Director, People, Process & Technology

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®. At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.

We are elevating the People Technology function at Loblaw, and this role is central to that evolution. The Director, People, Process & Technology & Workday Architect is a hands-on Workday expert, a strategic thought partner, and a builder of future capability. This individual brings advanced technical mastery across nearly every facet of Workday — from complex calculated fields and condition rules to end-to-end configuration across HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Talent, Recruiting, Absence, Time Tracking, Security, Integrations, and Reporting.

This director ensures that Workday operates as a stable, scalable, and well-architected enterprise platform while helping shape the long-term vision for People Technology at Loblaw. They mentor and develop the team, enabling advanced configuration questions, architectural selections, triaging, and complex design work to be resolved confidently and independently.

This role influences the people experience for 225,000+ team members across Canada by delivering Workday solutions that are intuitive, resilient, enterprise-aligned, and grounded in best practices.

Please note this Colleague will be required to be onsite 4 days a week at our head office in Brampton.

How You’ll Make a Difference

Oversee the Enterprise Workday Architecture

• Serve as a senior Workday architect and contributor, accountable for cohesive design across all modules and functional areas.
• Aid in the development of the Workday product vision and multi-year roadmap, aligned to organizational priorities, enterprise architecture, and enterprise outcomes.
• Build scalable, user-centric solutions that reflect best practices, leverage existing tools, and minimize unnecessary customization.
• Apply structured decision-making frameworks to evaluate solution options and ensure consistency, sustainability, and alignment to future-state architecture.

Deep Technical Ownership

Coaching, Capability Building & Leadership

Strategic Consultation & Problem-Solving

Enterprise Thinking & Experience Design

What You’ll Bring

Technical Mastery

Leadership & Strategic Capability

Problem-Solving & Enterprise Thinking

Professional Attributes

Why This Role Matters

This role strengthens the foundation of People Technology at Loblaw by combining deep Workday expertise with strategic enterprise thinking. It ensures that Workday continues to evolve into an intuitive, scalable, and efficient platform — improving the colleague and manager experience while enabling the business to operate with confidence and clarity. The Director plays a key role in shaping our future HR technology landscape and building sustainable capability across the team.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note :

Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche : $120,000.00 - $154,000.00 / 120.000,00$ - 154.000,00$ (per year / par an). A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and / or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et / ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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