Executive Advisor

JOB INFORMATION

Requisition ID: 12552 
Number of Vacancies: 1 
Department: CEO's Office (20000050) 
Salary Information:  $124,706.40  -  $155,846.60
Pay Scale Group:  11SA
Employment Type:  Regular
New or Existing Vacancy: New

Weekly Hours:  35 Off Days:  Saturday and Sunday   Shift:  Day
Posted On: January 30, 2026
Last Day to Apply: February 15, 2026
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan -  Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

The full Plan can be viewed on ttc.ca.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Advisor serves as the CEO’s senior strategic and operational partner, ensuring seamless coordination across the Office of the CEO and the organization. Acting as an extension of the CEO, you will provide strategic insight, tactical guidance, and discipline to advance enterprise priorities. You will anticipate emerging issues, prepare comprehensive briefing materials, and ensure the CEO is fully equipped for all engagements. You will attend key meetings, track decisions and actions, and deliver timely debriefs to maintain alignment and organizational awareness.

You will also lead executive communications—including social media and cross‑organizational communications, highlighting collaboration among executives, Board members, and external partners. Through strong analytical capability, strategic counsel, and proactive alignment, you will further strengthen the CEO’s capacity to lead the organization and drive key initiatives forward.

Our ideal candidate is a seasoned strategic advisor with strong leadership experience and the ability to operate as a trusted extension of the CEO. You bring sharp judgment, political acuity, and discretion, distilling complex issues into clear, actionable insights. Effective in cross‑functional collaboration, you drive alignment, disciplined execution, and strong relationships across senior executives in a fast‑paced, enterprise environment.

SCOPE & RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties of this role will include but are not limited to the following:

Executive & Strategic Support

• Serve as a key advisor to the CEO, offering strategic recommendations to maximize organizational impact and support informed decision‑making.


• Coordinate CEO priorities, develop briefing materials, prepare pre‑meeting debriefs, and ensure the CEO is fully briefed on agendas, stakeholders, and strategic considerations.


• Provide strategic advice to the CEO and senior management on highly sensitive, complex, and controversial matters with the potential for a high degree of organizational impact.


• Attend internal and external meetings with the CEO, capturing key discussions, tracking actions, and conducting post‑meeting debriefs. Participate in strategic planning, policy development, and operational decision‑making.


• Review initiatives to identify interdependencies, risks, and opportunities to integrate and optimize efforts.


• Conduct environmental scanning and jurisdictional analysis, making recommendations regarding corporate issues and stakeholder impacts.

Organizational Alignments & Performance

• Work closely with executive leadership to ensure work plans remain on-track and aligned with CEO, organization, and Board priorities.


• Monitor progress of key initiatives and ensure the CEO is briefed on risks, challenges, and emerging issues.


• Ensure programs and policies are prioritized and tracked in an integrated manner across the organization.


• Participate in enterprise‑wide projects, initiatives, and committees. Manage cross‑departmental projects and strategic deliverables, driving accountability and timely execution.


• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis, interpreting trends and performance metrics to inform strategic insights. Translate complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations.


• Identify modernization opportunities in corporate policy, governance, performance management, and organizational design, providing strategic advice.

Executive Governance & Decision Support

• Manage and forecast the CEO’s agenda to support strategic alignment and effective decision‑making.


• Prepare high‑quality briefing materials, Board reports, presentations, speaking notes, and governance documentation.


• Lead development of agendas, terms of reference, minutes, and action logs for various leadership forums. Track decisions, commitments, and deliverables to support accountability and visibility.


• Brief the CEO on all engagements with the TTC Board, Executive Steering Committees, and government partners, ensuring early insight and post-meeting debriefs occur.


• Oversee governance processes ensuring transparency, disciplined follow through, and timely decision‑making at appropriate levels of the organization.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leadership, Board members, government partners, and external stakeholders to advance CEO priorities.


• Promote key initiatives with internal and external partners to gain support for implementation and adoption.


• Provide strategic advice on communications to ensure successful execution of messaging.


• Develop communications on behalf of CEO’s Office including announcements, speaking points, presentations, and correspondence.


• Represent the CEO’s Office in meetings and consultations as required.


• Follow and support the inclusive and accessible policies, programs and/or services for employees and customers in accordance with TTC’s commitments and obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and Related Orders, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and TTC’s policies.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERTISE

• Significant experience in a leadership and advisory role within a large public sector organization. Extensive project management experience with a demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior management on large complex projects.


• Proven ability to lead, influence, and collaborate across senior executives and cross-functional teams. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to negotiate, influence, and build trusted relationships.


• Exceptional problem‑solving skills with the ability to generate strategic, timely and creative solutions to complex issues.


• Experience in preparing high-quality briefings, reports, policy papers and presentations with clear strategic recommendations.


• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with ability to interpret and synthesize technical and/or analytical information to support decision-making.


• Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex, multi‑area initiatives and ensure integrated, cohesive outcomes.


• Experience in developing and maintaining project tracking and reporting tools. Ability to develop project charters, work plans, and terms of reference to guide major initiatives.


• High degree of political acuity, judgment, and discretion in handling sensitive matters.


• Experience working in a governmental City or Provincial Office would be an asset.


• Ability to quickly acquire deep knowledge of TTC’s structure, operations, and governance.


• Must have or rapidly acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the Ontario Human Rights Code and Related Orders including disability accommodation and accessibility requirements pertaining to passengers and employees.

EDUCATION

• Completion of a post-secondary college diploma or university degree in a related discipline (e.g. Business/Public Administration, Political Science), combined with extensive related work experience, OR a combination of education, training and experience deemed to be equivalent.

Commitment to EDI

The TTC is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, anti-racism and inclusion in the delivery of its services and in its workplaces. The TTC is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities it serves at all levels of the organization and supports an inclusive environment where diverse employee and community perspectives and experiences bring value to the organization. The TTC encourages applications from all applicants, including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. The TTC values and supports an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Accommodations for applicants are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, including for those who identify as having a disability. Please contact Talent Management at (416) 393-4570 or [email protected] .  Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

General Prohibition in Hiring Process

The TTC is also committed to a fair hiring process based on job related qualifications, merit, and abilities. You are expected to write your own materials and provide your own qualifications and experiences during the hiring process. The TTC will not tolerate the use of artificial intelligence or external resources in any of your submissions or responses, or the disclosure of interview questions to others. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

• The use of any artificial intelligence (AI) tool including, but not limited to, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, to generate or produce any information or materials to be submitted or any response to any assessment question or any interview question, is prohibited.


• All information and materials you submit, including resume, cover letter, and assessment responses, are your own original work without the use of any AI tool


• During any interview, your response to any interview question is your own without the use or assistance of any AI tool or any person.


• You will not disseminate or disclose to any person any interview question.

Should you breach the prohibition of AI tool use, or information dissemination or disclosure, you will be in violation of TTC’s hiring process and TTC may withdraw your application and may prohibit you from participation in the TTC hiring process.

Relatives of TTC Employees

The TTC’s policy prohibits relatives of current TTC employees from being hired, assigned, transferred or promoted into positions, where there is a conflict of interest due to a relationship. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be required to disclose the name, relationship and position of any relative who is a current TTC employee. 

We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.