Director - AI
Director - AI
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Position Description:
CGI is building the future of AI-enabled services across Canada and were looking for a Director to lead that evolution. This role is focused on advanced artificial intelligence particularly Generative AI and Agentic AI and how to responsibly bring those solutions to life in enterprise environments.
Youll be joining a growing Emerging Technologies team that is shaping the way CGI and our clients think about applied AI. If you thrive at the intersection of strategy architecture and delivery and want to lead the next wave of intelligent systems this role is for you.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
As a Director on our team you will play a lead role in both client-facing and internal innovation efforts. You will help define what modern AI adoption looks like and guide clients from exploration through to deployment.
Responsibilities include:
Meet with client and internal executive stakeholders to shape strategy identify opportunities and define paths to adoption for GenAI and Agentic AI solutions
Lead mentor and grow a high performing team by fostering a culture of technical excellence collaboration and continuous learning
Partner with our account teams to identify opportunities shape proposals and support pre-sales efforts related to AI and emerging technologies
Be responsible for the P&L of your team and make business decisions on how best to leverage investment in the near and long term
Lead solution development for real-world use cases involving large language models agent frameworks orchestration memory grounding and observability
Use your understanding of emerging frameworks (LangChain Semantic Kernel CrewAI AutoGen) and platforms (OpenAI Anthropic Cohere Hugging Face and cloud-native toolsets) to design architectures that are fit for purpose scalable and secure
Bring a strong point of view on how to responsibly bring AI solutions into enterprise environments including security compliance safety governance and ethics
Define and contribute to reusable architecture patterns technical accelerators and delivery templates for internal and external projects
Help shape and deliver AI Acceleration offerings such as CGIs 12 Weeks to AI by contributing to roadmap planning technical enablement and success metrics
Act as the primary technical lead on major GenAI and Agentic AI initiatives from initial prototyping through to production readiness
Build mentor and lead a team of AI engineers architects and consultants focused on next-generation capabilities
Collaborate with global CGI teams and client account groups to promote cross-functional innovation and new solution development
Support business development by helping shape proposals craft executive presentations and validate delivery approaches for GenAI opportunities
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
10 years of experience in technical delivery solution architecture or technology consulting
4 years working in applied AI with a focus on GenAI or agent-based systems in the past 12 to 24 months
Deep knowledge of LLMs prompt engineering retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) evaluation techniques and model hosting options
Experience designing evaluating and delivering production-ready GenAI and Agentic AI solutions
Strong knowledge of one or more major cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) and their AI/ML capabilities
Hands-on familiarity with key frameworks such as LangChain Semantic Kernel CrewAI AutoGen or custom orchestration logic
Understanding of MLOps and LLMOps best practices and how they apply to iterative agent-based development
Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams mentoring talent and delivering strategic initiatives from idea to impact
Comfortable building architecture diagrams presenting technical narratives and advising at both strategic and tactical levels
Strong communicator with the ability to convey technical detail to both technical and executive stakeholders
- Bilingual: (English/French) is an asset
Education
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field. Masters degree is a plus
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Skills:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business and IT Consulting
What you can expect from us:
Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
At CGI we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process please let us know. We will be happy to assist.
Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
