Innovation Analyst, Information Technology

Join our team to achieve your full career potential!

We are proactive, outside the box thinkers and doers who stop at nothing to make the iconic Laura and Melanie Lyne brands shine!
Privately owned and based in Laval, Quebec, with a strong vision for innovation and optimizing the employee and client experiences, we continue to help generations of Canadian women to look and feel their best.

We are seeking a curious and adaptable Innovation Analyst to join our Innovation and Strategic Projects team. This role suits someone with a consulting mindset who excels at problem-solving, structured thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. Reporting to the Director, you will support high-impact initiatives that drive strategic improvements across the business.

The Innovation Analyst evaluates new initiatives, builds business cases, designs implementation plans, and leads cross-functional project execution, working closely with both business and IT teams.

How you will support the team:

• Support different departments in generating and validating improvement initiatives.
• Conduct business analysis for new strategic initiatives, validating ideas and building business cases.
• Develop structured action plans to address undefined problems and break them into clear, executable steps.
• Lead small- to mid-scale projects by building project plans, managing timelines, coordinating teams, and identifying risks (experience in project-based environments preferred; adaptability is key).
• Work across all levels of the organization, interacting with senior executives and operational teams alike.
• Collaborate with IT teams, and translate business needs into technology requirements. Understanding of technology concepts is an asset.
• Support the company’s Business Intelligence (BI) initiatives, assisting different departments in improving the way they make decisions with data.

The people who thrive with us have/are:

• Highly curious, resourceful, self-motivated, and eager to learn
• Structured thinker who turns ambiguity into clear, logical action plans
• Strong communicator able to distill complex ideas into concise, executive-ready insights
• Business-oriented and comfortable partnering with technical teams
• Agile and adaptable to changing business needs and shifting priorities
• Comfortable diving into data, systems, and technical concepts when required
• Background in Business or Engineering preferred
• Proven experience in data analysis and problem-solving
• Consulting experience and retail industry knowledge are assets
• Advanced Excel skills; Power BI/DAX and AI agent development are strong pluses
• Demonstrated ability to structure and lead projects using agile methodologies

Don't miss this opportunity to join an exceptional team!

Laura Canada is a family-owned retailer housing two iconic women’s fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and sell our fashion collections across Canada.

We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 retail store locations as well as operating laura.ca and melanielyne.com.

We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our teams to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity, respect, teamwork, performance, and passion.

At Laura Canada, we believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.