Avp, BI and Data Science - 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.

We offer an exceptional opportunity for a professional seeking to elevate their career to the next level.

Reporting to the Vice President of Data & Integration Technology, the Associate Vice President of Business Intelligence & Data Science Technology Platforms will enable our organization to make data-driven decisions, streamline legacy environments, and provide a self-service capability for business data consumers.

Essential requirements for this strategic role include strong leadership abilities, technical proficiency in Business Intelligence and Data Science tools and technologies, and a collaborative mindset.

Moreover, leading large teams of full-time employees and contractors within a matrix model to achieve ambitious and innovative objectives while effectively operating within the necessary organizational governance structure is crucial to success.

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

When making work location decisions, our managers consider the company's needs and each team member's well-being and personal needs.

Ultimately, we aim to empower teams and individuals to make the right decisions for them, and we expect that to look different for everyone.

Join our dynamic and driven team and seize the opportunity to progress your career by contributing to the success of our iconic company.

What You'll Do

Be the driving force behind the Business Intelligence & Data Science Technology roadmap, partnering with business and IT stakeholders to achieve business goals.
Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and prioritize data needs and share insights and best practices.
Lead the evolution of the Business Intelligence & Data Science Platforms, ensuring reliability and consistent availability of systems.
Define objectives and critical success metrics to measure system and team performance and develop innovative strategies to present to senior leadership to facilitate overall platform success.
Provide mentorship and leadership, guiding the team to enable the business by providing the appropriate system designs and scalable solutions that meet current and future requirements.
Manage the effective delivery of multiple parallel work streams leveraging crossfunctional teams.
Lead the adoption of technology innovation in data and data science, such as Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and Generative AI, in collaboration with peer groups and critical business stakeholders.

What You Bring

Minimum 10 years experience with Business Intelligence and Advanced Analytics Technologies; Cloud platforms preferred. Minimum 5 years of senior leadership at Senior Manager or Director Level
A collaborative team player who builds trusting relationships with an extensive network of stakeholders and crossfunctional teams
A passion for sharing your knowledge and experience with others while encouraging them to share their ideas and expertise for the optimal solutions for the company
Entrepreneurial instincts and the ability to successfully balance multiple tasks and deadlines in a rapidly changing environment
Excellent written and oral communication, superior presentation, project management, and interpersonal skills
Ability to lead and develop effective crossorganizational and vendorpartner relationships
Extensive experience working with data visualization platforms such as MicroStrategy, PowerBI, ThoughtSpot, Cognos and Tableau, and cloud platforms such as Azure and GCP
Agile delivery and data engineering experience, with the use of tools such as Jira
Curiosity, customerfocused approach and rapid problemsolving amid uncertainty
Knowledge and exposure to modern Data Warehouse and Lakehouse solutions such as Synapse, Snowflake and Databricks, realtime data architectures, automation tools and techniques, and emerging Data Science and Artificial Intelligence platforms

LI-NV- Canadian Tire and its family of companies are boldly shaping retail in Canada and we continue to deliver a positive experience for our customers.

As one of the most trusted brands in Canada, our employees take pride in the work we do across the country.

It's more than the iconic triangle that keeps our employees around. From benefits and perks, t