Sr. Director, Digital Technology Commercial Transformation

Position Title:
Sr. Director, Digital Technology Commercial Transformation

Position Type:
Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:
40323

At McCain, we believe in meaningful technology – using digital technology not just for innovation, but to make a difference globally. Join a team where innovation drives purpose and technology shapes the future. This is your chance to develop sought-after expertise, work on exciting, high-impact projects, and create solutions that truly make a difference. If you're ready to push boundaries, tackle purposeful challenges, and build a career that matters, we want you on our team.

About The Role.
The
Sr. Director, Digital Technology Commercial Transformation
is a critical leadership role responsible for developing and guiding a high-performing digital technology team to advance the company's commercial strategy. This position leads the transformation of marketing, sales, and innovation through the integration of technology, data, and AI. The role collaborates with global and regional leaders to shape strategic plans and roadmaps that drive business growth and efficiency via digital solutions. The Sr Director, Digital Technology Commercial Transformation serves as a change agent and future-oriented strategist, ensuring digital transformation delivers measurable impact on business outcomes, organizational capability, and customer experience.

This senior leadership role requires a strong knowledge of marketing and sales industry-leading approaches for enabling business organizations with digital capabilities. The leader will have a proven track record of successfully delivering digital transformation programs in a Commercial context for a global organization bringing innovative solutions that transform the sales, marketing and innovation processes at McCain.

What You'll Be Doing.

• Build trusted relationships and collaborate with stakeholders to define and drive our strategic direction for commercial digital transformation. As a customer-obsessed leader, deliver outcomes that create value for customers and enhance customer experience with McCain.
• Work closely with cross-functional and regional leaders to co-create commercial digital enablement roadmaps and deliver digital capabilities that align to achieving our business objectives. Ensure funding, resourcing and outcomes are aligned to the delivery of key initiatives and programs.
• Manage an overall portfolio of global and regional initiatives, set priorities, and align with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver value and positive business outcomes. Connect strategy to execution and achieve results as a cohesive team.
• Oversee a portfolio of global and regional digital commercial initiatives, ensuring prioritization and delivery of business value. These portfolios include initiatives prioritized in the Sales, Marketing and Innovation commercial roadmaps.
• Lead adoption of digital capabilities (both internally as externally with our customers and partners). Measure value and identify future opportunities to continuously enhance our customer experience and drive efficiencies in our ways of working in sales, marketing and innovation.
• Manage technology investment plans, budget, forecast, and ensure ROI for digital projects is achieved.
• Develop strategic partnerships with industry leading partners to accelerate implementation of our roadmaps. Stay current of industry and technology trends to bring ideas and innovations to McCain.
• Proactively address opportunities in the external environment to enhance our future business ambitions with market-leading insights. Lead strategic discussions in Digital Commercial including digital, data & technology capabilities and solutions.
• Champion the implementation of best-in-class digital solutions and advocate for process improvement and innovation, including the adoption of AI in commercial functions.
• Safeguard the quality and legal compliance of commercial data and applications, in line with data governance standards.
• Drive operational excellence for digital commercial solution support and ensure key performance indicators are tracked to measure progress.
• Foster a culture of inclusion, accountability, mentorship, and professional development among team members. Lead teams to establish clear vision, create an atmosphere of trust, and inclusion. Coach and mentor team members to learn and develop skills and career experiences.

What You'll Need To Be Successful.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences or equivalent experience, Graduate level desirable (MBA)
• 10 + years' experience as a Technology leader, either as a Technology Business Partner for Digital Commercial organizations or as a Digital Leader in a Commercial function.
• Proven experience working on large scale technology programs and digital transformation initiatives, preferably in CPG, Food Service, QSR or Retail industries.
• Experience leading programs enabled with technologies, specifically in the Digital Commercial space.
• Extensive partnership with Commercial stakeholders (both internally and externally).
• Solid experience developing and delivering a connected digital and business strategy in a global or large, complex region.
• Strong interpersonal skills working at all levels of the organization. Ability to negotiate with both internal and external groups and gain trust to align opportunities for overall success.
• Inclusive and inspiring team leadership.

Additional Information.

• Connect with external stakeholders as required including participating in customer meetings and industry forums.
• Participate in key external relationships with external vendors and industry partners.
• Travel: as required.
• This is an existing vacancy for McCain which is actively seeking to be hired.

About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

Leadership Principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain Experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.

Compensation Package
: $146, $195, CAD annually + Bonus eligibility + Long-term incentive eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits:
At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Job Family:**
Information Technology

Location(s):
CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Company:
McCain Foods (Canada)