Canadian Tire

Portfolio Manager, Store Infrastructure Delivery

Canadian Tire$79K — $131K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of project management experience in technology or similar fields.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Experience managing large-scale infrastructure or technology deployment programs.
  • Strong understanding of project planning, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Experience working directly with vendors and application teams.
  • Familiarity with retail operations and field readiness processes.
  • PMP, PgMP, Agile, or equivalent project management certifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Lead full lifecycle delivery of store infrastructure projects from planning through stabilization.
  • Manage schedules, budgets, risks, and dependencies across multiple initiatives.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams including vendors and store technology.
  • Ensure deployment readiness while minimizing disruption to store operations.
  • Act as primary project lead, resolving challenges and facilitating decision-making.
  • Provide governance and project reporting for stakeholder alignment and transparency.
  • Oversee operational transitions and hypercare activities for successful support handoff.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs.
  • Performance incentives and continuing education opportunities.
  • Various perks to support employee well-being.
  • Career growth opportunities and product discounts.
Full Job Description
The Portfolio Manager, Store Infrastructure Delivery is accountable for the successful end-to-end delivery of store infrastructure programs by managing project execution, dependencies, stakeholders, risks, and deployment readiness.

The position serves as the central point of accountability across the infrastructure initiative including application, hardware, vendor, and business teams, coordinating complex dependencies and driving project from planning and design through deployment, stabilization, and operational handoff. The role works closely with Store Operations, Dealers, Infrastructure, Application teams, and external partners to ensure readiness, effective change management, and successful adoption of technology solutions across the store network.

What you'll do:

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of store infrastructure projects from planning through deployment and stabilization.
  • Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams including Infrastructure, Application Delivery, Store Technology, Vendors, Store Operations, Dealers, and DWGs.
  • Drive deployment readiness and execution, ensuring stores are prepared and business disruption is minimized.
  • Serve as the primary project lead and escalation point, facilitating decision-making and resolving delivery challenges.
  • Provide governance, stakeholder management, and project reporting to ensure alignment, transparency, and accountability.
  • Oversee operational transition and hypercare activities to ensure successful handoff into support.

What you bring:

  • 7+ years of technology project, program, or portfolio management experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
  • Proven experience managing large-scale cross-functional infrastructure, hardware, technology deployment, or modernization programs.
  • Strong expertise in project planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Experience working with vendors, infrastructure and application teams, operations, and business stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding retail operations, deployment, or field readiness experience.
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining executive-level visibility and reporting.
  • Demonstrated experience building integrated schedules and coordinating cross-functional delivery teams.
  • Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives requiring change adoption and operational preparedness.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, and stakeholder management skills.
  • PMP, PgMP, Agile certification, or equivalent project management credentials considered an asset.


We're always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:
  • Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
  • Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs
  • Other perks to support your well-being
  • Career growth opportunities and product discounts


Broadband Salary Range: $79,000 - $131,000.
Our typical hiring range is between $79,000 and $110,000. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Canadian Tire

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is a Canadian retail company which sells a wide range of automotive, hardware, sports and leisure, and home products. Some stores also sell toys and food products. It operates through a network of more than 1,700 retail and gasoline outlets across Canada. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
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Size
13,435 employees
Industry
Founded
1922
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