Hr Project Manager - Canadian Tire Corporation

Help us boldly shape retail in Canada

Canadian Tire Corporation’s (CTC) rich heritage of serving Canadians from coast-to-coast dates back to 1922. Our vision is to become the #1 retail brand in Canada and we are focused on innovating and making important investments in our business, especially when it comes to our people. To reach our goal, we need the best talent to help us evolve and drive change across the business – and boldly help shape Canada’s retail industry. As we strive to be at the forefront of a complex and vastly changing retail industry, it is an exciting time to join the Canadian Tire family of companies.

The HR Project Manager will provide Project Management expertise to support the ongoing delivery of WD go-live commitments, including prioritized backlog items, while planning and prioritizing for Phase Two deliverables.

At Canadian Tire we work flexibility embracing ‘Hybrid’ 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.

What You'll Do

• Liaise across multiple stakeholder groups – including HCM Architecture and Core, Finance, HR, and Technology teams – to ensure prioritized and aligned work efforts, focused and timely resolution of identified issues.
• Support deployment of structured project governance process to ensure visibility and alignment for all Workday-related project items and issues.
• Lead planning and resource estimation efforts for Workday Phase Two deliverables.
• Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution and escalate issues when required.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the Workday knowledge library to maintain relevance.
• Partner with Manager, Communications and Change Management to ensure effective information flow and OCM alignment.
• Provide regular project updates to the HR Leadership team.
• Provide project management and leadership support to Workday employee segment working committees (i.e. Retail and DC groups).
• Coordinate and manage centralized tracking of all open Workday Project related issues.
• Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Support the prioritization and execution/delivery of Workday backlog items.
• Maintain project management standards for the ongoing delivery of Workday commitments.
• Organize, attend, and participate in stakeholder meetings.
• Monitor project progress and success and maintain up to date risk assessments and mitigation plans where applicable.
• Maintain and coordinate centralized tracking of project issues while assessing resolution priority.
• Maintain open communications with HR Stakeholders to identify emerging issues.

What You Bring

• Strong ability to collaborate well with others to find solutions.
• Experience with JIRA (or similar) issue tracking platforms.
• Strong ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• Capable of working seamlessly across multiple employee populations.
• Experience managing complex multi-stakeholder projects.
• Project Management Professional or related discipline is considered an asset.
• Experience with Workday or other similar HRIS/HCM deployments.
• Exceptional communicator, with an ability to make connections with people quickly.

Canadian Tire and its family of companies are boldly shaping retail in Canada and we continue to deliver a positive experience for our customers. As one of the most trusted brands in Canada, our employees take pride in the work we do across the country. It’s more than the iconic triangle that keeps our employees around. From benefits and perks, to learning and development opportunities, to our commitment to Jumpstart – these are some of the many reasons why Canadian Tire Corporation is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.

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Canadian Tire is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. We recognize that our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees -- their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.