Manager, AI Governance Enablement

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits and retirement

Performance incentives

Continuing Education Programs

Career growth opportunities and prod.

Job summary

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (CTC) is seeking an AI Governance Enablement Manager to drive adoption of governance practices by partnering with AI practitioners, product teams and business stakeholders. You will translate governance requirements into practical guidance and support teams through risk assessments and approvals.

The role leads enablement programs, develops tools and templates, and reports on adoption and maturity across units to ensure responsible AI at scale.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Partner with AI practitioners, product teams, and business stakeholders to embed AI governance requirements into delivery processes.
• Provide guidance and support through AI risk assessments, reviews, and approval processes.
• Lead enablement programs, training sessions, and communities of practice to build AI governance capabilities.
• 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

Stakeholder engagement

Policy translation

Influence across teams

Change management

Tools

Guidance templates

Job description

What you’ll do

The AI Governance Enablement Manager drives the adoption of AI governance practices across the organization by partnering with AI practitioners, product teams, and business stakeholders. This role translates governance requirements into practical guidance, supports teams through the AI governance process, and helps build a culture of responsible AI at scale.

• Partner with AI practitioners, product teams, and business stakeholders to embed AI governance requirements into delivery processes.
• Provide guidance and support through AI risk assessments, reviews, and approval processes.
• Lead enablement programs, training sessions, and communities of practice to build AI governance capabilities.
• 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.

What you bring

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

What Success Looks Like

• High adoption of AI governance processes and standards across the organization.
• Increased AI governance knowledge and capability among practitioners and business teams.
• Streamlined engagement between governance and delivery teams through effective enablement and support.
• Consistent application of responsible AI practices across business units.

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs
• Other perks to support your well-being
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Broadband Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $131,000.00

Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role. #LI-AG2

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited ("CTC") is one of Canada's most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process,