Senior Director Information Technology

Team and company

Role

Responsibilities

• Modernize merchandise planning and allocation solutions and integration stacks; scale assortment, space and size planning.
• Embed responsible AI-driven automation to accelerate planning and improve decisions, including forecasting, allocation optimization and store clustering.
• Guide secure, reliable, compliant and highly available platforms and AI/ML systems, including LLMs, vector retrieval, computer vision and intelligent agents.
• Set strategy, lead change and continuous improvement, manage resources and financial interests, and develop high-performing teams and future leaders.
• Communicate complex AI/ML architectures to executives and champion transparency, inclusion and ethics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field; at least 5 years of engineering leadership and delivery experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing large budgets, translating business strategy into engineering roadmaps, and working with data-heavy planning systems such as Anaplan or Oracle RPAS.
• Expertise in Python or Java and relevant frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch or scikit-learn; deep understanding of ML, NLP, computer vision and generative AI.
• Hands-on cloud experience with AWS, GCP or Azure and MLOps tools; strong data engineering and big data knowledge.
• Able to create actionable narratives and root-cause analyses; strong executive communication and storytelling.
• At least 5 years in retail, merchandise planning and allocations, or a related field is a bonus. A master’s or PhD in computer science, applied mathematics or statistics is also a bonus.
• Authorization to work in Canada is required.

Workplace arrangement

• Hybrid arrangement; in-person collaboration is important, with a minimum of four days per week onsite.

Compensation and benefits

• Typical hiring range is CAD 241,300–316,700 annually; pay varies with market location and job-related factors.
• Eligible permanent employees may receive annual bonus and equity offerings, subject to eligibility.
• Benefits include health and dental coverage, paid time off, retirement matching, employee discount, fitness and yoga classes, parenthood top-up and development opportunities.