Sr Manager, AI Strategy & Program Lead

We are ready to take this game to the next level and need someone passionate to be accountable for operationalizing OLG's enterprise AI strategy and delivery model and orchestrating the enterprise AI portfolio from demand through value realization. The role leads enterprise AI intake, assessment, prioritization, delivery-pathway selection, portfolio management and value measurement, providing the frameworks, insights and program discipline required to translate AI strategy into coordinated execution and measurable business outcomes.

Reporting to the Director, AI Strategy & Transformation, you will be empowered to:

• Lead the operationalization and continuous improvement of OLG's AI delivery model, establishing the processes, assessment criteria, decision points and engagement practices used to route opportunities through Enable, Buy, Integrate & Orchestrate and Build pathway
• Lead enterprise AI demand intake, assessment and prioritization, evaluating opportunities based on strategic alignment, business value, feasibility, economics, readiness, reuse potential and risk to focus capacity and investment on the highest-value opportunities.
• Manage the enterprise AI portfolio and pipeline, providing integrated visibility of demand, investments, delivery pathways, dependencies, capacity, risk, status and outcomes to enable effective enterprise decision-making.
• Operationalize OLG's AI value management framework, establishing consistent approaches for opportunity valuation, economic assessment, outcome definition, benefits measurement and post-implementation value monitoring across the AI portfolio
• Lead coordinated execution of enterprise AI transformation priorities, translating AI strategy into actionable initiatives, sequencing dependencies, monitoring outcomes and driving cross-functional actions required to evolve OLG's AI capabilities and operating model.
• Lead the operating cadence, decision support and portfolio insights for the AI Strategy Forum, ensuring leaders have the information required to prioritize investments, manage dependencies and risks, monitor value and meet enterprise and regulatory oversight requirements.
• Develop and continuously improve reusable AI portfolio, delivery and engagement frameworks, tools and practices that increase consistency, transparency, reuse and speed-to-value across AI initiatives.

• Partner with AI Partners, business teams and technology teams to improve opportunity framing, readiness and delivery-pathway decisions.
• Coordinate with Data Governance, Responsible AI, Privacy, Legal, Security, Risk and other control functions to integrate required assessments and decision points into the AI lifecycle.
• Develop insights on AI portfolio performance, investment, cost, usage, adoption and realized value to identify optimization and investment opportunities.
• Support evaluation of emerging AI capabilities, vendors and delivery approaches where enterprise-level assessment or coordination is required.

Education & Experience:

• An advanced university degree in mathematics, statistics, analytics, computer science, economics or finance.
• 5-7 years of comparable experience    

Relevant Skills:

• Relationships and communication: strong relationship builder and communicator of complex topics and solutions
• Collaboration: comfortable reaching out and collaborating across a large organization
• Results driven
• Proactive and evolving leader

Please Note: Unless otherwise specified, all positions are required to work fully onsite.

OLG is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Please contact Human Resources at careers@olg.ca if you require accommodation at any time throughout the hire process.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. If you bring relevant skills and a willingness to learn, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every listed qualification. We sincerely appreciate your interest; while we are unable to contact everyone, those selected for the next steps will be notified.

We thank you for your interest in this opportunity; however only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

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