Senior Manager, Data and AI

Job Overview: Reporting to the Senior Director, Information Technology, the Senior Manager, Data and AI is accountable for building and leading High Liner Foods' enterprise Data and AI practice. The role develops and delivers the Data and AI strategy, roadmap, governance, portfolio, and enablement, translating business priorities into governed capabilities, priority use cases, and measurable outcomes. Essential Duties and responsibilities Develop and deliver the Data and AI roadmap and investment portfolio, prioritizing use cases by outcomes, data needs, risk, adoption readiness, and value. Advise business leaders on Data and AI opportunities that improve decisions, productivity, reporting, and enterprise capability. Own enterprise Data and AI governance, defining decision rights, standards, responsible use, and risk controls to enable governed business use. Shape the Data and AI technology vision across data platforms, reporting, generative AI, knowledge retrieval, and automation; assess capabilities, recommend investments, and guide implementation. Lead Data and AI literacy, adoption, and change readiness to build capability and sustain business use. Partner across functions to ensure secure, compliant Data and AI capabilities, with controls for information protection, reporting integrity, access, responsible AI, audit readiness, and enterprise policies. Lead priority analytics, automation, and AI initiatives through delivery, adoption, benefits tracking, and improvement with business, IT, PMO, and external partners. Promote governed data products, certified metrics, streamlined reports, metadata practices, and reusable analytics to build trust, reduce manual effort, and scale decision support. Manage Data and AI vendors and partners to ensure delivery quality, value realization, knowledge transfer, and alignment with enterprise standards. Prepare status updates, decision materials, steering committee inputs, and executive summaries on priorities, risks, decisions, progress, adoption, and realized value. Qualifications Undergraduate degree in Information Technology, Data Analytics, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline; relevant graduate education is an asset. 8+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, business intelligence, digital transformation, or related technology disciplines. Demonstrated ability to establish and mature practical enterprise data, analytics, AI, and governance capabilities that deliver measurable business value. Strong working knowledge of modern data platforms, analytics, reporting, automation, AI enablement, data integration, and information management. Practical knowledge of data governance, responsible AI, privacy, cybersecurity, access management, and regulatory considerations. Strong business acumen and demonstrated ability to develop roadmaps, investment recommendations, governance models, and executive-ready decision materials. Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear business outcomes. Experience managing vendors and delivery partners; experience in manufacturing, CPG, food, supply chain, or similarly complex environments is required. Customer-focused, centers decision making around value to internal and external customers Salary Transparency: High Liner Foods’ compensation offerings are founded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position in Ontario is from $110,000 - $151,000 ; the base pay is offered based on a variety of factors including geographical market location, and may vary depending on job grading practices, job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity factors. As part of our total rewards offering, employees may be eligible to participate in an annual short-term incentive program subject to program eligibility requirements. AI Disclosure: We use an AI-ass…

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