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Duncan Ritchie

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Vice President, People & Culture Technology at Aritzia
📍 Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Canada

Duncan is a technology leader in People & Culture at Aritzia, where he focuses on building human-centered HR platforms. He is certified in Workday HCM & Payroll and previously led a large-scale HR technology transformation supporting over 200,000 employees at Loblaw Companies Limited.

He values creating strong partnerships and fostering team connection, finding simple, informal get-togethers with colleagues to be meaningful. He also engages with the broader professional community at events focused on improving the employee experience.

Colleagues and partners consistently describe him as a calm leader with impeccable work ethics, who is highly organized and detail-oriented.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Vice President, People & Culture Technology
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, Canada
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HR Tech Transformation
His career is defined by building and modernizing HR platforms in complex, high-growth organizations like Aritzia and Loblaw.
Human-Centred Solutions
He explicitly focuses on creating thoughtful, human-centred technology experiences that support the entire employee lifecycle.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Vice President, People & Culture Technology
Aritzia
2-2020 - 1-2026
Senior Director, People Process & Technology (Workday)
Loblaw Companies Limited
2-2018 - 2-2020
Director, Workday Practice
PwC Canada
7-2011 - 2-2018
Director, Global HRMS Reporting & Security (Workday)
Sun Life Financial
8-2010 - 6-2011
Workday Implementation Consultant, North American Workday Practice
Towers Watson
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Education
1985 - 1988
Bachelors Degree
Trent University
2005 - 2005
PCP Certification
National Payroll Institute
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