Director, IT Delivery – Data and AI

iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance)

Director of IT Delivery overseeing Data and AI initiatives in Wealth Management. Leading technology transformations and fostering agile practices for operational excellence and business growth.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$123,000 - CA$177,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading Data and AI initiatives within Wealth Management, focusing on strategic roadmap development, stakeholder alignment, and compliance with regulatory standards. Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and deliver complex technology solutions using agile methodologies.

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Data Platform ImplementationAI Capabilities DeliveryAgile Delivery MethodologiesStakeholder ManagementCloud Platform Experience

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringAnalyticsMachine LearningAutomationIntegrationsAPIsPortfolio ManagementBudget ManagementRisk ManagementCompliance

Soft Skills

LeadershipStakeholder InfluenceJudgmentCoachingMentoring

Tools & Technologies

Google Cloud PlatformBI TechnologiesData PipelinesDevSecOpsAgile Practices

Industry Keywords

Wealth ManagementFinancial ServicesCybersecurityData GovernanceOperational Resilience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the end-to-end delivery of Data and AI initiatives supporting Wealth Management priorities, including planning, prioritization, execution, release management, stakeholder alignment, budget oversight, and value realization.
Translate Wealth business priorities and enterprise Data and AI strategies into practical technology roadmaps with clear milestones, dependencies, outcomes, and delivery timelines.
Oversee the implementation of data platforms, data pipelines, reporting and analytics solutions, AI-enabled capabilities, automation initiatives, integrations, APIs, and operational data products.
Ensure compliance with enterprise standards related to cybersecurity, privacy, data governance, AI governance, architecture, regulatory requirements, operational resilience, and risk management.
Partner with architecture, cloud, infrastructure, security, and data engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, reusable, and supportable technology solutions.
Manage a portfolio of Data and AI initiatives, including intake management, estimation, funding, capacity planning, dependency management, reporting, issue resolution, and executive escalation.
Foster delivery excellence through disciplined agile practices, backlog management, sprint execution, testing, deployment, release readiness, production support, and continuous improvement.
Build strong partnerships with Wealth business leaders, product owners, advisors, operations teams, compliance, risk, vendors, and technology stakeholders to align delivery priorities with business outcomes.
Lead, coach, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary technology teams, including product owners, developers, data engineers, analysts, QA professionals, solution designers, and support resources.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrates exceptional leadership in delivering large-scale technology, data, and AI initiatives.
Excels at translating strategic objectives into executable roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
Is recognized for strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence senior leaders across business and technology functions.
Possesses sound judgment and a risk-based approach to managing delivery, compliance, architecture, cybersecurity, and operational challenges.
Brings more than 10 years of progressive experience in IT delivery, technology program management, data platforms, analytics, AI, digital transformation, or financial services technology.
Has at least 5 years of experience leading multidisciplinary technology teams, managing budgets, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
Has proven experience delivering complex initiatives involving cloud platforms, data engineering, analytics, reporting, automation, integrations, APIs, machine learning, or AI capabilities.
Has strong knowledge of agile delivery methodologies, portfolio management, DevSecOps, production support, testing, and operational readiness.
Possesses working knowledge of modern cloud data platforms, BI technologies, data pipelines, machine learning, generative AI concepts, and responsible AI practices.
Has experience collaborating with cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, legal, risk, architecture, and infrastructure teams.
Knowledge of Wealth Management, advisor platforms, client data, and financial services regulatory environments is considered a strong asset.
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is considered an asset.
An intermediate level of French will be considered an asset
An advanced level of English is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible group insurance plans
Competitive pension plan
Employee share purchase plan
Vacation program, wellness days, and personal development days
Telemedicine services
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Ergonomic equipment program
Performance bonus program
Employee discounts on company products
And much more!