Data Portfolio Solution Specialist

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.
What You Will Do: 

• Manage Data Initiatives Portfolio: Oversee a diverse portfolio of data initiatives, including data warehouses, integration projects, and analytics platforms. 

• Oversee and manage the intake process for data requests, ensuring proper documentation, prioritization, and timely execution. 

• Ensure comprehensive data initiative scoping, management, and delivery, while providing timely progress reports. 

• Develop and enforce change control procedures to maintain data integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements during system changes and updates. 

• Stakeholder Coordination: Serve as the primary liaison between business users, data engineers, and governance teams. 

• Facilitate effective communication to ensure all stakeholders are aligned on initiative goals and requirements. 

• Collaborate with Data Governance and Data Management Analysts to ensure that data policies, standards, and procedures are effectively communicated and implemented throughout projects and initiatives, maintaining compliance with data quality, privacy, and security requirements. 

• Work with different teams, including data users, IT, and other stakeholders, to understand their data needs and provide input to solutions. 

• Governance and Quality Alignment: Ensure all data projects and initiatives adhere to established governance policies and quality standards. 

• Develop and implement processes in coordination with Data Governance Analysts and Data Management Analysts to monitor compliance throughout the data lifecycle. 

• Project Monitoring and Delivery: Prioritize and balance multiple projects and initiatives to ensure timely and successful delivery. 

• Identify potential roadblocks or delays and develop strategies to mitigate risks. 

• Product Ownership: Act as the product owner for enterprise data platforms. 

• Define product vision, roadmap, and priorities in alignment with business objectives. 

• Ensure continuous improvement and evolution of data platforms to meet organizational needs. 

• Performance Metrics: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of data initiatives. 

• Regularly report on project status, performance metrics, and outcomes to senior leadership. 

• Innovation and Best Practices: 

• Stay up to date on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data management. 

• Recommend and implement innovative solutions to enhance data capabilities. 

• Team Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to team members involved in data projects. 

• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. 

• Risk Management: Identify potential risks related to data initiatives and develop mitigation strategies. 

• Ensure robust risk management processes are in place across all projects. 

 
What You Bring: 

• Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Project Management, Computer Science, Information Systems Management or related programs. 

• Proven leadership experience in managing projects and delivering data solutions that support cross-functional needs within corporate environments. 

• Understanding of business needs and how data can be used to support those needs. 

• Knowledge in Enterprise Data Management, data Integration architecture, patterns and standards. 

• Familiarity with data governance principles and practices. 

• Ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, data lakes, and ETL processes. 

• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft tools including Visio, PowerPoint, Excel. 

• Familiarity with cloud platforms, such as Microsoft Azure for deploying scalable data solutions. 

• Strong organizational skills; detail-oriented; problem-solving abilities; critical thinking; adaptability. 

• Ability to analyze data, identify patterns, and draw meaningful conclusions. 

• CDMP certification is considered a strong asset. 

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.