive infrastructure modernization initiatives and continuously improve the end-user technology experience
- Lead cybersecurity operations, including vulnerability management, endpoint security, identity and access management, monitoring, and incident response
- Identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate technology, cybersecurity, operational, and business continuity risks
- Establish operational standards, governance practices, and performance measures that support secure, scalable technology services and emerging technology initiatives
- Develop and maintain disaster recovery, business continuity, backup, resiliency, and recovery capabilities across critical technology services
- Manage relationships with vendors, managed service providers, and technology partners to ensure service, security, and performance expectations are achieved
- Oversee operational budgets, contracts, licensing, technology investments, and vendor performance
- Lead, coach, and develop technology team members, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, service excellence, and continuous improvement
- Provide recommendations and reporting to the CIO regarding operational performance, technology risks, cybersecurity, service levels, and strategic initiatives
What You Bring
- 7+ years of progressive IT operations and technology leadership experience
- Experience leading infrastructure, cybersecurity, service desk, or related technology operations functions
- Experience managing enterprise technology environments and operational service delivery
- Experience developing and executing infrastructure, cloud, security, or technology operations roadmaps
- Experience managing technology vendors, managed service providers, contracts, licensing, and enterprise technology relationships
- Experience implementing security controls and managing technology and operational risks
- Experience supporting business continuity, disaster recovery, incident management, and operational resilience
- Strong technology leadership, people management, and strategic planning skills
- Strong understanding of IT operations, cybersecurity, service management, and business continuity practices
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance operational, security, and business priorities
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrated adaptability, initiative, and commitment to continuous improvement
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience or strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, cloud technologies, identity management, endpoint management, and cybersecurity technologies
- Strong understanding of IT service management (ITSM) and ITIL principles
- Experience with infrastructure monitoring, backup, recovery, resiliency, and enterprise technology lifecycle management
- Experience supporting automation, AI, modern application development, or emerging technology initiatives
- Experience implementing security controls in cloud, software development, AI-assisted development, or emerging technology environments
- Degree or diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Technology, or a related field
- ITIL, CISSP, Azure, Microsoft, or other relevant professional certifications are considered an asset
Additional Requirements
- Ability to work from our Vancouver office, with a hybrid schedule available following probation
- Flexibility to support critical technology incidents, security events, service disruptions, and business continuity activities as required
- Commitment to maintaining effective collaboration with technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and external partners
Why Smythe?
At Smythe, we combine the opportunities of a growing firm with a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture where people genuinely enjoy working together. We are committed to helping our team members build meaningful careers while delivering exceptional value to our clients.
As part of our Digital team, you will have the opportunity to influence the future direction of Smythe's technology environment and contribute to initiatives that support the firm's long-term growth, innovation, and digital strategy.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits program
- Professional development and leadership growth opportunities
- Hybrid work environment
- Supportive and collaborative team culture
- Exposure to modern cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and emerging technology environments
- Opportunities to contribute to digital transformation, automation, and AI initiatives
- Direct access to executive leadership and strategic technology initiatives
- The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the reliability, security, and future direction of the firm's technology environment
About Smythe
Smythe LLP is a leading professional services firm with offices in Vancouver, Langley, and Nanaimo. Since 1980, we have helped clients across BC, Canada, and internationally with assurance, taxation, insolvency, and advisory services.
Our team of more than 200 professionals and support staff is united by a shared commitment to building meaningful relationships, providing trusted expertise, and delivering lasting value to our clients. As a member of Allinial Global, one of the world's largest accounting associations, Smythe combines local relationships with global reach.
Learn more about Life at Smythe at www.smythecpa.com (https://www.smythecpa.com) and follow us on Instagram (@lifeatsmythe) and LinkedIn (Smythe LLP).
We thank all applicants for their interest in Smythe LLP. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
