AI Transformation Program Lead – Hybrid Contract

Kyndryl; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl Canada is seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Management Specialist to lead planning, governance, and organizational change management for a large-scale AI transformation initiative in a hybrid setting based in Ottawa, Ontario.

This contract role focuses on establishing AI governance, delivery models, and transformation roadmaps across multiple workstreams, working with executives, business units, and technical teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years leading large enterprise projects or transformation programs.
• Minimum 3 years supporting AI transformation or digital modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience delivering complex initiatives in Agile environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience establishing governance models, operating frameworks, KPI reporting, and program oversight.
• Experience supporting organizational change management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an outcome-driven AI Transformation Roadmap aligned with business priorities.
• Lead planning and execution for AI framework development, communications, training, stakeholder engagement, and change management.
• Contribute to AI governance frameworks, operating models, architecture patterns, reusable assets, and playbooks.
• Facilitate collaboration between executives, business units, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Coordinate leadership committees, steering groups, governance forums, workshops, demos and review sessions.
• Establish and maintain reporting frameworks, performance metrics, governance processes, and transformation oversight.
• Support AI adoption by identifying opportunities to scale capabilities and drive continuous improvement.
• Deliver project management leadership and related transformation activities.

Skills

AI governance

Executive facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Agile project leadership

Roadmapping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/AI

AI/Digital Transformation certifications

Job description

Kyndryl Canada is seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Management Specialist to lead planning, governance, and organizational change management for a large-scale AI transformation initiative in a hybrid setting based in Ottawa, Ontario.

This contract role focuses on establishing AI governance, delivery models, and transformation roadmaps across multiple workstreams, working with executives, business units, and technical teams.