Portfolio Manager, Store Infrastructure Delivery

Canadian Tire; Toronto; On-site; CAD 79,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement programs

Performance incentives

Mental health benefits

Career growth

Product discounts

Triangle Learning Academy

Profit sharing

Job summary

Canadian Tire is seeking a Portfolio Manager for Store Infrastructure Delivery to lead end-to-end delivery of store infrastructure programs, coordinating planning, design, deployment, stabilization, and handoff across store networks.

You will manage cross-functional teams, risks, budgets, and dependencies, provide governance and reporting to executives, and drive readiness, change management, and operational handoff.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technology project, program, or portfolio management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Proven experience managing large-scale cross-functional infrastructure, hardware, technology deployment, or modernization programs.
• Strong expertise in project planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of store infrastructure projects from planning through deployment and stabilization.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Infrastructure, Application Delivery, Store Technology, Vendors, Store Operations, Dealers, and DWGs.
• Drive deployment readiness and execution, ensuring stores are prepared and business disruption is minimized.
• Serve as the primary project lead and escalation point, facilitating decision-making and resolving delivery challenges.
• Provide governance, stakeholder management, and project reporting to ensure alignment, transparency, and accountability.
• Oversee operational transition and hypercare activities to ensure successful handoff into support.

Skills

PMP

PgMP

Agile certification

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Technology/Engineering

Job description

The Portfolio Manager, Store Infrastructure Delivery is accountable for the successful end-to-end delivery of store infrastructure programs by managing project execution, dependencies, stakeholders, risks, and deployment readiness.

The position serves as the central point of accountability across the infrastructure initiative including application, hardware, vendor, and business teams, coordinating complex dependencies and driving project from planning and design through deployment, stabilization, and operational handoff. The role works closely with Store Operations, Dealers, Infrastructure, Application teams, and external partners to ensure readiness, effective change management, and successful adoption of technology solutions across the store network.

What you'll do:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of store infrastructure projects from planning through deployment and stabilization.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Infrastructure, Application Delivery, Store Technology, Vendors, Store Operations, Dealers, and DWGs.
• Drive deployment readiness and execution, ensuring stores are prepared and business disruption is minimized.
• Serve as the primary project lead and escalation point, facilitating decision-making and resolving delivery challenges.
• Provide governance, stakeholder management, and project reporting to ensure alignment, transparency, and accountability.
• Oversee operational transition and hypercare activities to ensure successful handoff into support.

What you bring:

• 7+ years of technology project, program, or portfolio management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Proven experience managing large-scale cross-functional infrastructure, hardware, technology deployment, or modernization programs.
• Strong expertise in project planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder coordination.
• Experience working with vendors, infrastructure and application teams, operations, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of retail operations, deployment, or field readiness experience.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining executive-level visibility and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience building integrated schedules and coordinating cross-functional delivery teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives requiring change adoption and operational preparedness.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and stakeholder management skills.
• PMP, PgMP, Agile certification, or equivalent project management credentials considered an asset.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives and continuing education programs
• Mental health benefits of $5,000 per year for eligible employees and families
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts
• Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing

Broadband Salary Range: $79,000 – $131,000. Typical hiring range: $79,000 – $110,000.

7+ years of technology project, program, or portfolio management experience. Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related discipline. Proven experience with large-scale infrastructure or technology deployment programs. PMP, PgMP, or Agile certification considered an asset.