Dilys Search for Candidates
Retirement living Executive Directors carry occupancy, resident experience, regulatory standing, and a full team at once. Many of these roles are filled through confidential search. Registering with Dilys Search means you hear about the right mandates directly, before they reach a job board.
Register for Confidential OpportunitiesRetirement operators across Canada are competing for Executive Directors who can hold occupancy, lead a mixed care and hospitality team, and keep regulatory standing clean. The strongest candidates are usually employed, so operators rely on search to reach them.
We approach candidates directly and confidentially, explain the residence, the ownership, and the challenge, and only present your profile with your agreement.
Dilys Search recruits Executive Directors for retirement and long-term care operators in Ontario, BC, Alberta, and across Canada. We look at the full role: occupancy and sales, care oversight, team culture, and how you work with ownership.
Executive Directors, General Managers, and senior operations leaders in retirement living, and hospitality or healthcare leaders with a credible path into a residence leadership role.
The short answer is that the best Executive Director roles in retirement living tend to move through relationships and confidential search, not public postings.
An Executive Director is accountable for occupancy, resident and family experience, care oversight, compliance, and a team that spans care, dining, and housekeeping. Operators want someone who has carried all of that at once and kept the residence stable.
Beyond titles, operators look at occupancy results, how you have handled regulatory or family concerns, staff turnover under your leadership, and how you work with regional and ownership teams.
We keep your details confidential. When an Executive Director mandate fits your experience and location, we contact you to discuss it before anything is shared with the operator.
See also Director of Care jobs in Ontario and interim leadership roles in long-term care.
For most mandates, yes. Some operators also consider senior leaders from hospitality or healthcare who have run complex, people-heavy operations. We tell you honestly where you fit.
Yes. Dilys Search works Canada-wide, with completed projects predominantly in Ontario, BC, and Alberta.
No. Registration is confidential. We do not share your name or details with any organization without your agreement, and we discuss each opportunity with you before your profile goes anywhere.
No. Our fees are paid by the hiring organization. Candidates never pay to be considered.
Register once with your current role, location, and the kind of role you would consider next. When a mandate fits, we contact you directly and confidentially.
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