AI Deployment & Enablement Manager in Toronto

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About The Role. The AI Deployment Manager is responsible for driving enterprise adoption, deployment, governance, and measurement of AI technologies across McCain's global workforce. Reporting into the AI Enablement function, this role works across business units and functions to deliver scalable AI solutions, maximize adoption, manage governance requirements, and translate AI investments into measurable business value. This is a hands-on delivery and program leadership role that partners closely with IT, Security, Legal, HR, and business stakeholders while leading a network of AI champions across the organization.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead enterprise deployment and adoption of AI platforms and tools, including Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, AI Hub, and future AI technologies.
• Plan and execute large-scale AI rollouts from pilot programs through enterprise-wide deployment.
• Develop and manage reporting frameworks, dashboards, and analytics that measure adoption, utilization, cost efficiency, and business impact.
• Monitor and govern AI platform usage, providing transparency into tool adoption, use cases, licensing utilization, and associated costs across the enterprise.
• Collaborate with Security, Legal, Privacy, and Governance stakeholders to establish guidance, policies, and controls that support responsible AI adoption.
• Configure and support enterprise AI deployment requirements, including identity management, provisioning, managed settings, audit capabilities, and compliance controls.
• Partner with technical teams to deploy AI capabilities within approved cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure AI services and enterprise AI platforms.
• Build scalable enablement programs including training, office hours, AI champion networks, use-case libraries, and reusable playbooks.
• Prepare executive-level reporting on adoption trends, business outcomes, costs, risks, and recommended actions to increase value realization.
• Identify and remove barriers to adoption while continuously improving the employee AI experience through stakeholder feedback and data-driven insights.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful:

• 7+ years of experience in technology deployment, enablement, adoption, solutions delivery, technical program management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale technology or platform rollouts and driving sustained user adoption.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise AI platforms and large language model technologies, including experience with at least two major AI tools such as Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot, or Google Gemini.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities with experience developing dashboards, adoption metrics, cost models, and executive reporting.
• Working knowledge of enterprise deployment technologies including SSO, SCIM provisioning, managed device configurations, and change management methodologies.
• Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), Small Language Models (SLMs), and related AI technologies, including trade-offs around cost, accuracy, latency, and data governance.
• Experience partnering with Security, Legal, Privacy, and Governance teams to implement responsible AI practices and controls.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence both executive leaders and end users.

Preferred:

• Experience deploying Claude Code and multi-model AI environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure AI services, Azure OpenAI, or enterprise AI platforms.
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, chargeback models, and AI Centers of Excellence.
• Change management certification (Prosci, ACMP, or equivalent) and experience operating within a global enterprise environment.

About The Team. This role sits within McCain's Digital Technology organization as part of the AI Enablement team. The AI Enablement function partners across the enterprise with IT, Security, Legal, Privacy, HR, and business leadership teams to enable responsible AI adoption at scale. The AI Deployment Manager works closely with technical and business stakeholders while leading a network of AI champions to accelerate adoption and business value realization across the organization.

About McCain. McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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