Reporting to: Founder & CEO
About the Role We are seeking a Head of AI Enablement and Emerging Technology to lead enterprise-wide AI transformation across the organization. Reporting directly to the Founder & CEO, this role will shape how we integrate AI into our strategy, operating model, workforce design, and financial planning.
This is not an IT infrastructure role. It is a cross-functional executive mandate focused on enabling responsible innovation, redesigning how we work in an AI-enabled environment, and ensuring measurable business impact.
You will partner closely with ETS, Risk & Compliance, R&D, People & Culture, and Finance to embed AI into the core of how we operate and scale.
Key Responsibilities Enterprise AI Strategy - Define and execute the company-wide AI and emerging technology strategy.
- Align AI initiatives with corporate priorities and long-term growth objectives.
- Serve as the executive sponsor for AI transformation initiatives.
Organizational Design & Operating Model Evolution - Partner with the Lead of People & Culture, to redesign workflows, roles, and team structures in an AI-enabled organization.
- Identify opportunities to increase speed, autonomy, and productivity through AI integration.
- Support leadership in workforce planning and capacity modeling.
Financial & Investment Alignment - Collaborate with Finance to build ROI models and investment frameworks for AI initiatives.
- Prioritize initiatives based on measurable value creation.
- Align AI transformation efforts with budget planning and capital allocation.
Innovation & Implementation - Lead enterprise AI pilots and scaling initiatives.
- Evaluate tools and platforms in partnership with ETS and Risk & Compliance.
- Ensure responsible, secure deployment aligned to governance standards.
Governance & Risk Partnership - Co-develop AI guardrails and approval frameworks.
- Balance innovation with privacy, compliance, and security requirements.
- Reduce shadow AI risk through structured enablement.
Adoption & Cultural Enablement - Build executive and organizational AI literacy.
- Develop internal playbooks and best practices.
- Foster a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement.
Qualifications - 10+ years in senior technology, innovation, or enterprise transformation leadership.
- Demonstrated knowledge in leading AI implementation at scale.
- Experience influencing operating model and organizational design decisions.
- financial acumen with experience building investment cases.
- Ability to inspire others and champion AI adoption
- Deep understanding of AI plat1forms, automation, and emerging technology ecosystems.
What Success Looks Like - AI strategy embedded into strategic planning.
- Measurable productivity, revenue, or cost optimization gains.
- AI integrated into workforce and operating model decisions.
- Clear governance model with reduced risk exposure.
- Metric of number of AI agents in production creating measurable impact
- Strong cross-functional alignment across Technology, People, and Finance.
What We Offer: - Begin your journey with a competitive starting salary!
- Enjoy peace of mind with a comprehensive benefits package for you and your entire family.
- Embrace work-life harmony with a flexible hybrid working environment, generous vacation and trusted sick leave program.
- Invest in your future with our RRSP/401K/PF and Share Ownership plans. What's even better? We offer a match program!
- We care about your family, offering maternity, adoption, and paternity leave salary top ups as well as ten "New Baby Days" for all parents welcoming a new child into their life.
- Enjoy a "Cultural Day" off annually to celebrate a day of religious or cultural significance.
- Give back with up to 6 days of paid time off annually for volunteering or personal learning.
- We believe in the value of taking time to refresh, re-energize, and reflect on your career journey. Employees are granted a seven-week sabbatical after every seven years of employment!
We are a hybrid work environment, remote and in-office for all employees in an office city.
