About the Role
The Director, Data Governance Enablement is an enterprise subject matter expert responsible for operationalizing enterprise data governance frameworks. This role embeds ownership, stewardship, and accountability into daily operations and priority initiatives, ensuring governance supports trust, compliance, and scalable data usage.
Responsibilities
- Lead and own the implementation of data ownership and stewardship models across enterprise domains.
- Drive and own the integration of governance requirements into data products, platforms, and initiatives.
- Own the establishment and ongoing management of governance metrics, scorecards, and reporting.
- Lead cross-functional alignment with business, technology, and risk leaders to ensure governance supports delivery.
- Own continuous improvement of governance processes and operating models.
- Serve as the accountable escalation point for governance gaps and ownership issues.
- Ensure governance practices enable, rather than impede, enterprise value creation.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise-wide governance frameworks in complex organizations.
- Strong understanding of data risk, regulatory, and compliance considerations.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive organizational change.
- Hands-on experience implementing and improving governance processes and capabilities.
- Exceptional understanding of change management best practices and the ability to implement meaningful change management practices across large organizations.
- Strong understanding of data risk, privacy, regulatory, and compliance requirements, and the ability to establish practical controls that balance risk management with business needs.
- Experience in the retail industry is preferred.
Experience Level
- 10+ years of experience
Benefits
- Competitive salaries and wages
- Store discounts
- Supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy
- Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
- Retirement and savings programs for eligible employees
- Enhanced flex benefits program
- Mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families
- Total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees
About the Company
- Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies.
- With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies.
- We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward.
- We are one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies.
- With world-class owned brands and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies, we are continually innovating with purpose: to excite and serve Canadian customers from coast-to-coast.
- We are connected to communities, big and small, from coast-to-coast, offering products and services that reflect the diverse nature of every one of them.
- From sports to outdoors, automobiles to homes, we know and understand life in Canada like no other retailer can.
- We are always on the lookout for curious, creative people who are able to navigate and excel in a rapidly evolving retail environment.
- If you’re ready to take on new challenges – be it in digital, IT, marketing, data & analytics, merchandising, or one of the many other roles we have – there is a place for you here, so apply today.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do.
- We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification.
- We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
- We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must.
- We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond.
- Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
