Director, Artificial Intelligence

1 month ago


Toronto, Canada Northbridge Financial Corporation Full time

What it’s like to be a Northbridge Financial Director AI/ML

Reporting to the VP, Data and Analytics, this is a key role to lead us as we look to advance our predictive and prescriptive capability using applied statistics, machine learning or artificial intelligence to build business solutions. A central partner to the business the AI/ML solutions team will be under this role’s leadership to help further unlock the value from our data and support our transformation in becoming an analytics data driven organization.

This role will lead a team of data scientists focused on delivering measured value through AI/ML use cases that span across the NBFC business. A major priority is to help increase the data and analytics literacy with the business and through partnering with different business areas help identify a suite of use cases that will contribute to a multi-year AI/ML roadmap. Key to the success of the role is being a functional expert, driven by delivering business value and help the team across the AI/ML lifecycle from business problem definition to feature engineering to deployment and measurement.

An ideal candidate will have a passion for AI/ML and to foster a team of AI/ML and business experts; an analytical mindset, be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, detail oriented and have desire to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. A keen interest in influencing business performance through insights is a must.

In other words, they’re awesome. If you are too, consider joining us….

We want your talent

If you are great at:  

Leading a team of data scientists in creating and delivering high quality AI solutions

Being a change champion and help the business conduct business problem opportunities and assessment identifying revenue generation and cost saving opportunities, developing proposals and make recommendations for model usage to the downstream partners.

Challenging the team to utilize creative thinking to modify or select the most suitable procedure/approach to solve a business problem balancing complexity and value.

Driving change within team and across broader Data & Analytics the importance of learning our business and the respective to help aid in our building the best solutions – be a business expert.

Collaborating and influence across a wide range of business and technical stakeholders

If you have:

B. Sc Computer Science, Mathematics, Stats, Engineering

Masters in Management Analytics, MBA or equivalent work experience

8+ years of progressive AI/ML experience and 4+ years of leading a team in developing and implementing AI/ML solutions (predictive, prescriptive, ML etc.)

Advanced knowledge in scalable data engineering, software engineering and/or ML Ops practices

Experience in Microsoft Azure for model development, deployment, and monitoring is an asset

Experience in Property & Casualty insurance is an asset

We really mean it when we say we put you first. Here are a few ways how:

Hybrid work you get to work from the office and at home 50/50, allowing you to manage both worlds with the ease and flexibility you need.

We offer competitive salaries and support your financial health through our employee share purchase plan, pension plans, RRSP, discounts on staff insurance, and more

We help you prioritize your well-being from day one through flexible health benefits, early leave days, wellness programs, rewards, and recognition programs.

We are invested in helping you grow in your career through education assistance, internal mobility, and mentoring programs.

NBFC cares about the community and supports the causes you believe in with donation matching and team volunteer day

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Who we are:

We’re Northbridge Financial. We’re proud to be 100% Canadian and owned by Fairfax Financial. We serve through our Northbridge Insurance, Federated Insurance, and TruShield Insurance brands. We have a reputation for being one of Canada’s leading commercial property and casualty insurance company. Our employees are dedicated to understanding the needs of our customers and we go above and beyond to help Canadian businesses have a safer and brighter future. We’re a company of passionate people who put people first. Do you want to join a team that believes in working hard – and having fun at work – all while making a difference? Look no further than Northbridge.

At Northbridge Financial we embrace and celebrate you and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all No matter who you are or what makes you unique, we welcome you. Please let us know how we can assist or accommodate you during the selection process.



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