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Artificial Intelligence Strategy Practice Leader

Job in Montreal, Montréal, Province de Québec, Canada
Listing for: Desjardins
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Analyst, AI Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Science Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Montreal

As a Data Valorization Strategy Practice Leader, you play a key role in the Office of the Chief Data Officer, which helps various sectors across the organization generate, prioritize and implement analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives. Your mandate is to help teams take full advantage of data and AI to achieve their business objectives. You work closely with business partners to understand their challenges, identify opportunities and align analytical efforts with the organization’s strategic priorities.

You act as a consultant and resource person, supporting teams in the planning, design and deployment of analytics and AI solutions tailored to their needs. You also help them integrate and adopt these solutions by facilitating change management and ensuring they follow best practices for AI governance. You also play a key role in shifting people’s mindsets and mobilizing AI teams.

You encourage knowledge sharing, contribute to skills development and foster collaboration between sectors to maximize value creation. Finally, you play a strategic role with senior management and decision-making bodies. You take part in governance committees, recommend priorities to design and prioritize AI initiatives and help update the organization’s strategic and technological governance documents. This is a strategic position that requires expertise in AI and AI strategy, along with the ability to work in a complex and dynamic environment.

More specifically, you’ll be required to:

  • Help business sectors create, prioritize and adopt AI opportunities, aligned with business priorities.

  • Help sectors develop their AI strategies and execute the corresponding roadmaps.

  • Act as the main AI point of contact between the business sector and the Office of Desjardins Group’s Chief Data and Analytics Officer.

  • Collect market business intelligence regarding AI for the business sectors to identify analytical opportunities.

  • Conduct AI opportunity identification activities for the business sectors to identify analytical opportunities.

  • What we offer*

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year

  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement

  • Group insurance including telemedicine

  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

  • *

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    What you bring to the table

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field (data science, engineering or business administration with a specialization in AI)

  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience

  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

  • Experience in managing cross-sector projects, leading teams and communicating with senior management

  • Experience working collaboratively and building strong partnerships with various sectors of the organization

  • Experience providing support as part of a data- and analytics-driven organizational transformation

  • Past experience in consulting

  • Knowledge of French is required

  • Expertise in identifying and exploiting AI opportunities related to tech trends

  • Knowledge of analytics tools (machine learning, visualization) and cloud-based data platforms

  • Knowledge of the banking, wealth management and/or insurance industries

  • Trade Union (If applicable)

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