Manager, AI Governance Enablement

Canadian Tire; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement programs

Performance incentives

Continuing education

Career growth

Product discounts

Mental health benefits $5,000 per year

Profit sharing

Triangle Learning Academy resources

Job summary

Canadian Tire Corporation is seeking a Manager, AI Governance Enablement to join its Toronto, Ontario team. This full-time role focuses on making responsible AI practices the path of least resistance across the organization, by partnering with AI practitioners, product teams, and business stakeholders to translate governance into usable tools.

You will lead enablement programs, training, and communities of practice, monitor adoption and maturity, and help scale governance across business units

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in AI, analytics, data governance, change management, or enablement roles.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills across business and technical audiences.
• Experience translating policies, standards, and risk requirements into practical, actionable guidance.
• Proven ability to influence and build relationships across diverse teams.
• Collaborative, service-oriented mindset balancing governance with innovation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with AI practitioners, product teams, and business stakeholders to embed AI governance requirements into delivery processes.
• Provide guidance and support to teams navigating AI risk assessments, reviews, and approval processes.
• Lead enablement programs, training sessions, and communities of practice to build AI governance capabilities across the organization.
• Develop practical tools, templates, and guidance to simplify governance adoption.
• Monitor and report on governance adoption, maturity, and process effectiveness across business units.
• Identify opportunities to reduce friction and improve the user experience for teams navigating AI governance requirements.

Skills

AI governance

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Policy translation

Collaboration

Job description

Canadian Tire Corporation is looking for a Manager, AI Governance Enablement to join its team in Toronto, Ontario. This is a full-time role at the intersection of responsible technology and organizational change — one that puts you at the centre of how one of Canada's largest retailers governs and scales its use of artificial intelligence.

Rather than sitting in an isolated compliance function, this role is built around collaboration. You'll work directly with AI practitioners, product teams, and business stakeholders to translate governance requirements into tools and guidance that teams can actually use day-to-day. The goal is straightforward: make responsible AI practices the path of least resistance across the organization.

About the Role: Manager, AI Governance Enablement

At its core, this position is about driving adoption of AI governance practices across Canadian Tire's enterprise. That means partnering closely with delivery teams, supporting them through AI risk assessments, reviews, and approval processes, and developing the practical tools and templates that make governance less of a hurdle and more of a habit. You'll also lead enablement programs, training sessions, and communities of practice to build real capability across the business.

Beyond the day-to-day enablement work, you'll be responsible for monitoring how well governance practices are taking hold — tracking adoption, maturity, and process effectiveness across business units and identifying where friction can be reduced. This is a role that requires both rigour and empathy: understanding the pressure delivery teams are under while keeping responsible AI standards front and centre.

Benefits and Salary

Canadian Tire offers a broadband salary range of $80,000 to $131,000 for this role, with final compensation depending on experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Beyond salary, the company provides comprehensive benefits and retirement programs, performance incentives, continuing education programs, career growth opportunities, product discounts, and additional perks to support your overall well-being. Eligible employees also have access to mental health benefits of $5,000 per year, the Canadian Tire Profit Sharing program, and Triangle Learning Academy resources.

Responsibilities

The Manager, AI Governance Enablement plays a hands-on role in embedding responsible AI practices into how teams build and ship products at Canadian Tire. From partnering with practitioners to developing governance tools, this position touches nearly every stage of the AI delivery lifecycle. Here's what the day-to-day looks like:

• Partner with AI practitioners, product teams, and business stakeholders to embed AI governance requirements into delivery processes
• Provide guidance and support to teams navigating AI risk assessments, reviews, and approval processes
• Lead enablement programs, training sessions, and communities of practice to build AI governance capabilities across the organization
• Develop practical tools, templates, and guidance to simplify governance adoption
• Monitor and report on governance adoption, maturity, and process effectiveness across business units
• Identify opportunities to reduce friction and improve the user experience for teams navigating AI governance requirements

Requirements / Skills

The ideal candidate brings a blend of technical awareness, strong communication skills, and a service-oriented mindset. Canadian Tire is looking for someone who can bridge the gap between governance and delivery teams - someone who understands both the importance of risk management and the realities of fast-moving product environments.

• 5+ years of experience in AI, analytics, data governance, change management, or enablement roles
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills across business and technical audiences
• Experience translating policies, standards, and risk requirements into practical, actionable guidance
• Proven ability to influence and build relationships across diverse teams
• Collaborative, service-oriented mindset focused on balancing governance with innovation

5+ years of experience in AI, analytics, data governance, change management, or enablement roles.