Associate Project Manager(Contract)

What You’ll Do

The Associate Product Manager, In Store Digital will ensure key support to in-store technology delivery teams. This role will ensure that the in-store technology delivery teams are provided the organization, communications and engagement to ensure success.

This role will ensure that proper delivery processes are measured and will drive the team to meet milestones, remain within budget and ensure quality delivery that supports sustainability, profitability, and exceptional customer experience. Moreover, this role will help enhance and document proper project management processes and techniques to evolve an efficient and structured approach going forward.

Other Responsibilities Include

The Associate Product Manager, In Store Digital will be responsible for providing support and leadership to ensure in-store digital technology teams are providing seamless in-store experiences for customers and store staff.

• Ensure key milestone dates are being met by the in-store technology teams to ensure successful funding requests.
• Provide expertise and support to aid teams with backlog refinement and financial discipline.
• Support capital management and forecasting processes were required
• Support In-Store technology team to ensure successful preparation for decision and approval events and communicate the outcomes to appropriate stakeholders.
• Support in-store digital initiatives delivery, as required, to scope projects, develop requirements, build processes and controls and manage project plans
• Develop and maintain cross-functional calendar of major decision and approval events.
• Provide post-delivery admin support for the in-store technology portfolios
• Maintain and encourage open lines of communication between key cross-functional areas and dealer network.
• Triage cross-functional project intake requests and manage weekly status meetings and VP product steerco

What You Bring

• Proven ability to develop effective cross-organization relationships, collaborating and communicating across businesses and technology stakeholders
• First-class influencing skills, including experience working within a large matrix organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, providing great insights and recommendations
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to present project details while actively listening and engaging with Dealers to gather requirements
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence is considered an asset
• Strong retail and/or eCommerce background, with knowledge of eCommerce technologies considered an asset
• Highly organized and adept at prioritization - Recognize and keep track of all the moving pieces in projects, adjusting to new information, goals, and conflicting product priorities
• Experience in Fulfillment, Order Management, Store Operations, Digital or eCommerce
• An excellent communicator, with the ability to engage, influence, inspire partners to drive collaboration and alignment
• Experience in creating project cost benefit analyses, presenting project budgets, assumptions; ability to attend to management queries related to project budget
• 2+ years project experience with 1+ years of experience managing medium projects using a disciplined agile approach to project management

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

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.