Bank of Montreal

Manager – AI Strategy & Product Management

Bank of Montreal • $70K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of relevant experience in AI or strategic roles
  • 1+ year of experience in management or internal consulting
  • Strong background in technology transformation or AI in financial services
  • Deep knowledge of AI technologies and practical business applications
  • Experience creating business cases and strategic presentations
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder relationship skills
  • Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making abilities

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve the AI strategy and roadmap for InvestorLine
  • Maintain and prioritize an AI portfolio based on business value and feasibility
  • Facilitate workshops with cross-functional teams to identify AI opportunities
  • Develop quantitative business cases and funding recommendations for AI initiatives
  • Monitor KPIs and communicate business outcomes of AI projects
  • Stay updated on AI trends to inform strategic decisions
  • Create executive presentations and clear business narratives from complex AI concepts
  • Lead product discovery by translating insights into product requirements

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education
  • Accident and life insurance options
  • Retirement savings plans with employer contributions
  • Performance-based incentives and discretionary bonuses
Full Job Description

Application Deadline:

10/18/2026

Address:

100 King Street West

Job Family Group:

Data Analytics & Reporting

This is an exciting and dynamic role that will help shape and accelerate AI across BMO InvestorLine. The successful candidate will identify and prioritize high-value AI opportunities, develop executive-ready strategies and business cases, support the delivery of AI solutions, and ensure measurable business value is realized after launch. The role requires a blend of strategic thinking, financial acumen, AI expertise, and cross-functional leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

AI Strategy & Value Creation

  • Help define and evolve InvestorLine's AI strategy and roadmap, aligned to business objectives
  • Maintain an AI portfolio backlog that sequences use cases based on client and business value, strategic alignment, feasibility, risk, and dependencies
  • Facilitate workshops and collaborate with business, technology, and partner teams to shape AI opportunities
  • Develop quantitative business cases, value realization models, and funding recommendations
  • Monitor and communicate business outcomes, KPIs, and value realization throughout the lifecycle of AI initiatives
  • Stay current on emerging AI capabilities, market trends, and industry best practices to inform strategic decisions
  • Develop executive-facing presentations, strategy decks, briefing materials, and recommendations for senior leadership
  • Translate complex AI concepts into clear business narratives and actionable insights
  • Build alignment across stakeholders and support executive decision-making on AI investments and priorities

AI Product Management

  • Lead product discovery by translating client, employee, market, and competitive insights into clearly defined problems, product requirements, and success metrics
  • Support product prototypes, pilots, launch readiness, onboarding, and go/no-go decisions to validate product quality, safety, usability, and value before scaling
  • Establish post-launch feedback, and continuous-improvement processes to monitor adoption  and business outcomes and inform on product enhancements
  • Support vendor evaluations, solution assessments, and implementation planning where required

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant STEM field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in management consulting, internal consulting or strategy
  • Experience in transformation or AI from the technology or financial services industries highly preferred
  • Strong understanding of AI technologies, emerging trends, and practical enterprise applications
  • Demonstrated experience building business cases, preparing strategic presentations, evaluating investments, and measuring business value
  • Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills
  • Proven ability to work across business, technology, and governance functions to drive outcomes
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making capabilities
  • Self-starter with a strong bias for action, demonstrated initiative, and a proven ability to take ownership and independently drive work from concept through execution

Salary:

$70,000.00 - $150,000.00

Pay Type:

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: 

About Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company. It provides a wide range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and investment banking products and services. The bank had revenues of CAD 23.6 billion in 2020.
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