Set the Canada AI vision and multi year roadmap aligned to business strategy
Translate strategy into an executable, value anchored portfolio
Deliver impact at scale: lead use cases across pricing/underwriting optimization, fraud detection & deterrence, health analytics, and sales enablement
Ship GenAI to production with robust security, governance, and telemetry
Own the product lifecycle: problem framing, scoping, design, modeling, validation, productionization (MLOps)
Lead, coach, and grow a team of Data Scientists and ML Engineers
Institutionalize excellence: establish standards, reusable methods, and tooling
Partner with Data Engineering, Data Office, Risk, Legal/Compliance, and IT
Create intake & prioritization discipline: manage a transparent backlog
Measure and communicate value: define OKRs and success metrics
Advance practice: champion Responsible AI, privacy, security, and Model Risk Management

10+ years in advanced analytics/data science (ML, optimization, causal/experimental design)
5+ years leading teams and complex cross functional programs
Proven record of value delivery (material revenue uplift, cost reduction, fraud savings, health outcomes)
Hands on familiarity with modern data/ML stacks: Azure, Databricks/Spark, feature stores/pipelines, Python and SQL
Strong data wrangling and visualization fundamentals
GenAI experience applying RAG, prompt engineering, retrieval, embeddings, and document understanding to production use cases
MLOps & governance: CI/CD for ML, model lifecycle management, monitoring (performance, drift, stability), bias/fairness, lineage, documentation, and audit readiness
Executive communication & influence: able to simplify complexity, align stakeholders, and drive adoption in a matrixed, regulated environment
People leadership: track record building high performing, engaged teams; culture carrier for collaboration, feedback, inclusion, and continuous improvement

Health insurance
Dental
Mental health benefits
Vision
Short
and long-term disability
Life and AD&D insurance coverage
Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
Employee/family assistance plans
Retirement savings plans (including pension and global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
Financial education and counseling resources
Generous paid time off program

Director, AI

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