Director, Technology Solutions (Store Systems)
Top Benefits
About the role
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers where your unique contributions drive success.
Overview:
We’re looking for a strategic and forward thinking leader to oversee the technology solutions that power our Sobeys store operations. As the Director, Technology Solutions (Store Systems), you’ll guide the full lifecycle of our store systems, drive innovation through emerging technologies, and lead a team focused on delivering reliable, scalable, and user centric solutions.
What you’ll focus on:
- Product Management - Manage store systems products through their entire lifecycle, from day-to-day, design, delivery, continual improvement, through to decommissioning.
- Product & Service Design -Translate requirements into solutions that meet business objectives and expectations, ensuring solutions are aligned with organization and industry standards
- Product Development & Configuration - Build and configure the solution and maintain the solution through backlog management, continual improvement and release management.
- Innovation & evolution: leverage artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to evolve & simply store systems technologies
- Prioritization & Backlog Management - Ensure backlog management is accurately prioritized and categorized for incidents, requests, enhancements and projects.
- IT Deliverables End-to-End Coordination – Coordinate all IT deliverables that need to be part of the end-to-end solution (Cloud, Security, Infrastructure, Testing, etc) and have work packages created by subject matter leads, and submitted to the EPMO for the creation of an integrated plan.
- User Experience – Understand and account for the end-user or customer interaction with the product or service, improving experience and minimizing the impact of change.
- Quality Assurance & Testing – Lead unit testing and work with Quality Engineering team on all other types of testing to ensure solutions deployed meeting organizational and business standards.
- Team Resourcing - Ensure the team has appropriate resourcing for day-to-day product delivery, projects and operational support.
- Scrum Master / Sprint Management – Employ an iterative sprint management approach to the backlog through agile and scrum methodologies.
- Budget Management & Tracking – Manage your budget as it relates to the yearly budgeting cycle and manage the burn down against the product backlog, prioritization and approved spend.
What your experience and resume should demonstrate:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including 5+ years in Information Technology or similar, and 3+ years of people leadership.
- Experience with store systems and retail technologies is an asset.
- Understanding of Generative and Agentic AI technologies and their application in retail.
- Proven success delivering high quality projects on time and within budget.
- Ability to support multiple delivery speeds, from quick win innovations to robust systems of record.
- Experience in product management, vendor management, large scale implementations, major transformations, and system integrations.
- Strong industry knowledge and technical expertise, including product lifecycle, SDLC, and familiarity with Project Management, Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
- Strong prioritization skills and experience working in high pressure environments.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, judgment, and decision making abilities, with a track record of solving complex problems.
- A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to challenge the status quo and identify opportunities for enhancement.
- Ability to motivate teams and make effective decisions efficiently.
- Proven ability to influence cross functional teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Who we are
Sobeys is one of Canada’s leading grocery retailers, with more than 1,600 stores across all 10 provinces and banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawtons Drug Stores. Our 128,000 teammates and franchise affiliates are passionate about delivering great food and exceptional experiences to our customers and communities.
Learn more about our story and culture:
Who We Are | Why Work With Us
Total Rewards
We offer a Total Rewards package designed to support teammates at work and in life. Depending on role and eligibility, teammates may receive health and dental benefits, retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan, a 10% in-store discount at participating banners, virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program, learning and development opportunities, parental leave top-up, and paid vacation.
Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity including the expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required please click the “I’m interested” or "Apply" button above. Individual compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.
Additional Information
External websites may share our organization's job postings which includes compensation information based on similar roles and market benchmarks. These figures are provided for general comparison purposes only and are not issued or verified by our organization.
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company. Hiring decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.
Sobeys is committed to creating accessible and inclusive hiring processes. We will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process.
Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.
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About Sobeys
As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.
Our 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates are committed to building sustainable worth for each of our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders through our focus on food, innovation and superior customer service.
En tant que l'un des deux seuls détaillants alimentaires présents dans tout le Canada, Sobeys Inc. répond aux besoins en épicerie de sa clientèle par le biais de ses quelque 1 500 magasins. Répartis dans chacune des dix provinces, ceux-ci arborent diverses bannières de détail dont Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods et Lawtons Drugs, ainsi que plus de 330 stations d'essence. Nos magasins d'alimentation sont conçus en fonction de cinq concepts de base afin que l'offre aux consommateurs et la taille des magasins conviennent le mieux à chacun des marchés que nous desservons. Du magasin à gamme complète de services jusqu'au dépanneur, chacun est adapté de façon à combler les besoins particuliers de notre clientèle en fonction de l'occasion d'achat.
En raison de l'importance qu'ils accordent à l'alimentation, à l'innovation et à l'excellence du service à la clientèle, nos quelque 125 000 employés et marchands affiliés se montrent soucieux de créer de la valeur de façon durable pour chacun de nos partenaires, qu'ils soient clients, employés, fournisseurs ou actionnaires.
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Director, Technology Solutions (Store Systems)
Top Benefits
About the role
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers where your unique contributions drive success.
Overview:
We’re looking for a strategic and forward thinking leader to oversee the technology solutions that power our Sobeys store operations. As the Director, Technology Solutions (Store Systems), you’ll guide the full lifecycle of our store systems, drive innovation through emerging technologies, and lead a team focused on delivering reliable, scalable, and user centric solutions.
What you’ll focus on:
- Product Management - Manage store systems products through their entire lifecycle, from day-to-day, design, delivery, continual improvement, through to decommissioning.
- Product & Service Design -Translate requirements into solutions that meet business objectives and expectations, ensuring solutions are aligned with organization and industry standards
- Product Development & Configuration - Build and configure the solution and maintain the solution through backlog management, continual improvement and release management.
- Innovation & evolution: leverage artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to evolve & simply store systems technologies
- Prioritization & Backlog Management - Ensure backlog management is accurately prioritized and categorized for incidents, requests, enhancements and projects.
- IT Deliverables End-to-End Coordination – Coordinate all IT deliverables that need to be part of the end-to-end solution (Cloud, Security, Infrastructure, Testing, etc) and have work packages created by subject matter leads, and submitted to the EPMO for the creation of an integrated plan.
- User Experience – Understand and account for the end-user or customer interaction with the product or service, improving experience and minimizing the impact of change.
- Quality Assurance & Testing – Lead unit testing and work with Quality Engineering team on all other types of testing to ensure solutions deployed meeting organizational and business standards.
- Team Resourcing - Ensure the team has appropriate resourcing for day-to-day product delivery, projects and operational support.
- Scrum Master / Sprint Management – Employ an iterative sprint management approach to the backlog through agile and scrum methodologies.
- Budget Management & Tracking – Manage your budget as it relates to the yearly budgeting cycle and manage the burn down against the product backlog, prioritization and approved spend.
What your experience and resume should demonstrate:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including 5+ years in Information Technology or similar, and 3+ years of people leadership.
- Experience with store systems and retail technologies is an asset.
- Understanding of Generative and Agentic AI technologies and their application in retail.
- Proven success delivering high quality projects on time and within budget.
- Ability to support multiple delivery speeds, from quick win innovations to robust systems of record.
- Experience in product management, vendor management, large scale implementations, major transformations, and system integrations.
- Strong industry knowledge and technical expertise, including product lifecycle, SDLC, and familiarity with Project Management, Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.
- Strong prioritization skills and experience working in high pressure environments.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, judgment, and decision making abilities, with a track record of solving complex problems.
- A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to challenge the status quo and identify opportunities for enhancement.
- Ability to motivate teams and make effective decisions efficiently.
- Proven ability to influence cross functional teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
#LI-Hybrid #LI-LM1
Who we are
Sobeys is one of Canada’s leading grocery retailers, with more than 1,600 stores across all 10 provinces and banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawtons Drug Stores. Our 128,000 teammates and franchise affiliates are passionate about delivering great food and exceptional experiences to our customers and communities.
Learn more about our story and culture:
Who We Are | Why Work With Us
Total Rewards
We offer a Total Rewards package designed to support teammates at work and in life. Depending on role and eligibility, teammates may receive health and dental benefits, retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan, a 10% in-store discount at participating banners, virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program, learning and development opportunities, parental leave top-up, and paid vacation.
Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity including the expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required please click the “I’m interested” or "Apply" button above. Individual compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.
Additional Information
External websites may share our organization's job postings which includes compensation information based on similar roles and market benchmarks. These figures are provided for general comparison purposes only and are not issued or verified by our organization.
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company. Hiring decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.
Sobeys is committed to creating accessible and inclusive hiring processes. We will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process.
Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.
Not the right fit? Search for Director, Technology Solutions jobs in Stellarton, NS
About Sobeys
As one of only two national grocery retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. serves the food shopping needs of Canadians with more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces with retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drugs, as well as more than 330 retail fuel locations. Our five core retail food formats are designed to ensure that we have the right offering in the right-sized stores for each individual market we serve — from our full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique occasion-based food shopping needs of our customers.
Our 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates are committed to building sustainable worth for each of our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders through our focus on food, innovation and superior customer service.
En tant que l'un des deux seuls détaillants alimentaires présents dans tout le Canada, Sobeys Inc. répond aux besoins en épicerie de sa clientèle par le biais de ses quelque 1 500 magasins. Répartis dans chacune des dix provinces, ceux-ci arborent diverses bannières de détail dont Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Price Chopper, Thrifty Foods et Lawtons Drugs, ainsi que plus de 330 stations d'essence. Nos magasins d'alimentation sont conçus en fonction de cinq concepts de base afin que l'offre aux consommateurs et la taille des magasins conviennent le mieux à chacun des marchés que nous desservons. Du magasin à gamme complète de services jusqu'au dépanneur, chacun est adapté de façon à combler les besoins particuliers de notre clientèle en fonction de l'occasion d'achat.
En raison de l'importance qu'ils accordent à l'alimentation, à l'innovation et à l'excellence du service à la clientèle, nos quelque 125 000 employés et marchands affiliés se montrent soucieux de créer de la valeur de façon durable pour chacun de nos partenaires, qu'ils soient clients, employés, fournisseurs ou actionnaires.