Senior Advisor – HR Innovation, AI

iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance)

Senior Advisor driving AI solutions for HR practices at iA Financial Group. Collaborating with teams to enhance human experience and HR processes through applied innovation.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeQuebec • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support HR teams end to end—from ideation to proof of value, and through scaling when relevant.
Support HR Centers of Expertise and VPTC teams in identifying, clarifying, and qualifying HR AI use cases.
Assess relevance of use cases based on business value, feasibility, risks, and their technology integration zone (Zones 1, 2, and 3).
Implement AI solutions, particularly in Zone 1 (citizen development – co-developing solutions with HR teams through expert guidance).
Design, prototype, and test AI solutions applied to HR (assistants, automations, decision-support tools).
Actively contribute to proofs of concept (POCs) and proofs of value (POVs).
Collaborate closely with the IT Delivery Tower and systems teams on initiatives in Zones 2 and 3.
Document technology choices, learnings, limitations, and impacts of developed solutions.
Contribute to upskilling HR teams through coaching, knowledge transfer, and clear communication.
Apply AI governance, security, ethics, and data protection frameworks.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of the AI Innovation Hub’s practices.
Document and share use cases, best practices, and learnings, and contribute to AI literacy initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant experience in innovation, technology, analytics, or digital transformation.
Hands-on experience developing or integrating AI or automation solutions, ideally using low-code / no-code tools (e.g., Power Platform).
Strong understanding of generative AI, automation, and intelligent assistants.
Solution-oriented mindset, pragmatism, and ability to deliver measurable value.
Strong ability to simplify and explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
Strong interest in HR challenges and enhanced human experience.
Intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, autonomy, rigor, and strong prioritization skills.
Comfortable working in matrixed and evolving environments.
Intermediate level of English proficiency, with daily conversations in English.
Ability to read, understand, and produce business documents.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible group insurance
Competitive pension plan
Employee share purchase plan
Vacation and wellness days
Telemedicine
Employee and family assistance program
Performance bonus
Discounts on iA products

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI solutionsautomation solutionslow-code toolsno-code toolsgenerative AIdecision-support toolsprototypingproofs of conceptproofs of valuetechnology integration

Soft Skills

solution-oriented mindsetpragmatismcommunicationintellectual curiositycritical thinkingautonomyrigorprioritizationability to simplify complex conceptscollaboration