IT Director, PMO – Portfolio and Project Management

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world . As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

Overview of the role:

Saputo Inc. is seeking an IT Director, PMO – Portfolio and Project Management, for an existing opportunity within our organization.

The IT Director PMO Project & Portfolio Management leads Saputo’s IT portfolio planning and delivery oversight across a global portfolio of initiatives.

This role ensures that projects are aligned to business priorities, sequenced effectively, and executed with strong discipline, transparency, and focus on value delivery.

This leader manages a team of Project Managers and Portfolio Managers responsible for pipeline management, portfolio visibility, and delivery oversight. The role also provides structured support and coaching to IT project leads outside the PMO to strengthen project shaping, estimation, governance, and execution across the organization.

This position is accountable for building a high-performing project and portfolio management practice within IT PMO, including internal and contract project managers, while developing broader delivery capability across IT.

The role continuously evolves project and portfolio management practices to meet changing business needs and to support Saputo’s highest-value and most complex initiatives.

Possibility to work remotely once per week

How you will make contributions that matter:

IT Demand Intake & Pipeline Management

Lead the intake of IT demand across divisions and functions, ensuring consistent capture, triage, and visibility of initiatives.

Drive a structured pipeline to assess, categorize, and advance initiatives through initiation and evaluation stages.

Own the end-to-end pipeline view, including forecasting, prioritization readiness, and overall pipeline health.

Portfolio Prioritization & Planning

In partnership with the PMO governance function, lead annual and in-year portfolio planning cycles to align initiatives with business strategy, funding, and resource capacity.

Facilitate prioritization discussions with IT and business stakeholders, enabling informed trade-off decisions and clear execution priorities.

Portfolio Health, Performance & Executive Visibility

Own portfolio-level reporting, including pipeline status, project health, risks, dependencies, and key decisions required.

Provide clear, decision-oriented insights to IT leadership and executives.

Track portfolio performance and maintain transparency on delivery confidence, constraints, and bottlenecks.

Delivery Oversight & Assurance

Provide oversight across projects to improve predictability, manage risk, and maintain alignment to commitments.

Identify cross-project dependencies, risks, and resource conflicts, and drive resolution or escalation as needed.

Promote consistent delivery discipline across portfolios in alignment with PMO standards established by the governance function.

Development of Project Managers & Project Leads

Lead a team that provides project management capability for Saputo’s most critical and complex initiatives.

Provide hands-on support and coaching to project leads outside the PMO in areas such as planning, governance cadence, status reporting, and risk and issue management.

Promote right-sized project management support by assigning PMs to high-risk, high-complexity initiatives while enabling capable project leads elsewhere.

Financial Oversight & Value Realization (Portfolio-Level)

Provide portfolio-level financial visibility across budget, forecast, and actuals to support decision-making.

Ensure alignment between approved initiatives, funding, and expected business outcomes.

Stakeholder Management & Alignment

Act as a central point of coordination across IT leadership, business stakeholders, and delivery teams.

Facilitate portfolio forums, review sessions, and executive updates.

Ensure alignment among IT Business Partners, IT leaders, and delivery teams on priorities, sequencing, and execution approach.

Continuous Improvement & Adoption

Partner with the PMO Governance, Methods, and Tools function to drive adoption of standards and continuously improve delivery practices.

Provide feedback from delivery teams to improve processes, templates, and tools, while ownership remains with the peer governance function.

People Leadership & Capability Building

Lead and develop a high-performing team of Portfolio Managers and Project Managers.

Build organizational capability in project delivery, portfolio management, and stakeholder engagement across IT.

Foster a culture of accountability, delivery excellence, and business alignment.

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

10+ years of experience in IT project and portfolio management, PMO leadership, or enterprise delivery oversight

Experience in global CPG or other complex manufacturing environments

Proven success leading enterprise project portfolios and complex, cross-functional initiatives

Experience shaping and delivering IT initiatives from concept through execution using structured project delivery approaches

Demonstrated people leadership experience managing, coaching, and developing project managers and portfolio managers

Strong financial acumen related to portfolio planning, forecasting, and investment decision support

Experience operating in structured project lifecycle environments and large-scale enterprise programs

Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive influencing skills

For candidates based in Quebec: fluency in both French and English is required, as the role involves regular communication with a diverse group of stakeholders

Experience in an environment where SAP is the primary ERP is an asset

We support and take care of our employees and their families by offering :

Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance

Group retirement plan with employer contribution

Telemedicine and assistance program for employees and their families

Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match

Paid Parental Leave program

Paid time off: Sick days, floater days and volunteer day off

Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA

Training and development programs

Saputo Flex Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs

Organized activities for employees and their families

Advantageous discounts on Saputo products

Salary: $148 875 to $195 400

Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training.

STATEMENT ON AI

All applications are carefully considered by our Talent Acquisition team.

Artificial Intelligence tools may be used in screening applications.

Artificial Intelligence is not used to assess or select applications.

In Canada, Saputo is a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor, with a portfolio of well-loved brands such as Dairyland, Armstrong, Neilson, Alexis de Portneuf, and many more. Whether your expertise lies in manufacturing, operations, supply chain management, sales, quality assurance, or in any other function, your role is integral to our success. You will make contributions that matter, all while working alongside colleagues who genuinely care about your success and who will roll up their sleeves to help.

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family. Saputo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations up to the point of undue hardships, are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.