Director, AI Wealth Enablement

Canada Life; London; On-site; CAD 128,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Health & Wellness

Time Off

Financial Security

Rewards & Recognition

Community

Job summary

Canada Life is seeking a Director, AI Wealth Enablement to lead the adoption of AI within the Wealth business. You will partner with business and technology leaders to identify high-value AI opportunities, shape use cases, and translate needs into actionable AI solutions while ensuring feasibility and measurable value.

You will also engage directly with advisors to gather feedback, build business cases, and champion responsible AI practices across the organization, balancing innovation with risk

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of AI capabilities in regulated wealth environments.
• Ability to translate business problems into AI opportunities.
• Experience engaging advisors or advisor support teams.
• Track record of benefits realization and outcome measurement.
• Ability to influence and drive cross-functional outcomes.
• Strong leadership with senior stakeholder engagement.
• Strong judgment balancing innovation with governance.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Learning mindset and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Partner with functional leaders to identify high value opportunities where AI can improve outcomes and efficiency.
• Unpack and shape AI business cases, clarifying the problem to solve, expected benefits, risks, and success measures.
• Engage directly with advisors to gather feedback and form requirements for advisor productivity improvements using AI.
• Align with technology, data, and architecture teams to prioritize and ensure feasibility and enterprise AI alignment.
• Build AI literacy across leadership by sharing patterns and practical examples across the organization.
• Measure and track value realization from AI use cases.
• Champion responsible AI practices, ensuring privacy, security, and ethical standards.
• Stay current on AI trends and competitive offerings.

Skills

AI capabilities

Stakeholder engagement

Business case development

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Change management

Learning mindset

Job description

Permanent Full Time

As the Director, AI Wealth Enablement you will be responsible for enabling the effective, responsible, and value driven adoption of Artificial Intelligence in support AI use case implementation within the Wealth business. This role partners with business leaders to identify, shape, and validate AI opportunities, translating business needs into clear AI use cases. Also working closely with Technology to ensure solutions are feasible, prioritized, and deliver measurable value. A key component of the role will be engaging with Advisors directly to gather feedback on use cases and educate on AI capabilities. The Director will operate as an enabler and will partner with leaders in all functional areas to accelerate the business strategy using AI – this includes opportunity identification, business case development, prioritization, and value realization. Success in this role will be measured by AI driven value realization across Wealth, which will be achieved through influence, strong stakeholder relationships, and a deep understanding of both business outcomes and AI capabilities.

What you will do

• Partner with functional leaders to identify high value opportunities where AI can improve outcomes and efficiency as related to advisor experience, dealer processes, compliance needs, and other wealth opportunities
• Work with business leaders to unpack and shape AI business cases, clarifying the problem to solve, expected benefits, risks, and success measures before solutions are pursued
• Establish channels to engage directly with advisors; gather feedback to form as requirements to solve advisor productivity and complexity issues using AI, while also being an advocate for existing and emerging AI capabilities that advisors should be adopting
• As part of business architecture align with existing mandate to translate business needs into clear AI use cases and requirements, partnering with technology, data, and architecture teams to prioritize, assess feasibility, and alignment to enterprise AI capabilities and standards
• Build AI literacy and proficiency across leadership teams by sharing insights, patterns, and practical examples of what is working, and what is not, across the organization
• Measure and track value realization from use cases
• Champion responsible AI practices, ensuring compliance with privacy, security, and ethical standards
• Stay current on AI trends, emerging technologies, and competitor offerings

What you will bring

• Deep understanding of AI capabilities and limitations (including generative AI, automation, analytics, and machine learning) and how they apply in regulated environments such as financial service, inclusive of wealth
• Strong ability to bridge business strategy and technology, translating business problems into actionable AI opportunities and explaining AI concepts in clear, practical terms
• Experience with engaging stakeholders in the field; advisors, and/or advisor support teams
• Demonstrated experience developing, assessing, and prioritizing business cases, including benefits realization and outcome measurement
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and drive cross-functional outcomes across business and technology stakeholders
• Exceptional stakeholder leadership and partnership skills, with confidence engaging senior business, compliance, and technology leaders
• Strong judgment and systems thinking, balancing innovation with risk, governance, and long-term sustainability
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Passion for innovation, with a track record of challenging the status quo and embracing change in AI adoption
• Learning mindset with ability to experiment, embrace learnings, and pivot quickly

The base salary for this position is between $128,200 - $178,200 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Canada Life

We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.

We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other. Are you someone who always strides to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!

What we offer

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to$2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
• Time Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
• Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
• Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
• Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.

Learn more about Canada Life.

We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact [e-mail]. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.