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Department:People and Technology

Position Type:Fixed Term Administrative

Salary Range:$91.16-$116.68-Hourly

Scheduled Weekly Hours:36.25

Anticipated Start Date:June 01, 2026

Length of Contract:3 Years

Posting Information

This job posting is now accepting applications from all qualified individuals.

Posting Closing Date:May 7, 2026

Please note: jobs are posted until 11:59 pm on the job closing date.

Land Acknowledgment:

Algonquin College campuses in Ottawa, Perth and Pembroke are located on the traditional unceded, and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin People. The Algonquin People have inhabited and cared for these lands since time immemorial. We take this time to express our gratitude and respect to them and to the land for all that it has provided and will continue to provide.

Job Description:

Algonquin College is seeking a senior, execution‑focused leader with a demonstrated track record of delivering enterprise‑scale AI strategies and initiatives to successful, measurable outcomes. This role is intended for an experienced professional who has not only shaped AI strategy, but owned its execution, governance, and sustained impact within complex organizations. The successful candidate will bring deep practical experience operationalizing AI in regulated or public‑sector environments, translating strategy into action, managing risk, and delivering value across academic, administrative, and workforce contexts. This is not a conceptual, research, or purely advisory role. Success requires demonstrated experience leading AI initiatives from strategy through implementation, adoption, and value realization.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Vice President, People and Technology, the Director, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy and Transformation provides enterprise‑wide leadership and accountability in shaping, governing, and delivering the College’s AI strategy. This role is central to ensuring a coordinated, ethical, and human‑centered approach, ensuring initiatives move beyond pilots into sustained, institution‑wide adoption. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior executives and governance bodies, the role also requires hands‑on leadership of high‑value AI initiatives, governance frameworks, and workforce capability development.

The Director balances innovation with public‑sector accountability, academic integrity, and risk management, while ensuring tangible outcomes and organizational readiness.

Key Areas of Focus

While responsibilities will evolve, the Director is expected to contribute across the following areas:

• Enterprise AI Strategy & Roadmap Delivery
• Lead the development, execution, and continuous refinement of an institution‑wide AI strategy and multi‑year roadmap.
• Demonstrate ownership of strategy execution, ensuring AI priorities are implemented across academic, administrative, and operational domains.
• Translate institutional goals into clear, deliverable AI initiatives with defined outcomes, timelines, and success metrics .
• Governance, Ethics, and Risk Leadership
• Design, implement, and operationalize AI governance, policy, and risk management frameworks.
• Lead decision ‑ making related to responsible AI use, academic integrity, privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure governance frameworks are embedded into day ‑ to ‑ day practice, not merely documented.
• Strategic Advisory & Decision Engagement
• Act as a senior advisor to executive leadership and governance bodies on AI opportunities, risks, and investments.
• Provide clear, pragmatic recommendations grounded in both strategy and delivery realities.
• Support investment decisions by aligning strategic ambition with execution readiness .
• AI Use Cases & Implementation Oversight
• Lead the identification, prioritization, and execution of high‑impact AI use cases.
• Oversee pilots, business cases, and scaling decisions with a strong emphasis on measurable value realization and adoption.
• Workforce & Change Enablement
• Lead AI-enabled workforce transformation, AI literacy, and capability‑building initiatives.
• Drive change management strategies that support responsible AI adoption at scale.
• Sector Leadership & Collaboration
• Represent the Algonquin College with sector partners, vendors, and advisory networks.
• Demonstrate credibility through delivered outcomes, contributing to responsible AI leadership within post‑secondary and public‑sector environments.

Who We’re Looking For

This role is suited for senior leader with demonstrated execution depth, not early‑stage exposure .

Ideal candidates will demonstrate:

• Senior‑level experience in AI strategy, digital transformation, analytics, or emerging technologies
• A proven track record of executing strategy and delivering complex AI initiatives to successful outcomes
• Demonstrated experience leading initiativ