Senior Manager, AI Products & Copilot Solutions

McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc.; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 103,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex & Connect

Job summary

McKesson Canada seeks a Senior Manager, AI Products & Copilot Solutions to lead a portfolio of AI, Copilot, Generative AI, and automation initiatives that enhance employee productivity and business outcomes.

The role requires building a high-performing team, shaping AI strategy and governance, and partnering with business and technology leaders to deliver measurable value across the enterprise. Hybrid work model in Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in product/program management, digital transformation, or tech leadership.
• 3+ years of people leadership.
• Experience leading enterprise AI, Generative AI, Copilot, automation initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills.
• Experience managing portfolios, roadmaps, budgets, and strategic initiatives.
• Ability to translate business challenges into tech-enabled solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of AI, Copilot, Generative AI, and automation initiatives.
• Define product vision, strategy, roadmaps, funding priorities, and success measures.
• Own intake, governance, and prioritization processes for AI investments and requests.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and technology partners.
• Facilitate alignment between business priorities and technology delivery teams.
• Lead steering committees, reviews, and governance forums.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI to improve experiences and operations.
• Stay current on AI trends and partner with business leaders on AI roadmaps.
• Oversee multiple AI programs and ensure scalable, sustainable solutions.

Skills

Portfolio management

Team leadership

AI strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Roadmaps

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Power Platform

Azure AI

ServiceNow

Workday

Salesforce

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Position Summary

McKesson is seeking a Senior Manager, AI Products & Copilot Solutions to lead a team responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and delivering AI powered business solutions that improve employee productivity and business outcomes. This role will lead a portfolio of AI, Generative AI, Copilot, and automation initiatives, serving as the bridge between business stakeholders, product teams, technology teams, and executive leadership.

The ideal candidate combines strong, portfolio management, and AI program experience with a practical understanding of emerging AI technologies. This individual will drive strategy, governance, adoption, value realization, and execution while leading a high performing team focused on delivering measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Managers, AI Consultants, Program Managers, and Solution Leads.
• Build a high performing organization through hiring, mentoring, succession planning, performance management, and employee development.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and customer focus.
• Establish team goals, priorities, and operating rhythms aligned to organizational objectives.

AI Product & Portfolio Leadership

• Own and manage a portfolio of AI, Copilot, Generative AI, Digital Workplace, and Automation initiatives.
• Define product vision, strategy, roadmaps, funding priorities, and success measures.
• Lead intake, governance, and prioritization processes for AI related investments and requests.

Stakeholder & Executive Management

• Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders and technology partners across the enterprise.
• Facilitate alignment between business priorities and technology delivery teams.
• Lead steering committees, stakeholder reviews, and executive governance forums.

AI Strategy & Transformation

• Identify and drive opportunities to leverage AI, Copilot, agents, automation, and digital technologies to improve employee experiences and operational effectiveness.
• Stay current on emerging AI trends, market developments, and technology capabilities.
• Partner with business leaders to develop AI roadmaps aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Help shape the organization's long term AI adoption and transformation strategy.

Program Delivery & Value Realization

• Oversee the successful delivery of multiple concurrent AI and Copilot programs.
• Partner with engineering, architecture, security, and operations teams to ensure scalable and sustainable solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in product management, program management, digital transformation, technology consulting, or business technology leadership.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing and developing high performing teams.
• Experience leading enterprise AI, Generative AI, Copilot, automation, digital workplace, or transformation initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing portfolios, roadmaps, budgets, and strategic initiatives.
• Ability to translate business challenges into technology enabled solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Azure AI, ServiceNow, Workday, Salesforce, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Experience leading AI adoption, change management, and value realization programs.
• Knowledge of Responsible AI, AI governance, security, privacy, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership and driving organizational alignment.
• Healthcare, pharmaceutical, distribution, or highly regulated industry experience.

Working Conditions

• Flex & Connect work model with a requirement to be in the office two (2) days per week.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$102,500 - $136,700

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) [e-mail] or (Canada) [e-mail] . Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

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