Corporate Services Manager

Who is COVE?

COVE is a tech hub and commercialization partner home to more than 400 organizations that use its facilities, services and programs. COVE brings together industry, academia and government to accelerate marine technology development and commercialization - from seabed to space - ensuring resilient supply chains built with Canadian solutions. Through its vast international network, COVE has been at the forefront of providing invaluable networking opportunities, fostering connections, and leading discussions within the global marine technology community. 

COVE spearheads programs aimed at nurturing talent, expediting the release of technology products, and bolstering the success of emerging ventures by startups, scaleups, and SMEs. These initiatives, coupled with COVE's ability to harness diverse skills and expertise nationally within the innovation ecosystem, serve as an enabler for overcoming industry challenges, driving economic growth, and delivering value to investors.  

As COVE experiences rapid expansion, we are actively seeking to expand our team to further bolster our transformational influence on the marine sector. We recognize that our journey toward this goal hinges on the strength of our team - a group of individuals who collaborate, innovate, and continually strive for excellence. Join us as we embark on this exciting journey of discovery and advancement. 

The Opportunity

The Corporate Services Manager is a key operational leader responsible for driving the efficiency and effectiveness of cross-departmental processes within our growing team. This role oversees core business functions and workflow optimization to ensure seamless day-to-day operations aligned with organizational goals and fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. 

This position requires a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organized individual who can confidently lead in a dynamic environment with competing priorities. The Manager will take ownership of developing, reviewing, and enhancing policies, SOPs, systems, change management initiatives, and business continuity plans to ensure all functions operate smoothly and efficiently. 

Success in this role demands exceptional professionalism, initiative, a strong work ethic, and a high standard for output quality and meeting deadlines. Strong interpersonal, communication, and administrative skills are essential, as is the ability to maintain confidentiality and thrive in both independent and collaborative environments. 

A growth mindset is critical, demonstrating adaptability and a continuous improvement approach to all processes. Equally important is a passion for fostering a positive, engaged, and high-performing team culture. 

Strong change management skills are essential to support smooth transitions as new systems and processes are introduced. 

What You'll Do:

• Manage the corporate services functions, providing guidance, delegation, and performance oversight. 
• Coordinate across departments to ensure cohesive support services, setting priorities, and managing corporate operations. 
• Ensure corporate compliance with regulatory, contractual, and policy obligations.
• Identify operational risks and implement mitigation strategies. 
• Continuously develop, review, and enhance corporate systems, policies, and procedures to improve efficiency. 
• Lead change management initiatives, supporting the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of internal business systems, partnering with departments to drive adoption of digital tools across teams. 
• Oversee training on corporate platforms and ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and effective reporting practices.
• Translate strategic priorities into operational plans within corporate services. 
• Contribute to enterprise planning, performance measurement, and capacity alignment.
• Develop and implement security clearance requirements by developing security compliant policies and procedures across the organization. 
• Lead special projects, including the development and maintenance of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans, and corporate wide platforms. 
• Develop and manage the quarterly corporate reporting process, including the collection and analysis of KPIs and operational metrics, interfacing with managers and directors across the organization to gather and synthesize information for reports. 
• Present insights and recommendations to Senior Leadership based on KPI analysis, highlighting how they reflect organizational success and offering guidance for implementing adaptations in future iterations.
• Support data integrity, reporting accuracy, and information governance practices. 
• Act as business lead for enterprise systems and digital platforms (in partnership with IT). 
• Ensure compliance with COVE’s policies and procedures, including human resources, safety, and operational standards.
• Take on additional responsibilities as required to support the success and growth of COVE’s programs and strategic initiatives.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, or a related field. 
• 5 -7 years’ progressive experience in a similar corporate position, or a combination of experience and education.
• Exceptional leadership and time, task, and resource management skills. 
• Strong organizational, problem solving, critical thinking, coaching, and interpersonal skills. 
• Demonstrated experience leading process improvement or system implementation initiatives.
• Highly motivated, analytical, logical thinker with a very strong attention to detail and the ability to meet multiple and/or unexpected deadlines in a demanding environment. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Initiative, good judgment, strong work ethic, and ability to work independently. 
• Solid team player who enjoys interacting and building relationships with others. 
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada security clearance. 

Additional Assets:

• Experience in ERP/CRM platforms. 
• Certification in Change Management. 

Working at COVE

At our core, we are a team driven by our passion for empowering marine tech innovators, serving as unwavering advocates for every visionary who walks through our doors. Integrity, creativity, and diversity are not just values to us - they are the bedrock of our identity. We thrive within an integrated team environment, where collective efforts culminate in tangible results. Embracing diversity in our workforce is paramount for fostering genuine collaboration and fulfilling the impactful responsibilities we hold within our community. We cultivate a workplace culture that celebrates individual differences, ensuring that each person's unique talents and strengths are fully recognized, appreciated, and utilized. Operating within a hybrid and flexible work environment allows us to optimize the collective potential of our highly collaborative team, enabling us to achieve the best possible outcomes.

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/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 & Income Insurance Plans.
• Maternity & parental leave top-up allowance.
• Learning and growth opportunities.
• Employee referral program.
• Competitive salary.

Talent Pool

As part of our ongoing recruitment efforts, we continually identify candidates who demonstrate the skills, experience, and potential to contribute to our organization. By submitting your application, you will be considered for current and future opportunities that match your qualifications and interests.

Should your profile align with our current or future needs, a member of our recruitment team may reach out to you to discuss potential opportunities and to further assess your fit for specific roles within our organization.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At COVE, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role, but your past experience does not align with every single qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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.

We offer an excellent working environment where life balance is valued. Our people and their commitment to quality work is what drives our success. You can find out more information about COVE at www.coveocean.com_. Salary for this position will be commensurate with experience, note that relocation costs are not supported._

To be considered for this position, please apply online by clicking “Apply”. The deadline for submission is March 25th, 2026 at 5pm (Atlantic). We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.