Job Description

What You'll Do

As AVP, Data & AI Governance, you will lead Canadian Tire's enterprise-wide data governance strategy, driving the organization to the forefront of responsible data management and AI enablement. This role is pivotal in operationalizing robust frameworks, ensuring compliance, and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making. You will collaborate with senior leaders, business units, IT, and external partners to build Canadian Tire's reputation as a leader in data and AI innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, implement, and evolve data and AI governance frameworks, policies, and standards across the enterprise. Lead a team focused on data and AI governance, including awareness, stewardship, metadata, data quality, master data, and operationalization of AI governance. Represent governance progress to executive committees and the Enterprise Risk Committee on a quarterly basis. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize data needs, ensuring timely and accurate analysis. Partner with internal and external audit teams to identify and close governance gaps. Drive continuous improvement in data quality standards and data management processes. Oversee the implementation of data governance policies, procedures, and best practices to maintain data integrity, security, and reusable data assets. Monitor KPIs related to data enablement, tracking progress and communicating results to stakeholders. Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making by promoting data literacy through training and knowledge sharing. Lead the Data Governance Council with Vice Presidents from across the organization. Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and AI regulation, representing Canadian Tire in external forums. Manage relationships with external vendors and partners providing data-related services. Collaborate with IT to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of data enablement, cloud, and security infrastructure.

What You Bring

10+ years of overall leadership experience in data governance, data management, or related fields. Bachelor's degree in Information Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a quantitative discipline. Minimum 6 years' experience with data platforms (e.g., Python, Kafka, Spark Streaming, Azure SQL Server, Snowflake, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, IBM Watson Knowledge Catalogue, IBM Match 360). Deep knowledge of data governance frameworks, metadata management, and data quality standards. Experience managing third-party vendors and resources, including overseas teams. Proven track record of leading transformation in large, complex corporate environments. Experience supporting enterprise-wide data governance programs, including measuring and monitoring the value of data delivery. Ability to lead continuous evolution of data management processes and technology solutions to meet user and regulatory requirements. Excellent technical, analytical, and organizational skills.

Leadership Competencies:

Strategic vision and ability to set and execute enterprise-wide governance strategy. Strong focus on relationships, collaboration, critical thinking, and a growth mindset. Excellent communication skills; ability to translate complex governance concepts for executives and individual contributors. Proven capability to execute multiple streams of work simultaneously in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. Champion of new ways of working with AI and data, fostering experimentation and accountability. Mentor and lead cross-functional teams in governance, platform integration, and AI operations.

Key Partners & Stakeholders:

Internal: Senior leaders, business units, IT, legal, compliance, risk, security, data engineering, AI/ML teams, finance. External: Regulatory bodies, third-party data vendors, technology providers, external audit teams.

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About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited ("CTC") is one of Canada's 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.