AI Strategy & Transformation Lead

Relevance; Montreal; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation starting

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Telework equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking an AI Strategy Practice Leader to join the Office of the Chief Data and Analytics Officer. You will help business sectors identify, prioritize and adopt AI opportunities aligned with strategic priorities and act as the main AI liaison between sectors and the office.

You will monitor AI market trends, lead cross‑sector transformation initiatives, prepare project briefs, and present analyses to senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in administration, strategy, organizational transformation, technology, analytics or a related field.
• Significant experience in corporate strategy, transformation or execution of cross-sector initiatives in a large organization.
• Excellent political acumen and ability to influence diverse stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience in process analysis or transformation.
• Advanced knowledge of AI, its business potential, governance principles and risks.

Responsibilities

• Help business sectors create, prioritize and adopt AI opportunities, aligned with business priorities.
• Support business sectors as they develop their AI strategies
• Act as the main point of contact for AI between the business sectors and Desjardins Group’s Chief Data and Analytics Officer
• Monitor market trends and internal AI activity across sectors to identify opportunities for analytics
• Hold brainstorming sessions to explore process-focused AI opportunities and prioritize projects
• Create project briefs for AI opportunities, defining objective, context, value, data requirements and complexity
• Conduct internal and external monitoring of AI developments and determine practical implications for strategy
• Lead initiatives to identify AI opportunities across processes, activities and member/client journeys
• Prepare clear analyses and recommendations for senior management and decision-making bodies

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

French language proficiency

Communication skills

AI governance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in administration/strategy/analytics

Job description

Desjardins is seeking an AI Strategy Practice Leader to join the Office of the Chief Data and Analytics Officer. You will help business sectors identify, prioritize and adopt AI opportunities aligned with strategic priorities and act as the main AI liaison between sectors and the office.

You will monitor AI market trends, lead cross‑sector transformation initiatives, prepare project briefs, and present analyses to senior management.