Director, Data Governance Enablement

Canadian Tire Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discounts

Triangle Learning Academy

Canadian Tire Profit Sharing

Retirement and savings programs

Mental health benefits

Total well-being

Mental health tools

Job summary

Canadian Tire Corporation is seeking a Director, Data Governance Enablement to serve as an enterprise subject matter expert. The role operationalizes governance frameworks, embeds ownership and accountability into daily operations, and guides strategic decisions across the organization.

You will lead governance ownership and stewardship models, drive integration into data products, and establish metrics and reporting while collaborating with business, technology and risk leaders to enable

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data governance, data management, or related disciplines.
• Experience implementing enterprise-wide governance frameworks in complex organizations.
• Strong understanding of data risk, regulatory and compliance considerations.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive organizational change.
• Hands-on experience implementing governance processes and capabilities.
• Change management expertise across large organizations.
• Understanding of data risk, privacy, and regulatory requirements with practical controls.
• Retail industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of data ownership and stewardship models across enterprise domains.
• Drive integration of governance requirements into data products, platforms, and initiatives.
• Establish and manage governance metrics, scorecards, and reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional alignment with business, technology, and risk leaders.
• Continuously improve governance processes and operating models.
• Act as escalation point for governance gaps and ownership issues.
• Ensure governance supports enterprise value creation.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder influence

Governance frameworks

Change management

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Data product integration

Cross-functional leadership

Data privacy

Tools

Governance tools

Job description

The Director, Data Governance Enablement is an enterprise subject matter expert in enterprise data governance, bringing deep expertise to drive best practices in governance frameworks, resolving complex ownership and compliance challenges, and guiding strategic decision-making across the organization. This role is responsible for operationalizing enterprise data governance frameworks. This role embeds ownership, stewardship, and accountability into daily operations and priority initiatives, ensuring governance supports trust, compliance, and scalable data usage.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and own the implementation of data ownership and stewardship models across enterprise domains.
• Drive and own the integration of governance requirements into data products, platforms, and initiatives.
• Own the establishment and ongoing management of governance metrics, scorecards, and reporting.
• Lead cross-functional alignment with business, technology, and risk leaders to ensure governance supports delivery.
• Own continuous improvement of governance processes and operating models.
• Serve as the accountable escalation point for governance gaps and ownership issues.
• Ensure governance practices enable, rather than impede, enterprise value creation.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise-wide governance frameworks in complex organizations.
• Strong understanding of data risk, regulatory, and compliance considerations.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive organizational change.
• Hands-on experience implementing and improving governance processes and capabilities.
• Exceptional understanding of change management best practices and the ability to implement meaningful change management practices across large organizations.
• Strong understanding of data risk, privacy, regulatory, and compliance requirements, and the ability to establish practical controls that balance risk management with business needs.
• Experience in the retail industry is preferred.

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 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, where there's a place for you here.

• We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees
• store discounts
• supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy
• Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
• retirement and savings programs for eligible employees
• mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families
• total well-being
• mental health tools and resources for all employees

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.