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About the Role

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Senior Director, IT PMO will lead an established PMO team, strengthening portfolio and program management, improving project execution, and providing greater visibility into IT investments, priorities, resource capacity, and delivery performance. The role will establish practical, right-sized governance and strengthen portfolio, investment, and resource visibility across the organization.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and accountability for IT portfolio, program and project management.
Strengthen portfolio governance, prioritization and investment management practices.
Establish clear visibility into active and planned initiatives by business unit, investment, strategic priority, status and risk.
Lead portfolio planning and prioritization in partnership with IT and business leadership.
Provide the CIO and executive leadership with portfolio insights, risks and recommendations.
Work directly with business users, process owners, leadership, and IT to understand problems, build practical solutions, test and deploy changes, document work, and progressively take greater ownership of production solutions.
Provide leadership and direction to the PMO management team responsible for project intake, assessment, prioritization and resourcing.
Establish a practical, right-sized intake and governance approach based on project value, complexity, investment and risk.
Improve visibility into resource demand, allocation, capacity and utilization across the IT portfolio.
Ensure portfolio commitments consider available capacity, existing priorities and delivery dependencies.
Partner with IT leaders to address resource constraints, competing priorities and capability gaps.
Provide senior leadership for project and program execution, working closely with the PMO management team to strengthen delivery performance and outcomes.
Establish fit-for-purpose delivery standards, governance and performance expectations across the portfolio.
Maintain portfolio-level visibility into project health, financial performance, risks, dependencies and key milestones.
Provide executive oversight and direction for strategic, complex or at-risk initiatives.
Drive greater consistency and predictability in project execution and delivery.
Ensure strong alignment between project intake, prioritization, resourcing and execution.
Lead, coach and develop the PMO team, establishing clear accountability for performance and outcomes.
Build a high-performing PMO culture focused on business value, transparency, collaboration, accountability and execution.
Establish meaningful portfolio and delivery KPIs and executive-level reporting to support effective decision-making.
Lead portfolio governance discussions involving priorities, investments, capacity, delivery risks and trade-offs.
Partner with IT and business leaders to strengthen sponsorship, ownership and accountability for project outcomes.

Requirements

University Degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
Certification in Project Management (PMP, Prince 2).
15+ years of progressive project, program and portfolio management experience, including senior PMO leadership experience.
Proven experience leading and developing PMO teams and leaders within an established PMO environment.
Strong experience in portfolio governance, project intake, prioritization, resource and capacity management and project delivery.
Demonstrated success overseeing complex technology and business transformation portfolios and improving delivery performance.
Strong financial acumen with experience overseeing project investments, budgets and forecasts.
Experience with Waterfall, Agile and hybrid delivery approaches, with the ability to apply fit-for-purpose governance.
Strong executive presence with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, navigate competing priorities and drive decisions.
Exceptional people leadership, strategic thinking, communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience within manufacturing or another complex operational environment is strongly preferred.
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal and background check.

Skills

Project Management
Program Management
Portfolio Management
IT Governance
Resource Management
Capacity Management
Project Intake
Prioritization
Delivery Performance
Financial Acumen
Budget Management
Forecasting
Waterfall
Agile
Hybrid Delivery Approaches
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Thinking
Communication
Leadership
Change Management
French language skills (asset)

Location

Scarborough, Ontario

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
15+ years

Education Level

University Degree
PMP Certification
Prince 2 Certification
PgMP Certification (asset)
MoP Certification (asset)
CCMP Certification (asset)
CM2 Certification (asset)

Salary/Compensations

$176,000 - $220,000 per year

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage (dependents included)
Teamwork-focused culture with sustainability initiatives and social events
A culture of appreciation through a point-based recognition
Opportunities for advancement and internal movement
Education assistance for continuous skill development
Academic scholarships for employees’ children
Safety equipment and PPE support program
Retirement savings and wellness initiatives
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About the Company

Atlantic Packaging is a proudly Canadian-owned company with over 80 years of excellence in the corrugated packaging industry.
Operations span across North America (Ontario, Quebec, and United States).
Committed to sustainability, customer excellence, and community impact.
Since 1945, Atlantic Packaging has supported local jobs and built a legacy of trust.

Equal Opportunity

Atlantic Packaging is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible and respectful environment for all candidates.
If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team.