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About this opportunity:

The Senior Transformation Analyst will be part of the broader Business Transformation (BT) team that is a dedicated team within Cenovus, that is accountable for transforming how Cenovus works and making us a more cost competitive organization. We do this with a value first lens and need to be strategic in linking people, process, data, artificial intelligence (AI) and technology together, ensuring dependencies, constraints and scalability are top of mind as we work in a cost and resource constrained environment.

Working closely with the Business Opportunity Managers (BOMs), Portfolio Management (PM), AI development and various business functions/groups, this role will be accountable for documenting roadmaps, design engineering, supporting documentation of business cases, initiating project documentation and capturing value metrics for assigned portfolios and projects.

This role reports to the Director, Business Engagement within the Business Transformation team.

What you'll do:

• Roadmaps: Participate in workshops with BOMs, business functions and external partners/vendors as required to conduct and document visionary workshops, map constraints and dependencies across teams and recommend individual projects to be undertaken by BT.

• Documentation: Support BOMs to create and document business cases for each initiative, understanding and mapping where data requirements/readiness are required first for initiatives to be successful.

• AI Opportunities: Work with business functions, BOMs and the AI development team to document where AI can be leveraged to add significant value to the organization in conjunction with roadmaps or as individual use cases.

• Process Mapping: Conduct and/or participate in workshops to document both current and future state processes including where key controls, data, people and technology intersect.

• Value Tracking: Work with other members of BT (i.e. BOMs, PM and AI Developers) to capture value proposition metrics and key performance indicators for initiatives ensuring business alignment, setting expected measurement criteria to be evaluated at project completion.

• Ad Hoc: Requests as appropriate based on evolving and changing needs of the Business transformation team.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university

• Minimum 8 years of progressive and broad experience gained within a complex organization, with demonstrated expertise in process mapping, gap analysis and technical solutions.

• Strong knowledge of the oil and gas industry and its operational environment.

• Proven analytical, critical thinking, and advanced problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex business challenges.

• Experience working collaboratively across teams, building strong stakeholder relationships, and influencing outcomes without direct authority.

• Knowledge of data platforms and warehouses, ERP systems, specialized business applications, and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT August 26th, 2026

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada's Best Employers in 2025. We're committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

If you require accessibility assistance to complete the on-line application or otherwise apply for an open position with Cenovus, its subsidiaries and affiliates, please email careeropportunities@cenovus.com.

Who we are:

Ranked as one of Canada's Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We're committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus's downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

We're committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
• Health & dental benefits
• Substantial mental health coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Employee family assistance
• Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes-for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people's lives better.
• Our values:
  • Protect what matters
  • Do it right
  • Make it better
  • Do it together

• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.
  • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.
  • Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).
  • Receive donation matching up to $10,000 annually.

• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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