Vp, Digital Technology - Toronto, Canada - CT Corporation

CT Corporation

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Help us boldly shape retail in Canada
Canadian Tire Corporation's (CTC) rich heritage of serving Canadians from coast-to-coast dates back to 1922.

Our vision is to become the #1 retail brand in Canada and we are focused on innovating and making important investments in our business, especially when it comes to our people.

To reach our goal, we need the best talent to help us evolve and drive change across the business - and boldly help shape Canada's retail industry.

As we strive to be at the forefront of a complex and vastly changing retail industry, it is an exciting time to join the Canadian Tire family of companies.

Embracing and driving change is critical to our success.

The complexity and rate at which the retail industry is transforming has increased exponentially in recent years and we are committed to being a leader in the industry.

As such we are relentlessly focused on innovating at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on the best talent to drive the company forward.

It is an especially exciting time to join the Canadian Tire Family of Companies.

Our IT team plays a critical role in our evolution, specifically as we transition to an omni-retailer where digital complements the physical.

Our commitment to being a world-class digital organization is evident in how we are using cutting-edge technologies to bring our digital strategy to life in-store, online and on your mobile devices, ultimately improving customer experiences, driving traffic, and boosting loyalty across our family of companies.

What you'll do

The Vice President, Digital Technology is accountable for the technology strategy, architecture, development and operations of our digital and eCommerce properties and experiences across all banners within Canadian Tire Corporation.

To achieve our goal of being the number 1 retailer in Canada means a world class customer experience, on technology platforms that are scalable, secure, flexible and resilient.

At Canadian Tire we work flexibly, embracing 'Hybrid' whereby individuals utilize a combination of working at a CTC campus and or virtually in service of outcomes.

Determined by managers, decisions around work location will be made based on business and team needs and grounded in a desire to support individual well-being and personal needs.

Our goal is to empower teams and individuals to make the right decisions for them, and we expect that to look different for everyone.

This role presents a significant intellectual, technical, operational and organizational challenge.

You will collaborate with Business Leaders, Product Owners and other Technology Teams within the Enterprise and external organizations, to shape these products and to deliver the associated services, infrastructure and tools to enable the growth of our digital ecosystem and ecommerce businesses.

This position will report to the SVP, Product Engineering and be a member of the Senior IT Leadership team where they will be a key contributor to the overall strategy of the organization.

Partner with key executives, sponsors and product owners as a trusted technology advisor with a focus on achieving business outcomes
Oversee the implementation and operations of nextgeneration digital and eCommerce platforms to enable future customer experiences.
Champion the continuous improvement, driving velocity, innovation and scale, of our digital properties and desired customer experience
Accountable for managing our outsourced development and support partners across onshore and offshore teams, as well as collaborating with various internal Enterprise IT teams
Dive deep into the details on business, operations and engineering and have a thorough knowledge of what it takes to develop scalable, extensible technology.
Lead and inspire a talented team of digital technologists, promoting agile practices and structures.

What you bring

Collaborator works effectively with peers/key stakeholders across the organization building trust through transparency and relationships.
Strong Communicator & Influencer able to influence across a broad audience. Ability to communicate impact/implications to varied audiences. Easily develops credibility and trusted relationships with key business partners. Seeks to understand, and is a strong listener

Technologist

Deep understanding of IT Architecture, latest technology advances along with advanced technology related processes and organizational structures
Able to persuade others to make tradeoffs for the greater good of the organization.
Resilient doesn't back away or give up when faced with complex problems to solve, resistance or obstacles
Agile Project Management/Governance previous experience delivering largescale projects, continuous delivery and DevOps in large complex organization(s)
Analytical comfortable using data to inform decisionmaking process. Ability to translate business obje