AVP, IT Automotive

What you'll do

Reporting to the Vice President, Store Technology, the Associate Vice President, IT Automotive, will lead the automotive technology roadmap and implementation. You will do this through strong and continuous partnership with our business, petroleum retailer, and Dealer stakeholders. You will be at the heart of Canadian Tire's retail business enabling automotive capabilities across Canadian Tire, Partsource, and Petroleum locations, encompassing approximately 850 locations. As AVP, IT Automotive, you will advise, architect, and deploy the next generation of automotive technology to drive our automotive business strategy forward, accelerate planned business investments, and deliver exceptional customer experiences.
 

• Be a trusted advisor and provide thought leadership on all aspects of automotive technology (e.g., applications, data, devices, and underpinning systems)
• Ideate, maintain, and deliver the automotive technology roadmap in partnership with key stakeholders and in line with business priorities
• Design, build, deploy, and enhance automotive systems, with particular focus on usability, reliability, performance, and security
• Partner with solution architects, scrum masters, program owners and other delivery teams to drive business outcomes
• Lead, mentor and build the team, working together to create a world-class automotive capability within Canadian Tire
• Define the objectives and key success metrics to continuously measure and report on the performance of our automotive systems to internal stakeholders and Dealers
• Use data and analytics to identify and prioritize initiatives that improve the experience for store customers and store employees

What you bring
 

• 10+ years of relevant delivery experience in a fast-paced environment with at least 3+ years experience defining and implementing IT systems roadmaps
• Proven self-starter with entrepreneurial instincts and the ability to successfully balance multiple tasks and deadlines in a rapidly changing environment
• Demonstrated change management capabilities, including communication, enablement, and stakeholder management
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal, including ability to develop effective cross-organizational and vendor relationships
• Top candidates will be curious, customer-focused, and have the demonstrated ability to formulate data-driven decisions that lead to results
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), preferably with one or more SAFe certifications

Hybrid 

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited ("CTC") is one of Canada's most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations 

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.