Manager, AI Strategy

Title: Manager, AI Strategy
Level:
Manager

Group:
Weber I/O

Reports to:
SVP, I/O

Ignite growth where code meets culture.
Weber I/O is an industry-first unit fusing analytics, data science, performance media, experiential tech and AI advisory to power client advantage, and we need an AI Strategist in Canada to drive transformation for clients and across the agency.

Game to join our crew, to amplify and advance the momentum, and be on the ground floor for this exciting transformation? Keep reading.

What You'll Do

• Chart and evolve Canada's innovation and training roadmap. Plan and deliver rich, multi-dimensional AI education and inspiration programming for North America staff. Think less traditional L&D/classroom vibe, more engaging/backstage pass feel.
• Design practical curriculum and content. Collaborate with subject-matter experts to co-create program components that help individuals/teams move quickly from curiosity to confidence. Includes producing live training sessions, deconstructing best practice work, instigating Teams discussions, coordinating virtual office hours and beyond. (New form factors welcome)
• Roll-out sessions and rally engagement. Draft internal comms, liaise with I/O colleagues and communications team to announce programming, drive attendance/participation. Monitor engagement, sentiment and impact so we can scale what sticks, sunset what doesn't.
• Keep Halo at the core. Ensure our new and improved secure AI workspace, Halo, is known as the safest—and easiest — place for colleagues to employ AI to elevate their work. Curate top use-cases, gather user feedback, share insights to inform fast-moving and longer-term roadmap and employee learning programs
• Flex and pivot at the speed of tech. Monitor new platforms, tools and workflows to contribute to discussions about the applications and implications of AI on our work.
• Support I/O strategic initiatives (≈20%). Jump into other I/O priorities including new service pilots, market visibility programs and innovation sprints when extra lift is needed.

You'll thrive here if you

• Are immersed in emerging tech—its possibilities and implications—and can explain it in plain English.
• Believe that utilizing secure, responsible AI is a competitive edge—and have ideas for proving it daily.
• Treat change as your natural habitat, pivoting with curiosity and discipline as new platforms, ways of working and priorities emerge

Must-have chops

• Experience in AI-powered innovation —ideally in communications, marketing or a tech-forward environment.
• Hands-on familiarity with Gen AI platforms and a clear POV on responsible use.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills—able to distill complex AI concepts into clear client insights, craft compelling narratives, and produce polished, client-ready deliverables.
• Credibility to partner with senior leaders and entry-level AI natives alike, and excitement to collaborate with and inspire doers at every level.
• Fluency in measurement and storytelling with data, turning insights into action.
• Bonus: experience introducing proprietary tech platforms at scale.

Our team is future-leaning but grounded, legit curious and pragmatic. We celebrate makers and breakers. We ask hard questions, listen to everyone's POV, make calls and move fast. And we love digging into nascent platforms and figuring out how best to put them to work. If that feels like your energy, let's talk.

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• RRSP (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – $50 monthly cell phone reimbursement
• MyDays – Flexible time off
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave Policy

This is a hybrid role tied to our Toronto office.

Salary range: CAD 65, CAD 80,000.00
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.
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