Director, Transformation

Pernod Ricard•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$119,200 - CA$149,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Corby Spirit and Wine Limited and Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd.,: Where Moments Matter At Corby and Hiram Walker, we’re more than a company - we’re curators of unforgettable moments. Our portfolio boasts some of Canada’s most iconic and award-winning brands, including J.P. Wiser’s, Lot No. 40, Pike Creek, and Gooderham & Worts Canadian whiskies, Polar Ice vodka, Lamb’s rum, Ungava gin, McGuinness and Cabot Trail liqueurs, Ace Beverage Group’s Cottage Springs, Cabana Coast, Liberty Village, and Good Vines, and Foreign Affair wines. But that’s just the beginning. Through its affiliation with Pernod Ricard, Corby represents leading international brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, The Glenlivet®, Beefeater and Malfy Gins, a leading portfolio of American whiskey brands including Jefferson’s, Rabbit Hole, and Skrewball™ whiskey., and Perrier-Jouët and Mumm champagnes, – making our portfolio the most comprehensive in the market. Why Choose Us? Igniting Conviviality: Derived from the French word “convivialité,” our ethos centres on human connection, authenticity, and friendliness. We create moments that matter, starting with how we work together. Progressive Opportunities: Fuel your ambition with outstanding career prospects and rewards. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, we’re invested in your growth. Guided by our 4 core values: (1) grounded in the real; (2) fiercely authentic; (3) passion for challenge; and (4) connected beyond borders; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business!

Requirements

10+ years of experience in transformation, finance transformation, digital transformation, governance, program management, consulting, business strategy, technology-enabled change, or enterprise delivery roles.
Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving business, Finance, Technology, and senior stakeholders.
Strong financial and business acumen, with the ability to connect transformation priorities to measurable business outcomes.
Experience building governance frameworks, executive reporting, portfolio views, decision materials, and leadership communications.
Experience supporting local and HQ/global transformation programs, including readiness, requirements, stakeholder engagement, governance, change adoption, and deployment support.
Strong understanding of AI-enabled transformation, automation, data governance, analytics, reporting platforms, and digital enablement.
Ability to operate in ambiguity, manage competing priorities, influence without direct authority, and maintain momentum in a fast-paced environment.
Experience in enterprise transformation environments.
Experience with platforms and capabilities such as Power BI, Power Automate, RPA, MDM, Product Cloud, Anaplan, ERP/EPM platforms, LEAP or equivalent enterprise transformation programs.
Experience partnering with HQ/global teams, North America teams, IT, data governance teams, business functions, and external solution providers.
Post-graduate qualification or certification in change management, data transformation, data governance, analytics, finance transformation, project/program management, or related fields.
Strategic transformation leadership — connects business priorities, Finance transformation, technology capabilities, and execution into a clear roadmap.
Governance and portfolio discipline — creates clarity on priorities, ownership, risks, decisions, escalation, cadence, and follow-through.
Executive communication — translates complex transformation, data, AI, automation, and global program topics into clear, decision-ready messages.
Digital, AI and data fluency — identifies and scales practical digital, AI, automation, data governance, and analytics opportunities.
Change leadership and adoption — builds engagement through communication, stakeholder support, training, and practical adoption methods.
Collaboration and influence — works across functions, levels, and geographies with credibility, transparency, and accountability.
Resilience and ambiguity management — maintains momentum, prioritizes trade-offs, and solves problems in complex, evolving environments.

Responsibilities

Lead the Finance Transformation Office roadmap and ensure priorities are aligned to business value, organizational capacity, and strategic objectives.
Maintain portfolio visibility across priorities, timelines, risks, dependencies, decisions, resourcing needs, and expected outcomes.
Prepare clear executive updates, governance materials, decision points, and escalation summaries for leadership forums.
Drive consistent portfolio discipline, including project status, RAG reporting, decision logs, risk management, and monthly transformation updates.
Act as the local Finance Transformation lead for HQ/global programs such as LEAP, MDM, and other enterprise initiatives.
Coordinate local readiness activities, including business requirements, process impact assessment, data readiness, documentation, ownership alignment, and stakeholder engagement.
Partner with Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial, Operations, Technology, Data Governance, and global teams to identify risks, dependencies, reporting impacts, data cleansing needs, and adoption requirements.
Represent local business needs and ensure Canadian processes and data requirements are appropriately connected to future-state global frameworks.
Support the evolution of Finance ways of working by embedding data, digital tools, automation, AI, decision rights, and process discipline into the operating model.
Partner with Finance and cross-functional leaders to improve planning, reporting, analysis, governance, performance management, controls, and business decision processes.
Clarify roles, responsibilities, ownership, governance forums, escalation paths, and ways of working across transformation initiatives.
Identify process pain points, simplify workflows, reduce manual effort, and support adoption of improved ways of working.
Coordinate practical AI adoption and digital enablement in partnership with Finance, Technology, PRNA/global teams, and business functions.
Identify, prioritize, and govern AI, automation, reporting, and workflow improvement use cases based on value, feasibility, risk reduction, and scalability.
Support responsible AI adoption through appropriate data confidentiality, compliance, readiness, communication, training, and human-in-the-loop practices.
Sponsor strong data governance and analytics foundations, including data quality, stewardship, common definitions, reporting reliability, and fact-based decision-making.
Track adoption, maturity, business impact, value realization, hours saved, and sustainment needs for AI, automation, data, and analytics initiatives.
Act as a key liaison across Finance, Technology, Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, project sponsors, HQ/global teams, PRNA teams, external providers, and senior leadership.
Build alignment across stakeholders while reinforcing ownership, accountability, delivery discipline, and adoption.
Translate complex transformation topics into clear, practical, executive-ready messages tailored to different audiences.
Lead communication, engagement, training, and change adoption activities linked to transformation priorities and new ways of working.
Provide leadership, prioritization, coaching, and direction to transformation, data governance, analytics, automation, and project resources.
Clarify priorities, deliverables, ways of working, escalation paths, governance routines, and decision rights.
Build capability through onboarding, development, knowledge sharing, functional collaboration, and connection with regional/global counterparts.
Ensure continuity of critical operations, recurring forums, stakeholder relationships, portfolio deliverables, and transformation programs.