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The Head of Data & AI Platform is responsible for defining and executing CAEs global strategy for its enterprise Data & AI Platform. This role leads a multilevel team of managers and technical experts ensuring the platform is scalable secure and aligned with CIO priorities. The position owns the platform portfolioincluding capability roadmaps KPIs and service evolutionand plays a key role in driving global adoption of data and AI capabilities across CAE.

This leader acts as a strategic influencer across the enterprise partnering with business units to secure investment shape platform direction and accelerate innovation. The role also represents CAE externally as a thought leader while ensuring strong operational execution reliability and continuous technological advancement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define communicate and execute the enterprise strategy for CAEs global Data & AI Platform ensuring alignment with CIO and GTP level priorities.

• Lead a multi level organization (managers and technical experts) and foster a high performance scalable succession ready team.

• Own the platform portfolio including capability roadmaps service evolution KPIs and business outcomes such as adoption efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Drive global adoption of data and AI capabilities by partnering across business units securing investment and ensuring operational excellence.

• Establish the technical foundations enabling enterprise wide adoption of agentic AI and next generation data/AI capabilities.

• Ensure the platform is secure scalable reliable and deeply integrated across CAEs global operations.

• Act as a strategic influencer shaping enterprise level decisions and aligning cross functional teams around platform priorities and investments.

• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with technology vendors cloud providers and industry leaders to accelerate innovation.

• Serve as an external ambassador and thought leader representing CAEs Data & AI vision in industry forums partner engagements and strategic presentations.

• Conduct continuous technology and industry watch to inform long term platform direction and maintain CAEs competitive edge.

• Resolve escalated issues negotiate complex trade offs and ensure platform delivery and evolution remain aligned with strategic objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10 years in data analytics AI or platform engineering with 5 years leading managers and multi-disciplinary technical teams.

• Proven experience building and scaling enterprise platforms (data AI/ML cloud analytics or developer platforms).

• Demonstrated success driving enterprise digital transformation or AI adoption across global multi business-unit environments.

• Strong expertise in modern data & AI architectures (cloud lakehouse streaming MLOps agentic AI foundations).

• Ability to translate business needs into scalable platform capabilities roadmaps and operating models.

• Deep understanding of security governance compliance and enterprise integration patterns.

• Skilled in driving platform reliability scalability cost optimization and operational excellence.

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership (CIO GTP business executives) on strategic technology decisions.

• Expertise in change management and enabling enterprise wide adoption of new technologies.

• Ability to represent CAE externally through industry engagements partner interactions and thought leadership.

Benefits:

• Group Insurance

• Telemedicine

• Employee and Family Assistance Program

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Group RRSP

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At CAE our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years weve driven innovation in simulation training and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies we empower our customers to operate smarter faster and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged collaboration drives progress and your growth fuels our shared success.

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