About The JobWe are looking for a VP, IT & Data & Commercial Marketing and Commercial Marketing Product Group Lead who will report to our Americas, Chief Information Technology Officer. The position is based out of Toronto, ON or Montreal, QB.ย
ABOUT THE JOB:ย ย
VP, IT & Data (Canada)
As a core member of the Americas IT & Data Leadership Team, this role serves as the strategic liaison between IT & Data and the Canadian business. The position ensures strong alignment between local business priorities and global technology strategy, driving delivery excellence and business satisfaction. Partnering closely with Canadian leadership and local and global IT product teams, this leader translates business strategy into scalable technology and data solutions.ย ย
Representingย IT & Data at the Canadian leadershipย team, the role ensures technology and data accelerate growth, operational efficiency, and digital transformation.ย Additionally, the role holdsย end-to-endย accountability for theย Business Partner model for the US and Canada, reflecting the strong interdependency of platforms, run operations, and commercial execution across both markets.ย
Commercial Marketing Product Group and App Dev Chapter Lead (Americas)
Lead the Commercial Marketing Product Group and App Developer Chapters for the entire Americas region, owning the strategy, roadmap, delivery, performance and value creation of Commercial Marketing products, including: B2B, B2C, Costumer & Consumer Engagement and CRM platforms that support 11Bโฌ revenue across Canada, US, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. This includes responsibility for the product group P&L, squads, and strategic alignment with regional and global stakeholders.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:ย ย
VP, IT and Data (Canada)ย
Strategic Business Partneringย
- Act as main point of contact between business and IT & Data function to align on strategic priorities, roadmapsย ย
- Identifyย business technology needs and strategies and develop a strategic roadmap of products and services to enable growth, developing business cases to secure commitment for deliveryย
- Ensure related priorities are clearly and consistently communicated to business and IT & Data organizationย
- Manage the IT strategic roadmap for business organization to IT & Data organization (ie, Product Group Leaders) and secures commitment of delivery within IT & Data organizationย
Performance & Value Creationย
- Optimize business interactions with IT & Data, providing more efficiency and quality to deliveryย
- Identifyย opportunities for technology and analytics to generate value for businessย
- Manage business continuity and reliability by ensuring IT & Data operations are performing and delivering without disruption; engage and manage escalations asย requiredย
Governance & Relationship Managementย
- Manage project and product portfolio within the assigned business areaย
- Provide consultation during all phases of product development, including ensuring business requirements areย identifiedย
- Help institute product ownership and management using agile (Scrum) Framework and delivery modelย
- Represent Canada in regional and global IT forums, ensuring visibility of local needs and alignment with global standardsย
- Work closely with business stakeholders throughout multiple areas under their responsibility, coordinate IT strategy within Product Group Leaders and connect with Product Ownersย
Commercial Marketing Product Group Lead (Americas)
Vision & Strategyย
- Define and embody the strategic vision for theย Commercialย Marketingย product group and translate it into a multi-year roadmap for the Americas regionย
- Identify needs for new platforms, capabilities or squads, ensuring coherence across products that support Americas operationsย
Product Delivery & Portfolio Managementย
- Lead the end-to-end delivery ofย Commercialย Marketingย products, ensuring value creation and alignment with customer and user needsย
- Govern the product groupย 3.5Mโฌย P&L,ย optimizingย value vs. cost and prioritizing within an agile portfolio frameworkย
- Ensure product quality,ย timelyย releases,ย stabilityย and continuous improvementย
Team Leadership & Operating Modelย
- Lead Product Owners and squads across the Americas region, creating an environment of innovation and high performance for team members spread across five countries and multiple time zonesย
- Promote adoption of Agile frameworks, consistent ways of working and cross-market collaborationย
- Maintain strong relationships with markets, functions, Product Group peers, and global stakeholdersย
About YouMBA or other advanced degree in IT, Business Systems or Data and Analyticsย required
Scrum Master (CSM or PSM) certification preferred ย
15+ years in IT & Data leadership roles
Significant expertise in Commercial technologies: Sales, Marketing, Ecommerce, RGM, CRM, Customer Data, Master Data with experience in Salesforce, KANTAR, Commerce Tools platforms a plus
Solid grasp of data integration, analytics and business insight
Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills
Experience leading product groups, product owners and agile squads
Proven track record of partnering with senior business leaders and influencing transformation.
- Ability to connect strategy with execution while removing roadblocksย
Demonstrated leadership experience across large multi-country, multicultural teams (Americas preferred)ย
- Proficiency in French and/or Spanish is a plusย
About UsDanone Canada is part of Danone, the largest certified B Corpโขย in the world, proudly using our business as a force for good โ creating value for people, communities, and the planet. Guided by our long-standing mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, we embed this purpose into every aspect of our operations.
Our workforce spans the country, with two headquarters (Boucherville, QC, and Toronto, ON), a production facility in Boucherville, and various remote work sites across the provinces.ย
When you join us, youโll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world, including Oikos, Activia, Two Good, evian, Silk, International Delight, So Delicious Dairy Free and SToK Cold Brew Coffee.
We offer a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package, including group insurance plans, retirement programs, well-being resources, parental leave, and development opportunities. Plus, a true hybrid work environment and flexible time off, empowering you to balance your personal and professional life.
At Danone, inclusion and diversity are at the heart of who we are. We celebrate unique perspectives and are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We encourage applications from everyone and offer accommodations upon request to ensure equitable access for all candidates.
Join us and help shape a healthier, more sustainable world. One Planet. One Health. BY YOU.
#LI-NORAM
#LI-HYBRID
Qualifications:
Danone Canada is part of Danone, the largest certified B Corpโขย in the world, proudly using our business as a force for good โ creating value for people, communities, and the planet. Guided by our long-standing mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, we embed this purpose into every aspect of our operations.
Our workforce spans the country, with two headquarters (Boucherville, QC, and Toronto, ON), a production facility in Boucherville, and various remote work sites across the provinces.ย
When you join us, youโll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world, including Oikos, Activia, Two Good, evian, Silk, International Delight, So Delicious Dairy Free and SToK Cold Brew Coffee.
We offer a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package, including group insurance plans, retirement programs, well-being resources, parental leave, and development opportunities. Plus, a true hybrid work environment and flexible time off, empowering you to balance your personal and professional life.
At Danone, inclusion and diversity are at the heart of who we are. We celebrate unique perspectives and are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We encourage applications from everyone and offer accommodations upon request to ensure equitable access for all candidates.
Join us and help shape a healthier, more sustainable world. One Planet. One Health. BY YOU.
#LI-NORAM
#LI-HYBRID
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