Senior Director managing Data Science & AI capabilities for financial well-being at Aviso. Leading a multidisciplinary team to drive AI adoption and measurable business outcomes under governance.
Responsibilities
Lead the enterprise roadmap for data science, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities—from discovery through production scale
Establish research, experimentation, and measurement standards (hypothesis framing, A/B tests and bandits where appropriate, evaluation, and impact measurement)
Lead and coach multidisciplinary teams to drive discovery, prioritization, adoption, and lifecycle management
Partner with engineering and architecture to deliver reusable, production-grade patterns on Databricks across Azure and/or AWS (pipelines, scoring/services integration, reliability, monitoring)
Drive build / buy / partner / hybrid decisions and structure external engagements with clear outcomes and knowledge transfer
Embed responsible AI and governance by design—privacy, security, compliance, documentation, and audit-ready delivery—plus ongoing monitoring and lifecycle management (performance, drift, stability, and guardrails).
Lead, develop, and grow a high-performing team and culture grounded in rigor, collaboration, and measurable impact
Requirements
Graduate degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related STEM field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
Relevant certifications in AI/ML, cloud, data engineering, or product leadership (preferred), or equivalent advanced accredited training
Scrum / Agile certification is an asset (CSM, PSM I/II, SAFe Agilist, or equivalent)
10+ years of experience in data science, analytics, and applied AI delivering measurable business outcomes
5+ years of experience leading and scaling data science and analytics teams
Proven experience taking work from research/insight through to production-grade solutions with adoption and performance ownership
Experience leading cross-functional delivery with business and functional partners, including executive stakeholder management
Experience delivering AI solutions in regulated, high-trust environments (privacy, security, compliance, audit expectations)
Strong grounding in experimentation and evaluation (A/B testing, bandits where appropriate, uplift measurement, guardrails) and model validation/monitoring
Strong product-oriented mindset; ability to translate insights into AI-enabled capabilities people adopt
Experience with or strong interest in learning GenAI / LLM solutions (e.g., RAG, copilots/agentic), including LLM evaluation and LLMOps concepts (versioning, monitoring, operational ownership)
Expert proficiency with Python and/or R and modern ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn; familiarity with Keras or mLlib is an asset)
Strong experience with large-scale data processing and modern data platforms, including Databricks
Experience delivering in cloud environments such as Azure and/or AWS
Strong ability to partner with engineering/architecture on production-grade delivery (APIs/services integration, CI/CD/ML alignment, reliability, monitoring)
Advanced data storytelling and visualization experience; strong BI tool fluency (Power BI/Tableau) and ability to coach standards
Ability to explain complex technical concepts and analyses to non-technical audiences and influence decisions with clarity and credibility
Comfort with ambiguity and evolving priorities; ability to lead teams while aligning across business and functional partners
Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset.
Benefits
Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
Matching contributions to our retirement program
Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
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