Manager – AI Strategy & Product Management in Toronto

This is an exciting and dynamic role that will help shape and accelerate AI across BMO InvestorLine. The successful candidate will identify and prioritize high-value AI opportunities, develop executive-ready strategies and business cases, support the delivery of AI solutions, and ensure measurable business value is realized after launch. The role requires a blend of strategic thinking, financial acumen, AI expertise, and cross-functional leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• AI Strategy & Value Creation
  • Help define and evolve InvestorLine’s AI strategy and roadmap, aligned to business objectives.
  • Maintain an AI portfolio backlog that sequences use cases based on client and business value, strategic alignment, feasibility, risk, and dependencies.
  • Facilitate workshops and collaborate with business, technology, and partner teams to shape AI opportunities.
  • Develop quantitative business cases, value realization models, and funding recommendations.
  • Monitor and communicate business outcomes, KPIs, and value realization throughout the lifecycle of AI initiatives.
  • Stay current on emerging AI capabilities, market trends, and industry best practices to inform strategic decisions.
  • Develop executive-facing presentations, strategy decks, briefing materials, and recommendations for senior leadership.
  • Translate complex AI concepts into clear business narratives and actionable insights.
  • Build alignment across stakeholders and support executive decision-making on AI investments and priorities.
• AI Product Management
  • Lead product discovery by translating client, employee, market, and competitive insights into clearly defined problems, product requirements, and success metrics.
  • Support product prototypes, pilots, launch readiness, onboarding, and go/no-go decisions to validate product quality, safety, usability, and value before scaling.
  • Establish post-launch feedback, and continuous-improvement processes to monitor adoption and business outcomes and inform on product enhancements.
  • Support vendor evaluations, solution assessments, and implementation planning where required.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant STEM field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in management consulting, internal consulting or strategy.
• Experience in transformation or AI from the technology or financial services industries highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of AI technologies, emerging trends, and practical enterprise applications.
• Demonstrated experience building business cases, preparing strategic presentations, evaluating investments, and measuring business value.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work across business, technology, and governance functions to drive outcomes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
• Self-starter with a strong bias for action, demonstrated initiative, and a proven ability to take ownership and independently drive work from concept through execution.