Description:
About us:
The Rotman School of Management is part of the University of Toronto, a global centre of research and academic excellence at the heart of Canada’s commercial and financial capital. Rotman is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. We make a fundamental promise – Here’s where it changes – to our students, our partners and the broader community. Everyone at Rotman, faculty and staff, plays a role in bringing that promise to life.
Your opportunity:
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) originated at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, is one of the world’s premier seed stage programs for massively scalable science-based ventures. The program has created more than $60 billion in equity since 2012, targeting companies with the potential to transform our social, industrial, and economic landscape. Its mission is to accelerate the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind. CDL is a global program with sites at Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Halifax, Paris, Seattle, Wisconsin, Estonia, Berlin, Melbourne, Texas, Milan, London, San Sebastian and Doha.
The program’s objective-setting process enhances the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, increasing their probability of success. Each stream within each CDL site hosts a series of 4 annual objective-setting sessions that are the primary mechanisms by which the program is delivered. CDL sessions are complex, full-day events that are hosted in- person or virtually and bring together participating startups, mentors, partners and business students. At the end of each annual program cycle. CDL hosts an annual event called CDL Super Session, that brings together graduating startups as well as mentors, partners, and students from across the CDL network.
Reporting to the Managing Director, CDL-Toronto and Associate Director, Operations, CDL-Toronto, the Program Manager, Event Planning and Operations will ensure a high-quality execution of CDL-Toronto programming. This includes the four annual CDL-Toronto Sessions, as well as the planning and execution of various projects.
Following the CDL Standard Operating Procedures and using a variety of technical tools (Airtable, Salesforce, Google Suite, Slack), you will ensure an excellent delivery of programming via events for all CDL-Toronto stakeholders including ventures, mentors, partners, students and guests. You will also onboard key stakeholders to tech tools and create necessary communications for their participation.
Your responsibilities will include:
Essential Qualifications:
Assets (Nonessential):
To be successful in this role you will be:
Notes:
This is a term position to July 2027.
Closing Date: 04/27/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget – Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 — $81,312. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $103,986. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Jen Salerno
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
A job description is available upon request
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