Overview

Application Deadline: 10/03/2026 Address: 100 King Street West Job Family Group:Technology Position Summary The Associate Director, Innovation Solutions serves as the strategic bridge between business stakeholders and enterprise enablement partners, including Technology, AI Centre of Excellence (CoE), Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Privacy, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and external technology providers. The role is accountable for identifying, shaping, and advancing AI, Agentic AI, Intelligent Automation, and innovation opportunities that deliver measurable business value. The incumbent will establish, lead, and continuously mature the AI & Innovation Solutions practice by translating business priorities into actionable technology initiatives, while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, governance frameworks, and risk management requirements. Acting as a trusted advisor and innovation partner, the role will help business leaders understand emerging technologies, identify high-value use cases, assess feasibility, and guide initiatives from concept through implementation and operationalization. The position will serve as the primary point of coordination and accountability for AI-related initiatives within the portfolio, bringing together business teams and key enterprise partners to evaluate opportunities, navigate governance processes, resolve dependencies, and accelerate responsible adoption. Success in this role requires the ability to translate complex business challenges into solution opportunities and, conversely, communicate technical concepts in a business-relevant and understandable manner. A key responsibility of the role is to work closely with business stakeholders and enterprise partners to validate opportunities, develop business cases, assess risks, and advance viable concepts into implementation-ready initiatives. In addition, the Associate Director will provide leadership and oversight for the Power Platform and Innovation Solutions portfolio, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot technologies, AI Agents, Agentic AI solutions, intake and demand management, governance, delivery coordination, and operational support. The role will ensure solutions are aligned with business objectives, enterprise technology strategies, and responsible AI principles while maximizing organizational productivity, employee experience, operational efficiency, and business outcomes. AI Strategy & Innovation Leadership Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop and execute the AI and Innovation Solutions strategy and roadmap.Establish a long-term vision for AI, Agentic AI, automation, and emerging technologies.Identify opportunities where AI and innovation can improve business processes, employee productivity, client experience, and operational efficiency.Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, vendor capabilities, and competitive developments.Assess and recommend opportunities involving Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI Agents, intelligent automation, copilots, and autonomous workflows.Create and maintain an innovation framework that balances experimentation with appropriate governance and risk controls.Advise senior leaders on strategic AI investments, implementation priorities, and innovation opportunities.Drive a culture of innovation, curiosity, experimentation, and continuous improvement. AI Opportunity Assessment & Business Consulting Key ResponsibilitiesLead AI opportunity intake, discovery, assessment, and prioritization activities.Facilitate business workshops, interviews, and discovery sessions.Analyze business challenges and identify opportunities for AI-driven solutions.Develop business cases, cost-benefit analyses, and value realization plans.Assess solution feasibility, scalability, implementation complexity, and organizational readiness.Evaluate business, operational, regulatory, technology, and reputational risks.Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders navigating AI opportunities.Develop executive