Senior Manager, IT Business Solutions

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth. Come join Pattison Food Group Ltd., a Jim Pattison business, and Canada’s largest Western-based provider of food and health products. Pattison Food Group Ltd. is a certified Great Place to Work® and consists of Save-On-Foods and other well-known grocery banners. With nearly 300 retail locations, we proudly employ nearly 30,000 team members.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Senior Manager, IT Business Solutions to join our IT team in Langley, BC.

• Leading initiative intake, evaluation, prioritization, portfolio planning and technology roadmaps across assigned business areas.
• Partnering with business leaders to identify opportunities to improve processes, enable growth, reduce risk and improve customer and team member experiences.
• Providing technical leadership and direction to development teams and technology leaders.
• Working with architects and senior developers to evaluate technical approaches and ensure solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, integrated and maintainable.
• Aligning business priorities, technical direction and delivery expectations across complex technology initiatives.
• Driving improvements in software development practices, delivery quality, efficiency, predictability and operational performance.
• Evaluating emerging technologies and recommending solutions that provide meaningful business value.
• Championing the practical and responsible use of automation, AI-enabled solutions and modern delivery tools.
• Leading, coaching and developing managers, developers and other technology professionals.
• Supporting workforce planning, technical hiring, succession planning and capability development.
• Building a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
• Leading vendor evaluation, selection, negotiation and performance management.
• Assessing vendor capability, solution fit, risk, commercial value and long-term partnership potential.
• Supporting technology budgeting, planning, business cases and investment decisions.
• Staying current on technology trends relevant to retail, pharmacy and enterprise business functions.

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and practical expertise.
• 8+ years of progressive leadership within information technology, software development or technology delivery.
• Significant software development background, including leadership of teams delivering enterprise applications.
• A track record of leading complex technology portfolios and partnering with senior business leaders.
• Strong knowledge of application architecture, secure development, testing, integration, Dev Ops, CI/CD, release management and operational support.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical approaches, manage technical debt and strengthen engineering practices.
• Proven success hiring, coaching and developing developers and technical leaders.
• Strong vendor management capability, including vendor evaluation and commercial negotiations.
• Leadership across modernization, transformation or other large-scale technology initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, financial planning and business case development.
• Exposure to evaluating or implementing AI-enabled solutions and modern development practices is considered an asset.

• Self-aware, empathetic and possess a high level of Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
• A credible technology leader who can connect business priorities with practical technology solutions.
• A strong business partner who builds trusted relationships and communicates effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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