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About the role
- IT Director overseeing PMO governance and portfolio management at Saputo, a leading dairy processor. Aligning IT initiatives with business objectives and fostering high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Vice President of IT PMO, the IT Director of PMO Governance and Portfolio Management will lead the strategic oversight of IT project governance, portfolio optimization, and compliance.
- Ensures technology initiatives align with business objectives while driving efficiency, transparency, and value delivery across the enterprise.
- Planning and delivery oversight of the global portfolio of projects.
- Managing IT project demand intake and gating processes.
- Overseeing PMO tools, financial governance, and analytics.
- Fostering strong stakeholder relationships and guiding high-performing teams to achieve organizational goals.
- Establish and maintain PMO governance frameworks, standards, and best practices.
- Ensure adherence to compliance and audit requirements across IT projects.
- Oversee portfolio prioritization, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.
- Drive alignment of IT initiatives with organizational strategy.
- Lead a team of Portfolio Managers and provide delivery oversight for programs and projects.
- Lead and shape projects through vendor evaluations, project planning, and estimating to ensure optimal delivery approaches.
- Drive the ongoing evolution of our delivery methodologies, ranging from waterfall to agile.
- Evolve the PMO governance and processes to manage within a hybrid operating model, including both projects and product teams.
- Develop dashboards and KPIs to monitor portfolio performance and project health.
- Provide executive-level reporting and insights for decision-making.
- Lead budgeting, cost tracking, and financial forecasting for the global base of IT projects.
- Manage configuration, troubleshooting, and upgrades for PMO tools.
- Standardize processes, update methodologies, and implement best practices.
- Build communication plans and maintain strong relationships with IT and business leaders.
- Deliver clear, impactful updates and presentations tailored to audience needs, including executive leadership.
- Lead and develop high-performing PMO teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field; or equivalent work experience.
- 10+ years in IT Project Management, PMO leadership, or portfolio governance.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Proven track record in managing enterprise-level portfolios and governance frameworks.
- Experience leading a large program from planning to closure.
- Strong knowledge of financial management and IT project accounting policies.
- Understanding of SAP Change/Release Management and Environment Management.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Excel) and SharePoint; advanced Excel analytics and experience with dashboarding tools (e.g., Power BI).
- Experience with testing delivery cycles and tools, including Test Automation, OpenText ALM.
- Strategic thinking, leadership, and influencing skills.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities, including:
- Ability to adapt messaging for different audiences and provide updates to VP and executive levels.
- Skilled at building relationships with internal teams and external partners.
- Expertise in preparing executive-level presentations that tell a compelling story and drive decisions.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience working with global teams and across multiple time zones.
- Ability to operate in a complex, fast-paced environment with interdependencies across workstreams, divisions, geographies, and languages.
- Highly adaptable to changing priorities.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- A hybrid work environment with the possibility to work from home 2 days a week
- Advantageous corporate agreements
- Full range of group insurance benefits
- Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution
- Purchase option of company stocks
- Group RRSP
- Health and wellness program in the workplace
- Assistance program for employees and their families
- Saputo products at a discounted price
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