Technology Governance & AI Intake Lead

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC; Canada; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement plan

Vacation

Paid time off

Job summary

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC is seeking a Technology Governance & AI Intake Lead to own a single front door for technology and AI demand, converting requests into scoped, governed initiatives with baselines. The role runs intake, portfolio prioritization, business-case development, and governance and risk gating.

You will line-manage the AI Solutions Analyst, coordinate with data governance, and partner with senior stakeholders to ensure initiatives are data-ready before delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technology governance or IT demand/portfolio management with leadership experience.
• Business relationship management with senior stakeholders.
• AI literacy and familiarity with responsible-AI governance practices.
• Vendor evaluation and change-management capability.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology and AI intake pipeline as a single front door for demand.
• Convert demand into scoped, prioritized initiatives with baselines.
• Run portfolio prioritization and governance/risk gating with stakeholders.
• Coordinate vendor and tool evaluation for AI/technology requests.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and drive pipeline communications.
• Partner with data governance to ensure data-readiness before delivery.
• Line-manage and develop the AI Solutions Analyst.

Skills

Technology governance

IT portfolio management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP

ITIL

AI-governance credential

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Technology Governance & AI Intake Lead owns a single front door for business-unit technology and AI demand, converting requests into scoped, governed, prioritized initiatives. The role runs intake, portfolio prioritization, business-case development, and governance and risk gating, and manages the analyst function that maps business process to technology and AI initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the technology and AI intake pipeline - a single front door for business-unit demand.
• Convert business and AI demand into scoped, prioritized, business-cased initiatives with measured baselines.
• Run portfolio prioritization and governance/risk gating in coordination with the Information Manager and Cyber.
• Coordinate vendor and tool evaluation for AI and technology requests.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across business units; set expectations and communicate the pipeline.
• Partner with data governance to ensure initiatives are data-ready before delivery.
• Line-manage and develop the AI Solutions Analyst.

FUNCTIONS OWNED

Technology governance, AI intake & demand management, portfolio prioritization, responsible-AI governance coordination

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years in technology governance, IT demand / portfolio management, or a related discipline, including 2+ years leading or managing.
• Business relationship management with senior business stakeholders.
• AI literacy and familiarity with responsible-AI / AI-governance practice.
• Vendor and tool evaluation.
• Process and change-management capability.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; PMP, ITIL, or an AI-governance credential a plus.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience standing up an intake or demand-management function from scratch.
• Exposure to Microsoft Copilot, agent platforms, or enterprise AI tooling.
• Media, entertainment, or agency context.

Hiring Rate and Benefits

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

• Hiring Rate Minimum: $142,500 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)
• Hiring Rate Maximum: $190,000 annually