At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead AI transformation initiatives and develop impactful change management strategies.
- Company: Join the Bank of Canada, a leader in financial innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and professional growth opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on responsible AI practices.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of AI transformation and make a real difference in the organization.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in organizational change management with AI experience required.
The predicted salary is between 126909 - 155111 $ per year.
Our client, the Bank of Canada in Ottawa has a 2 year hybrid remote contract opportunity for a Senior OCM Specialist for AI Transformation.
Develop and maintain an integrated Organizational Change Management (OCM) strategy, roadmap, and change plan aligned with AI transformation priorities, program milestones, dependencies, and business outcomes.
Assess organizational readiness and change impacts across roles, teams, processes, technology, and ways of working, and translate findings into targeted actions.
Advise sponsors and leaders on workforce implications, resistance management, responsible AI use, psychological safety, and the leadership behaviors required to support successful adoption.
Create clear and compelling communications, engagement strategies, and change narratives that explain transformation objectives, impacts, and expected behaviors.
Design and implement adoption approaches for AI-enabled tools and new ways of working, including role-based learning, manager enablement, champion networks, pilot activities, and reinforcement strategies.
Collaborate with key departments, teams, and stakeholders to support change activities and make responsible AI requirements understandable and actionable for employees and leaders.
Define adoption, readiness, capability, and value-realization measures and provide reporting, insights, and recommendations to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.
Develop reusable playbooks, frameworks, templates, toolkits, and knowledge-transfer materials that strengthen ITS change management capability and support the sustained adoption of AI initiatives.
Education and Certifications
- University degree in Organizational Development, Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources, or Behavioural Science.
- Certification in a recognized Organizational Change Management methodology, such as Prosci ADKAR, Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) or an equivalent Organizational Change Management certification.
Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years of recent demonstrated experience providing Organizational digital, business, or AI transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience leading the organizational change management workstream for at least one (1) enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI transformation initiative through multiple lifecycle phases, including strategy, discovery, pilot, deployment, scaling, and sustained adoption.
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing OCM strategies, roadmaps, readiness assessments, change impact assessments, and adoption plans for large-scale transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience advising executive sponsors, senior leaders, and multidisciplinary teams on organizational change, stakeholder engagement, workforce impacts, resistance management, communications, and adoption activities.
- Demonstrated experience establishing adoption and value-realization measures and developing reusable frameworks, playbooks, toolkits, learning assets, and knowledge-transfer materials that support sustained organizational capability.
Technical Skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of organizational change management methodologies, principles, and leading practices applicable to large-scale technology and AI transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated knowledge of AI and Generative AI adoption considerations, including impacts to workflows, operating models, workforce capabilities, and ways of working.
- Demonstrated knowledge of responsible AI principles, including human oversight, transparency, accountability, privacy, security, output validation, and appropriate use.
Senior OCM Specialist employer: CQ Search Group Ltd.
The Bank of Canada offers an exceptional work environment for a Senior Project Manager in Ottawa, combining a hybrid remote model with a commitment to professional growth and development. Employees benefit from a collaborative culture that values innovation and strategic thinking, while also enjoying the stability and prestige of working for a leading financial institution. With opportunities to engage in complex projects and contribute to significant technological advancements, this role promises a rewarding career path in a vibrant city.
