Senior Director, IT PMO

Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 176,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Education assistance

Retirement savings plan

Employee Assistance Program

EAP

Job summary

Atlantic Packaging is seeking a Senior Director, IT PMO to lead the PMO and drive governance, portfolio management and delivery across the organization. You will partner with IT and business leadership to prioritize investments, manage capacity and improve project outcomes.

The role requires extensive PMO leadership, strong governance, and experience with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing or complex environment. Domestic travel within Canada and the US is expected.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive project, program and portfolio management experience with senior PMO leadership.
• Proven experience leading PMO teams and leaders within an established PMO.
• Strong governance, intake, prioritization, resource and capacity management experience.
• Experience overseeing complex technology and business transformation portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for IT portfolio, program and project management.
• Strengthen portfolio governance and investment management practices.
• Deliver visibility into active and planned initiatives by unit, priority and risk.
• Lead intake, resourcing and capacity planning across the IT portfolio.
• Ensure delivery standards, governance and performance expectations are met.
• Coach and develop PMO team members and establish KPIs and reporting.
• Drive governance, delivery standards and KPIs across the portfolio.
• Coach and develop the PMO team and establish accountability for performance.

Skills

PMO leadership

Portfolio governance

Resource management

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Delivery governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership presence

Strategic planning

Change management

Education

University degree in Business or IT

PM certifications (PMP, Prince2)

PgMP / MoP / CM2 assets

Tools

Waterfall/Agile/hybrid delivery

Job description

“Join us in building Careers and shaping Experiences Beyond the Box”

About Us

At Atlantic Packaging, every box tells a story and yours begins here. As a proudly Canadian-owned company with over 80 years of excellence in the corrugated packaging industry with operations within North America (Ontario, Quebec and United States), we’re committed to sustainability, customer excellence and community impact. Since 1945, we’ve supported local jobs and built a legacy of trust with our clients and team members. At Atlantic, your ideas matter, your growth is supported and your work makes a real impact.

The Opportunity

The Senior Director, IT PMO will lead an established PMO team, including managers responsible for project intake, assessment and resourcing, and project execution and delivery. The Sr. Director will strengthen portfolio and program management, improve project execution, and provide greater visibility into IT investments, priorities, resource capacity and delivery performance.

The role will establish practical, right-sized governance and strengthen portfolio, investment and resource visibility across the organization, enabling better prioritization and decision-making while improving the predictability and successful delivery of technology initiatives.

Location: Scarborough, Ontario (Hybrid)

What You’ll Do

IT Portfolio & Program Management

• Provide strategic leadership and accountability for IT portfolio, program and project management.
• Strengthen portfolio governance, prioritization and investment management practices.
• Establish clear visibility into active and planned initiatives by business unit, investment, strategic priority, status and risk.
• Lead portfolio planning and prioritization in partnership with IT and business leadership, ensuring investments and resources are aligned with organizational priorities.
• Provide the CIO and executive leadership with portfolio insights, risks and recommendations to support investment, prioritization and sequencing decisions.
• Work directly with business users, process owners, leadership, and IT to understand problems, build practical solutions, test and deploy changes, document work, and progressively take greater ownership of production solutions.

Project Intake, Resourcing & Capacity

• Provide leadership and direction to the PMO management team responsible for project intake, assessment, prioritization and resourcing.
• Establish a practical, right-sized intake and governance approach based on project value, complexity, investment and risk.
• Improve visibility into resource demand, allocation, capacity and utilization across the IT portfolio.
• Ensure portfolio commitments consider available capacity, existing priorities and delivery dependencies.
• Partner with IT leaders to address resource constraints, competing priorities and capability gaps.

Project Execution and Delivery

• Provide senior leadership for project and program execution, working closely with the PMO management team to strengthen delivery performance and outcomes.
• Establish fit-for-purpose delivery standards, governance and performance expectations across the portfolio.
• Maintain portfolio-level visibility into project health, financial performance, risks, dependencies and key milestones.
• Provide executive oversight and direction for strategic, complex or at-risk initiatives.
• Drive greater consistency and predictability in project execution and delivery.
• Ensure strong alignment between project intake, prioritization, resourcing and execution.

PMO Leadership & Executive Governance

• Lead, coach and develop the PMO team, establishing clear accountability for performance and outcomes.
• Build a high-performing PMO culture focused on business value, transparency, collaboration, accountability and execution.
• Establish meaningful portfolio and delivery KPIs and executive-level reporting to support effective decision-making.
• Lead portfolio governance discussions involving priorities, investments, capacity, delivery risks and trade-offs.
• Partner with IT and business leaders to strengthen sponsorship, ownership and accountability for project outcomes.

What You Bring

• University Degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Certification in Project Management (PMP, Prince 2).
• Certifications in Program Management (PgMP), Management of Project Portfolios (MoP), and Change management (CCMP, CM2) are considered as assets.
• 15+ years of progressive project, program and portfolio management experience, including senior PMO leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading and developing PMO teams and leaders within an established PMO environment.
• Strong experience in portfolio governance, project intake, prioritization, resource and capacity management and project delivery.
• Demonstrated success overseeing complex technology and business transformation portfolios and improving delivery performance.
• Strong financial acumen with experience overseeing project investments, budgets and forecasts.
• Experience with Waterfall, Agile and hybrid delivery approaches, with the ability to apply fit-for-purpose governance.
• Strong executive presence with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, navigate competing priorities and drive decisions.
• Exceptional people leadership, strategic thinking, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience within manufacturing or another complex operational environment is strongly preferred.
• French language skills are considered an asset.
• Travel within Canada and the US will be required.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage (dependents included)
• Teamwork-focused culture with sustainability initiatives and social events
• A culture of appreciation through a point-based recognition
• Opportunities for advancement and internal movement
• Education assistance for continuous skill development
• Academic scholarships for employees’ children
• Safety equipment and PPE support program
• Retirement savings and wellness initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Inclusion and Accessibility

Atlantic Packaging is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible and respectful environment for all candidates. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team—we’re here to support you.

We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in joining Atlantic Packaging. While we appreciate the time and effort invested, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please Note

Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal and background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

Hiring Range : $176,000 - $220,000 per year. A candidate’s experience and knowledge may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy.