Senior Manager, Strategic & Innovation Digital Technology Programs

Position Title: Senior Manager Strategic & Innovation Digital Technology Programs

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:40942

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 youre ready to push boundaries tackle purposeful challenges and build a career that matters we want you on our team.

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role:

The Senior Manager Strategic & Innovation DT Programs plays a pivotal role at the heart of McCains digital transformation. Reporting to the VP Digital Technology Strategy & Transformation this role acts as a strategic execution partner to the Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO) ensuring operational excellence executivelevel clarity and momentum across highpriority digital initiatives.

This position is ideal for highperforming professionals with experience in management consulting corporate strategy digital transformation or advisory roles. You will translate strategic priorities into actionable plans drive crossfunctional execution and craft the executiveready communications that shape enterpriselevel decisions.

As a highly visible senior individual contributor you will own the operating rhythm of the Digital Technology leadership team orchestrate strategic projects and meaningfully influence decisionmaking at the highest levels of the organization. This role offers exceptional exposure impact and career acceleration for talent seeking a blend of strategy execution and leadership engagement.

What youll be doing:

Strategy Execution & HighImpact Initiatives

• Translate strategic priorities into structured workplans that guide execution across business units and technology teams.
• Lead critical timebound transformation projects from accelerators to longterm process redesign ensuring measurable business outcomes.
• Frame issues structure problemsolving and influence crossfunctional teams to deliver results in ambiguous fastmoving environments.
• Identify and remove roadblocks to maintain momentum across digital transformation initiatives.

Executive Communications & Leadership Reporting

• Develop compelling executiveready materials including board updates strategic narratives business cases KPIs and progress reports.
• Synthesize complex information into insights that drive seniorlevel decisionmaking.
• Build clear persuasive stories supported by data analytics visualizations and crisp strategic framing.

Operational Leadership & Governance

• Own the operating rhythm of the Digital Technology leadership team including agendas decisionlogs strategic workshops and executive offsites.
• Drive operational excellence by designing scalable processes and improving decisionmaking workflows across the function.
• Establish lightweight governance that increases transparency accountability and alignment on priorities.

CrossFunctional Influence & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong trustbased relationships across Digital Technology Business Units Regional teams and external partners.
• Act as a central coordination point for alignment communication and escalation.
• Influence senior stakeholders without authority enabling cohesive enterprisewide execution.

Performance Insights & Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate operational bottlenecks and implement databacked solutions to enhance productivity service quality and user experience.
• Lead KPI reviews identify trendbased opportunities and propose targeted performance improvements.
• Champion the use of automation digital tools analytics and AIenabled productivity methods to modernize how the team works.

What youll need to be successful:

• Bachelors degree preferred; advanced degree (e.g. MBA or relevant Masters) strongly preferred.
• 10 years experience in management consulting (Big 4 strategy consultancies or boutique advisory) corporate strategy or chief of staff operations within a large matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated success delivering executive communications board-level analysis or strategic project workstreams.
• Strong excel and PowerPoint skills; proven ability to synthesize data and deliver high-impact presentations.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and managing multiple competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Outstanding written/verbal communication analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Intellectual curiosity delivery focus and a collaborative style are essential.
• Previous exposure to digital/IT supply chain or consumer goods environments an advantage.

Career Growth & Development:

This role serves as a powerful career accelerator for individuals aspiring to future leadership positions in digital transformation strategy operations or technology leadership. You will gain:

• Enterprisewide visibility through direct involvement with the CTIO VP Strategy & Transformation and senior leadership teams.
• Endtoend ownership of initiatives that shape the companys digital agenda.
• Handson experience driving transformation at scale from strategy to execution to reporting.
• A frontrow seat to McCains global digital and technology evolution.

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 youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. Were big believers in the power of working together in personit helps us stay connected collaborate more effectively and grow as a team. At the same time we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

Compensation Package:$111700.00 -$149000.00 . CAD annually Bonus 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. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits: At McCain were 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 persons 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 programsinclude 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 were here to provide you with the necessary resourcesto 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 torace religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family:Information Technology
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)