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Senior Manager, AI & Digital Innovation

Ontario Power Generation
Oshawa, CAN
Full Time
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Onsite
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AI/MLMLOpsCI/CD for MLAgile DeliveryVendor ManagementStakeholder Management
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Job Overview

  • Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results driven professional to join our team in the role of Senior Manager, AI & Digital Innovation.
  • Reporting to the Director, Software Engineering & AI, this position is responsible for end to end delivery leadership for an AI enabled product portfolio, including experimentation to production pathways, scaled agile execution, and operational readiness.
  • This role provides second line leadership, directly leading 1–3 people managers and, through them, multiple multidisciplinary delivery teams.

Key Accountabilities

  • Lead second line delivery execution: Directly lead and develop 1–3 managers and, through them, multiple multidisciplinary teams delivering AI & Innovation capabilities across AI Adaptive Governance, MLOps, AI platform, and robotic/drone initiatives.
  • Set portfolio delivery governance and operating rhythm: Establish scaled planning, dependency management, and decision forums to align priorities, capacity, and delivery commitments across teams.
  • Drive AI Adaptive Governance implementation: Operationalize risk tiered controls, documentation, approvals, and evidence collection to support responsible AI, data governance, privacy, and security requirements without unnecessarily slowing delivery.
  • Own MLOps lifecycle discipline: Ensure standardized model delivery practices (CI/CD for ML, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, drift detection, retraining triggers, and rollback patterns) are consistently applied across products and teams.
  • Deliver and mature the AI platform: Oversee delivery of reusable platform capabilities (pipelines, model registry, feature management, observability, and access patterns) to improve speed, quality, and reuse across AI teams.
  • Enable reliable robotic/drone solutions delivery: Ensure robust release readiness and operational support for robotics/drone related software, including telemetry, safety controls, edge constraints, and appropriate test strategies (e.g., simulation and hardware in the loop where applicable).
  • Manage delivery, model, and operational risks: Proactively identify, escalate, and mitigate risks across data quality, model performance/drift, third party dependencies, security vulnerabilities, and production reliability.
  • Own vendor and partner performance: Manage strategic vendors and delivery partners (AI tooling, cloud/edge platforms, robotics hardware/software) to ensure cost effective delivery, contract compliance, and architectural alignment.
  • Measure outcomes and drive continuous improvement: Define, track, and act on KPIs spanning flow efficiency, reliability, model health, governance effectiveness, platform adoption, and value realization; drive corrective actions and investment decisions.
  • Align stakeholders and roadmap to strategy: Provide clear, business oriented delivery updates to senior leadership and co create an outcomes based roadmap with stakeholders balancing innovation, operational stability, and technical debt reduction.

Qualifications

  • Requires post secondary education in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline, combined with progressive experience (typically 10+ years) in IT, AI/ML, or digital delivery environments, including leadership roles.
  • Extensive experience in AI/ML and digital delivery leadership, including end to end ownership of AI enabled products from experimentation through to production and operationalization.
  • Proven second line leadership capability, with experience managing people leaders and overseeing multiple multidisciplinary teams delivering complex technology initiatives.
  • Strong background in scaled agile delivery and portfolio governance, including planning, dependency management, and aligning capacity with business priorities across teams.
  • Hands on or leadership experience with MLOps practices, including CI/CD for machine learning, model deployment, monitoring, drift detection, and lifecycle management.
  • Demonstrated expertise in AI platforms and enterprise technology ecosystems, including pipelines, model registries, feature management, and observability to enable reusable AI capabilities.
  • Experience implementing governance frameworks for AI and data, including risk based controls, privacy, security, and regulatory compliance in a production environment.
  • Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, with experience managing external partners, AI tooling providers, and aligning delivery with enterprise strategy and architecture.

What makes a career at OPG different?

  • With operations across Ontario, OPG is one of the most diverse power producers in North America.
  • As the largest generator in Ontario, we meet approximately 50% of the province’s electricity needs, largely from low carbon sources like nuclear and hydro.
  • OPG and our family of companies are also helping advance the development of new low carbon technologies such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), refurbishment projects, and electrification initiatives.

Additional Information

  • Status: Permanent Full Time
  • Working Conditions: Onsite
  • Base Location: Oshawa, ON
  • Shift: Days
  • Travel: 10%
  • Salary Range: CAD 134,000.00 CAD 214,500.00 Per Year

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