AI Strategy Lead

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Company: ELITS

Location: Winnipeg, MB R2C 5M8

Description:

ELITS Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of Accelerate at Iver. Our parent company Iver has 1,700 employees today and is growing and now we are looking for new employees who want to join our journey. As part of Accelerate at Iver, you are at the absolute forefront of technology and work on exciting digitization and transformation projects with market-leading customers. We are passionate about realizing digital opportunities in the cloud. Together with our customers, we close the gap between aspiration and successful implementation. Communication is an essential part of the work since we work closely with our customers. As an employee at ELITS you will become a part of a great team that always responds to the customer with humility, and at the same time is very proud of what we deliver.

ELITS is seeking a highly skilled AI Strategy Lead to lead a transformative initiative to assess its current capabilities and develop a comprehensive AI strategy. This role is ideal for an experienced professional with expertise in AI, data governance, and organizational transformation.

As the AI Strategy Lead, you will conduct an in-depth assessment of business's current capabilities, propose a future-focused AI strategy, and deliver actionable recommendations to ensure successful adoption of AI technologies while adhering to privacy, regulatory, and ethical standards.

Key Responsibilities:
Evaluate organizations maturity against best practices in AI and data governance.
Assess:
  • Responsibilities and constraints as an organization.
  • Regulatory environment, particularly regarding data privacy protections.
  • Current AI literacy level and data governance practices.
  • Data and analytics capabilities to support an AI strategy.
  • Technical infrastructure readiness for AI adoption.

Deliver a detailed written report summarizing findings from the assessment, including actionable steps for implementation.

AI Strategy Development:
Collaborate with business leadership to define an AI vision that aligns with organizational goals and identifies key use cases.
Propose recommendations for:
  • Governance structures tailored to business's size and operational environment.
  • A target operating model, including roles, business processes, and functions for supporting AI initiatives.
  • Technology infrastructure requirements based on business's roadmap and needs.
  • Enhancements to analytical infrastructure and data governance processes to support AI adoption.
  • Strategies for improving AI literacy across the organization.

Provide high-level cost estimates for implementing the proposed strategy, focusing on additional resources or items required.

Stakeholder Engagement:
Engage with business employees (especially customer-facing staff) to gather insights on potential use cases through inclusive and creative feedback mechanisms.
Ensure all recommendations align with privacy regulations, ethical considerations, and risk mitigation strategies specific to organizational operations.

Qualifications:
Proven experience in developing AI strategies for organizations or large enterprises.
Strong understanding of data governance, regulatory compliance (including privacy laws), and ethical considerations in AI adoption.
Expertise in assessing organizational capabilities related to technology, analytics, and operational processes.
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders effectively.
Experience in creating cost estimates and risk mitigation strategies for large-scale technology initiatives.

Qualities:
  • Communicative and a positive attitude towards customers and colleagues
  • Analytical skills, logical reasoning, and excellent problem-solving skills
  • Sense of responsibility, autonomy, and resourcefulness
  • Team player, organized, and strive for results and quality
  • Creative with ideas to improve the product
  • Ability to coordinate and handle more than one task at the same time
  • Being proactive

Are you a social, flexible, and structured person with a great interest in information technology? Do you find development, constructing, and use of the latest technologies challenging? In that case - send your application to us today!

This position is open to Canadian residents (persons with work permit in Canada).

ELITS - Accelerate at Iver

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