Director, Store Infrastructure Delivery

Canadian Tire Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Profit sharing

Mental health benefits

Career growth & discounts

Job summary

Canadian Tire Corporation seeks a Director, Store Infrastructure Delivery to lead end-to-end modernization programs across the store network in Canada. The role anchors governance, sequencing, readiness, and risk management, coordinating infrastructure, network, hardware, operations, and vendors.

You will provide executive visibility, drive standardization, and build a high-performing delivery organization, shaping new operating models and governance structures for ongoing store upgrades and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading large-scale technology, infrastructure, retail, or business transformation programs.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence executives across technology, operations, vendors, and business functions.

Responsibilities

• Own End-to-End Delivery: plan, govern, and deliver store infrastructure programs from initiation through deployment, stabilization, and handoff to support.
• Manage Change & Dependencies: coordinate complex technology changes, release sequencing, infrastructure dependencies, and risk mitigation.
• Drive Store Deployment Readiness: lead rollout planning, cutover execution, migrations, operational readiness, communications, and hypercare support.
• Orchestrate Cross-Functional Teams: align infrastructure, network, hardware, operations, application, and vendor teams to deliver programs on time with minimal disruption.
• Provide Executive & Dealer Visibility: be the single accountable leader for program status, risks, decisions, escalations, and communications.
• Foster collaboration across Infrastructure, Store Technology, Operations, Security, and Business teams.

Skills

Program leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance & risk

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Director, Store Infrastructure Delivery is accountable for the end-to-end planning, governance, and execution of store infrastructure modernization programs across the retail network. This role provides centralized leadership and delivery oversight for complex, multi-workstream initiatives that impact stores, dealers, field operations, infrastructure teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.

The Director ensures infrastructure programs are delivered in a coordinated, predictable, and low-disruption manner by managing dependencies, deployment sequencing, operational readiness, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communications. Acting as the single point of accountability for infrastructure delivery, the role drives successful execution from program initiation through deployment, stabilization, and transition to support.

Responsibilities

• Own End-to-End Delivery: Accountable for planning, governing, and delivering store infrastructure programs from initiation through deployment, stabilization, and handoff to support.
• Manage Change & Dependencies: Coordinate complex technology changes, release sequencing, infrastructure dependencies, and risk mitigation across multiple initiatives.
• Drive Store Deployment Readiness: Lead rollout planning, cutover execution, migration activities, operational readiness, communications, and hypercare support to ensure successful store implementations.
• Orchestrate Cross-Functional Teams: Align infrastructure, network, hardware, operations, application, and vendor teams to deliver programs on time and with minimal business disruption.
• Provide Executive & Dealer Visibility: Serve as the single accountable leader for program status, risks, decisions, escalations, and stakeholder communications across business, Dealer, and technology teams.
• Ensure Operational Excellence: Establish delivery standards, governance processes, and continuous improvement practices that enable predictable, repeatable, and low-risk infrastructure modernization across the store network.
• Build and lead a high-performing Store Infrastructure Delivery organization.
• Develop delivery managers, program managers, and technical oversight resources.
• Establish delivery standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Foster collaboration across Infrastructure, Store Technology, Operations, Security, and Business teams.
• Drive a culture of accountability, proactive risk management, and execution excellence.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience leading large-scale technology, infrastructure, retail, or business transformation programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Proven experience delivering complex, multi-million-dollar portfolios involving hardware, infrastructure, software, vendor, and operational change initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence executives across technology, operations, vendors, and business functions.
• Strong understanding of project governance, risk management, deployment planning, change management, and operational readiness.
• Experience leading large-scale retail deployments, lifecycle upgrades, or infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, business cases, vendor contracts, and portfolio investments.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to drive organizational change and establish new operating models and governance structures.

Benefits

• Broadband Salary Range: $98,000 - $163,000 (typical hiring range: $98,000 - $140,000)
• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives and Continuing Education Programs
• Mental health benefits of $5,000 per year for eligible employees and families
• Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related discipline. 10+ years of experience leading large-scale technology, infrastructure, retail, or business transformation programs. Proven experience delivering complex, multi-million-dollar portfolios. Strong financial acumen and stakeholder management skills.