AI Learning Associate Director in Edmonton

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The opportunity AI is transforming how organizations operate, create value, and develop talent. As EY Canada accelerates its AI transformation, L&D continues to play a critical role in helping our people build the skills, mindsets, and behaviours needed to thrive in an AI-enabled future.

As the AI Learning Associate Director, you will serve as a strategic advisor and learning capability leader responsible for shaping, scaling and activating EY Canada's AI learning strategy, driving enterprise-wide AI skill development, and enabling our people to adopt AI in ways that create measurable business impact.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior business, L&D, and technology leaders to define capability priorities that support EY Canada's AI transformation strategy.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive AI learning roadmap aligned to evolving business priorities and emerging technology trends.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate AI adoption through innovative learning experiences, performance support tools, and capability-building initiatives.
• Lead the firmwide design, development, and deployment of enterprise AI learning programs, learning paths, campaigns, and experiences.
• Translate emerging AI priorities into scalable learning solutions that drive behaviour change and business impact.
• Curate and integrate learning resources, programs, platforms, certifications, and thought leadership content to support a continuous learning culture.
• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of strategic AI learning initiatives, ensuring delivery excellence and strong learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, external vendors, and subject matter experts across the business to lead the development of high-quality, business-relevant content and experiences.
• Influence senior stakeholders and navigate competing priorities to achieve program objectives and organizational goals.
• Monitor adoption trends, learner engagement, and business feedback to continuously evolve capability-building strategies.
• Manage select program budgets, vendor relationships, and governance activities to ensure operational excellence.
• Partner with Brand Marketing Communications and leadership teams to develop effective engagement, activation, and reinforcement plans.

A successful candidate for the AI Learning Associate Director role at EY Canada will possess a unique blend of skills, experience, and attributes that enable them to thrive in a fast-paced, transformative environment. Here’s what we’re looking for:

Skills And Attributes For Success:

• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business priorities into innovative learning solutions.
• Strong understanding of emerging AI trends, technologies, and use cases, with the ability to assess implications for workforce capability development and organizational transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in fast-changing environments, bringing an entrepreneurial, agency-oriented mindset that embraces experimentation, rapid iteration, continuous learning, and adaptation as technologies and business priorities evolve.
• Strong consulting and influencing skills, including experience working with executive stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of adult learning principles, capability development, and organizational change.
• Strong business acumen and curiosity regarding the impact of AI on workforce transformation and future skills.
• Experience using data to guide decision-making and measure program effectiveness.
• Exceptional project leadership, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive progress through collaboration and influence.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• 8+ years of experience in learning and development, talent development, workforce transformation, change management, or related fields.
• Experience working with an LMS (preferably SuccessFactors) a plus.
• Proficient in advanced capabilities in Excel (use of pivot tables and v-lookup) and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in Zoom, MS Teams, Office 360 and SharePoint.
• Demonstrated proficiency using AI and AI-powered productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot and similar solutions) to enhance personal effectiveness, accelerate content creation, synthesize information, support decision-making, and improve business outcomes.
• Experience applying AI to solve business problems, improve ways of working, or drive capability-building and adoption initiatives within an organization.
• Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.

What We Offer:

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry.
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

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