Senior AI Technology Strategy Expert

Huawei Canada; Markham; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Canada is seeking a Senior AI Technology Strategy Expert. This role involves analyzing AI/ML developments and producing strategic insights to guide R&D efforts. The ideal candidate has a Master's or Ph.D. in a related field with significant experience in AI systems, strategic leadership, and technology foresight. This position offers an opportunity to collaborate with universities and industry partners, ensuring a key role in shaping the future of intelligent systems.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. with 5+ years in AI/ML research or technology strategy.
• Strong analytical capability for synthesizing research and industry developments.
• Proven ability to translate research into strategic insights.
• Experience influencing technical direction across research, engineering, and business.

Responsibilities

• Track and analyze developments in AI/ML and next-generation computing.
• Produce technology foresight reports to guide R&D investment.
• Collaborate with teams to translate insights into technology initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership in AI architectures and large-scale model infrastructure.
• Assess technology maturity and define strategic roadmaps.
• Collaborate with research, product, and system architects to translate insights into initiatives.
• Build strategic collaborations with universities, industry partners, and research institutions.
• Initiate joint research programs in AI agents, embodied intelligence, robotics, and distributed AI infrastructure.

Skills

Research in AI/ML

Technology strategy

Heterogeneous computing

AI systems architecture

Collaboration with universities

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields

Tools

GPU/NPU/xPU

Job description

Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Senior AI Technology Strategy Expert.

About the team

The Technology Planning and Cooperation Department promotes strategic innovation across all of Huawei Canada. Working with fellow experts, the focus is researching new and upcoming areas of technology as well as strategic planning to help achieve long term vision of Huawei. This department offers a unique opportunity to leverage both technical and business skills.

About the job

• Track and analyze frontier developments across AI/ML, foundation models, agentic AI, embodied intelligence, and next-generation computing architectures.
• Produce high-quality technology foresight reports and strategic insights to guide long-term R&D investment and product directions.
• Identify paradigm shifts in areas such as AI systems architecture, xPU heterogeneous computing, agent platforms, and intelligent devices.
• Provide technical leadership in shaping AI system architectures, large-scale model infrastructure, and intelligent agent platforms.
• Assess technology maturity and define strategic technology roadmaps.
• Collaborate with internal research teams, product groups, and system architects to translate strategic insights into concrete technology initiatives.
• Build strategic collaborations with leading universities, research institutions, and industry partners.
• Identify and initiate joint research programs in areas such as AI agents and autonomous systems, embodied intelligence and robotics, distributed AI infrastructure and heterogeneous computing (GPU/NPU/xPU).

Job requirements

About the ideal candidate

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Systems Engineering, or related fields, with 5+ years of experience in AI/ML research, AI systems architecture, or advanced technology strategy.
• Proven ability to translate cutting‑edge research into strategic technology insights.
• Strong understanding of several of the following domains:
• Foundation models / large language models
• Agentic AI systems and autonomous agents
• Embodied intelligence and robotics
• AI systems and distributed training/inference
• Heterogeneous computing architectures (GPU/NPU/xPU)
• Next-generation AI infrastructure and platforms
• Ability to identify long‑term technology trends and paradigm shifts.
• Strong analytical capability for synthesizing academic research and industry developments.
• Comfortable working across research, engineering, and business organizations.
• Ability to influence technical direction and strategic decisions.
• Deep curiosity about emerging technologies and a passion for exploring frontier AI technologies and shaping the future of intelligent systems.

Huawei Canada is committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.