Posted 22 days ago
Senior Director, IT PMO
@ Atlantic Packaging Products
Ontario
Overview
Atlantic Packaging Products is hiring a Senior Director, IT PMO to lead its established PMO team and strengthen portfolio, program and project governance. The role is full-time, hybrid in Scarborough, Ontario, with travel within Canada and the US, and pays $176,000 to $220,000 per year.
Pay:
$176,000–$220,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Lead IT portfolio, program and project management
- Set up intake, prioritization and resource governance
- Provide executive insight on investments and delivery risk
- Coach and develop the PMO team
- Oversee complex and at-risk initiatives
Requirements summary:
- Degree in business, IT or related discipline
- PMP or PRINCE2 certification
- 15+ years of project and portfolio management
- Senior PMO leadership experience
- Strong financial and executive presence
- Manufacturing experience strongly preferred
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-16
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-23
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Product management |
| Experience | 15+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: moderate · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | PMP |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Business, Information Technology |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Tuition support, Wellness |
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Atlantic Packaging Products
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We design and manufacture sustainable corrugated packaging to help protect, deliver, market and sell your products.
Full company description
We design, manufacture and deliver innovative corrugated packaging products to customers across multiple markets in both Canada and parts of the US. We’ve been in business for over 75 years, and as leaders in our industry, we pride ourselves on delivering a beyond the box customer experience. Our products and services along with our fully integrated business model allow us to provide customers with a total packaging solution. From design through manufacturing and delivery, our focus is to provide packaging solutions that are tested and proven to protect, deliver and help market our customer’s product. Along with corrugated packaging, we also have capabilities in pre-print, retail packaging & displays, paper bag products, supply chain and inventory management, and 100% recycled linerboard. In Canada, we are strategically positioned with manufacturing and sales locations across Ontario, as well as a strategic partnership with Mitchel-Lincoln in Quebec. In the United States, our capabilities are extended to serve customers through our companies York Container, The StandFast Group, SkyBox Packaging, Champion Container and BlackHawk Corrugated. Get in touch with us and let us show you how we can provide the corrugated supplier solution your business needs. At Atlantic, our expertise is delivering beyond the box.
- LinkedIn followers
- 26,032
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,054
- Reported office locations
- 111 Progress Ave, Scarborough, ON M1P 2Y9, CA
- 80 Progress, Scarborough, Ontario, CA
- 195 Walker Dr, Brampton, Ontario L6T 3Z9, CA
- 5711 Atlantic Dr, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1H3, CA
- 350 Midwest Rd, Toronto, Ontario M1P 3A6, CA
- 333 Progress Ave, Scarborough, Ontario M1P 2Z4, CA
- 118 Tiffield Rd, Scarborough, Ontario M1V 5N2, CA
- 1900 Thickson Rd S, Whitby, Ontario L1N 9E1, CA
- 45 Chisholm Dr, Ingersoll, Ontario N5C 2C7, CA
- 36 Overlea Blvd, East York, Ontario M4H 1B7, CA
- 5055 Taylor Kidd Blvd, Bath, Ontario, CA
- 1474 Fairburn St, Sudbury, Ontario P3A 1N6, CA
- 138 Mt Zion Rd, York, Pennsylvania 17402, US
- 710 Kimberly Dr, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188, US
- 1275 Pollock Pkwy, Mansfield, Ohio 44905, US
- 1455 N Michael Dr, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191, US
- 710 Kimberly Dr - Unit 2, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188, US
- Business categories
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd.
- Specialties
- Visit our website for more information and job opportunities www.atlantic.ca
- Corrugated Packaging
- Pre-print
- Ecommerce Packaging
- Sustainable Packaging
- Recycled Packaging
- Retail Packaging
- Kraft Paper Bags
- Produce Trays
- Shipping Boxes
- Brown Boxes
- Cardboard Boxes
- Pizza Boxes
- Digital Printing
- Beer Boxes
- and Corrugated Trays
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
We design, manufacture and deliver innovative corrugated packaging products to customers across multiple markets in both Canada and parts of the US. We’ve been in business for over 75 years, and as leaders in our industry, we pride ourselves on delivering a beyond the box customer experience. Our products and services along with our fully integrated business model allow us to provide customers with a total…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Packaging and Containers Manufacturing |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Scarborough, ON |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Visit our website for more information and job opportunities www.atlantic.caCorrugated PackagingPre-printEcommerce PackagingSustainable PackagingRecycled PackagingRetail PackagingKraft Paper BagsProduce TraysShipping Boxes |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 23 |
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“Join us in building Careers and shaping Experiences Beyond the Box”
About Us
At Atlantic Packaging, every box tells a story and yours begins here. As a proudly Canadian-owned company with over 80 years of excellence in the corrugated packaging industry with operations within North America (Ontario, Quebec and United States), we’re committed to sustainability, customer excellence and community impact. Since 1945, we’ve supported local jobs and built a legacy of trust with our clients and team members. At Atlantic, your ideas matter, your growth is supported and your work makes a real impact.
The Opportunity
The Senior Director, IT PMO will lead an established PMO team, including managers responsible for project intake, assessment and resourcing, and project execution and delivery. The Sr. Director will strengthen portfolio and program management, improve project execution, and provide greater visibility into IT investments, priorities, resource capacity and delivery performance.
The role will establish practical, right-sized governance and strengthen portfolio, investment and resource visibility across the organization, enabling better prioritization and decision-making while improving the predictability and successful delivery of technology initiatives.
Location: Scarborough, Ontario (Hybrid)
What You’ll Do
IT Portfolio & Program Management
- Provide strategic leadership and accountability for IT portfolio, program and project management.
- Strengthen portfolio governance, prioritization and investment management practices.
- Establish clear visibility into active and planned initiatives by business unit, investment, strategic priority, status and risk.
- Lead portfolio planning and prioritization in partnership with IT and business leadership, ensuring investments and resources are aligned with organizational priorities.
- Provide the CIO and executive leadership with portfolio insights, risks and recommendations to support investment, prioritization and sequencing decisions.
- Work directly with business users, process owners, leadership, and IT to understand problems, build practical solutions, test and deploy changes, document work, and progressively take greater ownership of production solutions.
Project Intake, Resourcing & Capacity
- Provide leadership and direction to the PMO management team responsible for project intake, assessment, prioritization and resourcing.
- Establish a practical, right-sized intake and governance approach based on project value, complexity, investment and risk.
- Improve visibility into resource demand, allocation, capacity and utilization across the IT portfolio.
- Ensure portfolio commitments consider available capacity, existing priorities and delivery dependencies.
- Partner with IT leaders to address resource constraints, competing priorities and capability gaps.
Project Execution and Delivery
- Provide senior leadership for project and program execution, working closely with the PMO management team to strengthen delivery performance and outcomes.
- Establish fit-for-purpose delivery standards, governance and performance expectations across the portfolio.
- Maintain portfolio-level visibility into project health, financial performance, risks, dependencies and key milestones.
- Provide executive oversight and direction for strategic, complex or at-risk initiatives.
- Drive greater consistency and predictability in project execution and delivery.
- Ensure strong alignment between project intake, prioritization, resourcing and execution.
PMO Leadership & Executive Governance
- Lead, coach and develop the PMO team, establishing clear accountability for performance and outcomes.
- Build a high-performing PMO culture focused on business value, transparency, collaboration, accountability and execution.
- Establish meaningful portfolio and delivery KPIs and executive-level reporting to support effective decision-making.
- Lead portfolio governance discussions involving priorities, investments, capacity, delivery risks and trade-offs.
- Partner with IT and business leaders to strengthen sponsorship, ownership and accountability for project outcomes.
What You Bring
- University Degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Certification in Project Management (PMP, Prince 2).
- Certifications in Program Management (PgMP), Management of Project Portfolios (MoP), and Change management (CCMP, CM2) are considered as assets.
- 15+ years of progressive project, program and portfolio management experience, including senior PMO leadership experience.
- Proven experience leading and developing PMO teams and leaders within an established PMO environment.
- Strong experience in portfolio governance, project intake, prioritization, resource and capacity management and project delivery.
- Demonstrated success overseeing complex technology and business transformation portfolios and improving delivery performance.
- Strong financial acumen with experience overseeing project investments, budgets and forecasts.
- Experience with Waterfall, Agile and hybrid delivery approaches, with the ability to apply fit-for-purpose governance.
- Strong executive presence with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, navigate competing priorities and drive decisions.
- Exceptional people leadership, strategic thinking, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience within manufacturing or another complex operational environment is strongly preferred.
- French language skills are considered an asset.
- Travel within Canada and the US will be required.
What We Offer
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage (dependents included)
- Teamwork-focused culture with sustainability initiatives and social events
- A culture of appreciation through a point-based recognition
- Opportunities for advancement and internal movement
- Education assistance for continuous skill development
- Academic scholarships for employees’ children
- Safety equipment and PPE support program
- Retirement savings and wellness initiatives
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Inclusion and Accessibility
Atlantic Packaging is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible and respectful environment for all candidates. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team—we’re here to support you.
We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in joining Atlantic Packaging. While we appreciate the time and effort invested, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal and background check. Details will be provided through the application process.
Hiring Range : $176,000 - $220,000 per year. A candidate’s experience and knowledge may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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