Senior AI Business Analyst, Intact Lab

Intact Financial Corporation; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior AI Business Analyst to join their innovative team. This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance AI products, conducting market scans, and fostering partnerships with academic institutions. The company promotes a hybrid work model, balancing remote work with meaningful in-person interactions. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about AI and looking to make a significant impact in the insurance sector. Join a dynamic environment that values diversity and supports your professional growth.

Benefits

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Flexible work arrangements

Annual wellness account

Access to virtual healthcare

Possibility to purchase extra days off

Dynamic workplace learning ecosystem

Inclusive employee-led networks

Community Impact program

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in R&D or product management in the AI sector.
• Knowledge in AI governance and compliance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Identify collaboration opportunities among product teams.
• Organize AI governance processes and track decisions.
• Research industry and AI technology trends.

Skills

R&D

Product Management

AI Governance

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Bilingualism (French and English)

Education

University degree in a related field

Tools

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Job description

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

About the role

Who needs insurance? Everybody. At the Intact Lab, we use data science, software engineering, AI, agility, and design to transform the insurance experience of millions of Canadians. Our purpose is to help people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Join our team and get ready to explore, take risks, make mistakes, and learn all day, every day. We’ll support your goals with tools, opportunities, and flexibility. It’s our employee promise. Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions. Ready to make your mark?

About the role

We are currently looking for a senior AI Business Analyst to join our team within the Intact lab. We do outreach to keep the lab in the Canada innovation ecosystem, we do market scans, we ensure we stay at the forefront of tech and science progress to build our products, and we ensure our AI systems meet high-quality standards. You will be collaborating with multiple teams that build AI products for different lines of business. We need someone that can manage partnerships with academic institutions and industry leaders.

What you'll do here:

In this context, your mission as an AI business analyst will be to:

• Identify collaboration opportunities amongst our product teams that can lead to market scans and solution analysis mandates. Identify relevant technological and scientific progress.

• Organize the AI governance process by ensuring all assessment material is prepared and keep track of decisions being made.

• Improve our standards of practice and scale our governance to ever evolving scopes.

• Execute strategic research initiatives and assignments.

• Research and curate industry and AI technology trends, competitive benchmarks.

• Identify and establish strategic partnerships with academic institutions and industry leaders to foster collaborative research and innovation opportunities.

• Organize and structure the documentation and results of various collaborations with academia and the industry.

• Facilitate working sessions with experts from different fields and various project stakeholders.

What you bring to the table:

• A University degree in a related field or relevant experience.

• 5 years experience working in R&D, product management,. or risk & compliance within the AI sector or a related field.

• Knowledge in software development management (SDLC) and AI product development.

• Knowledge of AI Governance, Risk Management and Compliance.

• Knowledge of the insurance domain and business processes are significant assets.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Comfortable interfacing with senior leaders.

• Self-driven and proactive, comfortable working autonomously.

• Highly empathetic, inclusive and team player.

• Bilingualism (French and English) - Need to interact regularly with colleagues from across the country.

• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

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What we offer

Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions.

Working here means you'll be empowered to be and do your best every day. Here is some of what you can expect as a permanent member of our team:

• A financial rewards program that recognizes your success

• An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan; we match 50% of net shares purchased

• An extensive flex pension and benefits package, with access to virtual healthcare

• Flexible work arrangements

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• An annual wellness account that promotes an active and healthy lifestyle

• Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleagues

• A dynamic workplace learning ecosystem complete with learning journeys, interactive online content, and inspiring programs

• Inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities

• Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow

• A Community Impact program, because what you care about is a part of what makes you different. And how you contribute to your community should be just as unique.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.