Saputo Inc.

IT Director – PMO, Governance & Portfolio Management

Saputo Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Saint-Laurent • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$145,244 - CA$190,633 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • 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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
IT project managementportfolio governancefinancial managementIT project accountingdashboarding toolsTest AutomationSAP Change ManagementSAP Release Managementagile methodologieswaterfall methodologies
Soft skills
strategic thinkingleadershipinfluencing skillscommunicationstakeholder managementanalytical skillsorganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaboration