Job Description

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll do We are seeking an experienced and dynamic AVP of Architecture to join our team in the role of Legacy Modernization. This position will report to the VP of Legacy Modernization. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of architectural solutions to support legacy modernization initiatives across the organization. This role requires a strong leader with technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build and mentor teams. As a strong leader, you will be responsible for managing and growing our team to achieve our organizational goals. You will be expected to create a culture of trust, respect, and open communication, where team members feel empowered to take ownership and drive their growth. You will provide guidance and support to the team, encouraging innovation, and embracing change to achieve success. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a passion for driving growth and success.

• Define and implement architectural strategies and standards to support legacy modernization initiatives.
• Validate solutions are in compliance with our enterprise standards
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams, ensuring the development of high-quality solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and design modernization roadmaps and execute plans to deliver them.
• Develop and maintain architecture artifacts, including reference architectures, design patterns, and solution blueprints.
• Drive the adoption of modern technology stacks and practices, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of tools and technologies to support modernization initiatives.
• Identify and manage technical risks and issues, working closely with project teams to resolve them.
• Build and mentor a high-performing architecture team, providing guidance and support to help team members grow and develop in their roles.
• Work closely with various IT VP\'s and AVPs across IT to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Manage stakeholders, building and maintaining strong relationships to ensure successful project delivery.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, ensuring that architecture strategies and standards are up-to-date.

What you bring

• Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in a leadership role within software architecture and legacy modernization.
• Strong understanding of modern software architecture patterns, practices, and principles.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in developing and implementing modernization roadmaps and executing plans to deliver them.
• Strong experience in evaluating and selecting tools and technologies to support modernization initiatives.
• Experience in managing technical risks and issues.
• Ability to build and mentor a high-performing architecture team.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various IT VP\'s and AVPs across IT.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and build and maintain strong relationships.

Hybrid At Canadian Tire we work flexibility embracing \xe2\x80\x98Hybrid\xe2\x80\x99 whereby individuals utilize a combination of working at a CTC campus and or virtually in service of outcomes. Determined by managers, decisions around work location will be made based on business and team needs and grounded in a desire to support individual well-being and personal needs. Our goal is to empower teams and individuals to make the right decisions for them, and we expect that to look different for everyone. #LI-FM1 About Us Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (\xe2\x80\x9cCTC\xe2\x80\x9d) is one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s 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. 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.