Permanent Full Time
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Assistant Vice-President, AI Governance and Standards
Canada Life has an ambition to apply human-led AI to innovate, elevate customer service, and accelerate growth across the organization. To succeed, we believe there is a need to scale AI responsibly across the enterprise, ensuring strong governance, robust technical controls, and alignment with regulatory and risk expectations while enabling innovation.
The role of the AVP, AI Governance and Standards is to provide leadership across both enterprise AI governance and technical responsible AI controls, ensuring AI solutions are developed, deployed, and operated in a safe, compliant, and scalable manner. This role is accountable for defining and operationalizing AI governance frameworks, partnering with business and technology teams to embed controls across the AI lifecycle, and enabling a clear, efficient path for AI adoption through structured intake and oversight processes.
What you will do
Establish and lead the AI Governance and Standards function, providing enterprise-wide leadership on responsible AI practices, governance, and control frameworks
Define and implement AI governance frameworks, policies, and standards covering the full lifecycle (intake, development, validation, deployment, monitoring, and retirement)
Partner with engineering teams to design and operationalize technical controls, including model registry and inventory management, model observability, monitoring, and risk classification and auditability
Define and maintain enterprise standards for LLM and model usage, including model selection, approved platforms, usage patterns (API vs. UI), and guardrails aligned to risk, privacy, and security requirements
Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to define and enhance the AI intake, triage, and approval process
Work closely with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Privacy teams to align AI governance practices with regulatory expectations
Establish standards and guardrails for responsible AI including bias mitigation, transparency, data usage, and human oversight
Define governance reporting, metrics, and dashboards to provide visibility into AI portfolio risks and performance
Enable a scalable operating model for AI governance embedded into platforms and processes
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on AI governance and emerging risks
Build and mentor a high-performing team focused on governance and responsible AI
What you will bring
University degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or equivalent
10+ years of experience in AI, data, or technology roles with exposure to governance, risk, or controls
Strong understanding of AI governance, model risk management, and regulatory considerations
Experience designing and implementing technical controls for AI systems such as lifecycle management and monitoring
Experience working in large, regulated organizations with cross-functional stakeholders
Ability to bridge technology and governance, translating risk requirements into practical controls
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
Experience establishing operating models and scalable processes
Strategic mindset with the ability to balance enablement and control
Commitment to continuous learning in AI governance and emerging technologies
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If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.
Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Grow with Canada Life
We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.
We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other. Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!
What we offer
We’re committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here’s what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:
Learn more about Canada Life
We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.
Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted
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At Canada Life, we’re focused on improving the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Whether handling policy claims, help growing and protecting clients’ retirement and investment savings, providing workplace mental health support for all employers or helping build stronger communities by investing in community projects, we are committed to putting the customer first in all that we do.
That trust is built on the dedication, skill and energy of our employees and advisors and their commitment to our customers and to our communities.
Canada Life is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc. and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.
