Senior Manager, IT
Canada, Quebec, Saint-laurent
Parttime: 0 hrs a week / CA$ 150000 - 180000 per year
Experience: Not applicable
Information Technology
Introduction
Our client is seeking a Senior Manager, IT - Canada to lead country-level IT strategy, operations, and governance. Reporting to the Regional IT Director for Latin America and Canada, this role serves as the primary IT leader for Canada and a strategic business partner to senior leadership.
What are you going to do
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the Canada IT roadmap in alignment with global IT strategy. * Represent IT in executive leadership forums and lead the country IT council.
* Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory requirements. * Oversee IT operations, infrastructure, applications, and service delivery.
* Lead and support a lean local IT team comprised of employees and contractors. * Act as the primary IT business partner for Canadian business units and corporate functions.
* Translate business priorities into structured IT programs, projects, and initiatives. * Build business cases, support investment decisions, and prioritize IT resources.
* Collaborate with regional and global IT teams to ensure solution integration and adherence to corporate standards. * Support commercial and manufacturing operations in transformation and automation initiatives.
Essential skills and knowledge
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field required (Master's degree preferred). * 10+ years of IT experience, ideally within healthcare, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated industries.
* Proven IT leadership experience, including team management, IT governance, and representation of IT at the executive level. * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization, internally and externally.
* Project management experience and solid understanding of standard enterprise business processes (finance, controlling, purchasing, logistics). * Experience with ERP systems, IT infrastructure environments, and enterprise commercial processes.
* Ability to translate business strategy into an aligned IT strategy, including a portfolio of programs, projects, and applications. * Demonstrated ability to operate within a complex, matrixed organization and influence without direct authority.
* Bilingual in French and English required.