Artificial Intelligence Specialist

Title:
IT Artificial Intelligence (AI) Architect/Designer - Senior (Onsite)

Business Days:
80

Location:
Toronto, Ontario

Pay Range:
CAD
$95-100/hr. DOE

Industry Type:
Public Sector

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive AI acceleration strategy, including short-term and long-term roadmaps.
• Define KPIs and ROI models to measure business impact and technical success of AI initiatives.
• Establish governance frameworks for AI adoption, including data strategy, compliance, and responsible AI principles.
• Assess business value and technical feasibility of AI use cases to guide prioritization.
• Design scalable technical architectures for AI platforms, data pipelines, and integration patterns.
• Recommend cloud-based AI solutions and establish MLOps practices for model lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives and ensure successful delivery.
• Apply enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman or similar) to align AI initiatives with organizational standards.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and documentation for leadership reviews.
• Provide guidance on vendor selection, partnership strategies, and emerging AI technologies.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

AI Strategy & Governance – 60%

• Experience in developing and executing AI adoption strategies for short-term and long-term horizons.
• Experience in defining and implementing KPI and ROI frameworks to measure business impact and technical success.
• Experience in designing governance models for AI initiatives, including data strategy, compliance, and responsible AI principles.
• Experience in assessing business value and technical feasibility of AI use cases to guide prioritization.
• Ability to guide cultural and operational shifts required for AI adoption, including stakeholder alignment and readiness assessments.
• Experience in identifying risks (bias, privacy, compliance) and implementing mitigation strategies beyond just governance frameworks.
• Experience in ensuring adherence to ethical AI standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to evaluate and recommend external AI vendors, platforms, and academic partnerships for accelerating delivery.
• Strong ability to translate complex AI concepts into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of emerging AI trends and ability to assess their relevance for future strategy.

AI Implementation – 30%

• Experience in designing scalable technical architectures for AI platforms, data pipelines, and integration patterns.
• Experience in recommending and guiding implementation of cloud-based AI solutions and MLOps practices.
• Experience in collaborating with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives and ensure successful delivery.

Enterprise Architecture – 10%

• Experience in applying enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman or similar) to align AI initiatives with organizational standards.

Must Have:

• Experience in developing and executing AI adoption strategies for short-term and long-term horizons.
• Experience in defining and implementing KPI and ROI frameworks to measure business impact and technical success.
• Experience in designing governance models for AI initiatives, including data strategy, compliance, and responsible AI principles.
• Experience in assessing business value and technical feasibility of AI use cases to guide prioritization.
• Experience in designing scalable technical architectures for AI platforms, data pipelines, and integration patterns.
• Experience in recommending and guiding implementation of cloud-based AI solutions and MLOps practices.

Russell Tobin (Pride Global) offers eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.