Enterprise AI Engineer (m/w/d)

The Enterprise AI Engineer is responsible for driving the adoption, governance, development, and operationalization of Artificial Intelligence across Northland Power. This role serves as both a technical expert and business partner, enabling teams to leverage AI safely and effectively while developing enterprise AI solutions that improve productivity, automate business processes, and accelerate innovation. The successful candidate will lead AI enablement initiatives across the organization, build custom AI applications, advise business leaders on AI opportunities, establish strong AI governance practices, and partner with IT to integrate AI capabilities into enterprise systems.

The role is required to work in the Toronto office 4 days per week with one flexible day to work from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive enterprise-wide AI adoption by identifying, prioritizing, and delivering high-value AI initiatives that improve productivity, automation, and business performance.
• Develop and execute the enterprise AI roadmap in partnership with business leaders, promoting innovative and responsible AI use across the organization.
• Design, build, deploy, and maintain AI solutions, including custom applications, agents, copilots, assistants, LLM-powered workflows, and RAG-based solutions.
• Lead AI solution delivery from ideation and proof of concept through production deployment, support, and continuous improvement.
• Administer and optimize enterprise AI platforms, managing access, security, licensing, performance, integrations, and vendor relationships.
• Partner with IT and business teams to integrate AI capabilities into enterprise systems, develop API integrations, and automate business processes.
• Deliver AI training, workshops, and coaching programs to build organizational capability in prompting, solution design, and responsible AI practices.
• Develop and maintain AI governance frameworks, policies, standards, and risk management processes to ensure compliance with legal, privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish processes for AI model evaluation, validation, monitoring, and approval while staying current on emerging technologies, regulations, and industry best practices.

Who You Are

• Collaborative: Builds strong relationships across the organization, fosters knowledge sharing, and brings diverse perspectives together to drive outcomes.
• Innovative Problem Solver: Applies AI and technology solutions to improve operational effectiveness, productivity, and business performance.
• Inclusive Change Leader: Champions AI adoption by helping employees understand, embrace, and realize the value of AI in their work.
• Empathetic Communicator: Effectively supports and engages individuals with varying levels of technical proficiency, promoting confidence and trust in new technologies.
• Strategic Thinker: Aligns AI initiatives with organizational goals, adapting the AI strategy to business needs and organizational maturity to drive sustainable transformation.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field; advanced degree or AI certifications are an asset.
• 5+ years of experience in software development, automation, enterprise applications, or related technology roles.
• 3+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting AI or machine learning solutions in enterprise environments.
• Proven experience deploying and scaling AI solutions while partnering with business stakeholders to drive adoption and value realization.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise AI platforms and technologies, including Claude, Azure AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar solutions.
• Strong expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, AI agents, custom AI applications, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, REST APIs, and modern software development practices.
• Experience with enterprise integrations, automation technologies, and platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform.
• Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI principles, risk management, privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value.

What's In It for You

Our employees are the driving force behind our achievements. We are unwavering in our commitment to not only recognise your contributions but also to empower you to excel in every aspect of your life. Here's a glimpse of why Northland is the place where you'll truly thrive:

• Thoughtful benefits - A competitive RRSP matching scheme of 8%; extended health, dental and vision benefits for yourself and your immediate family from day one; paid parental leave; Accident and Life Insurance and disability benefits are just a few of the benefits you'll be able to access.
• Wellbeing first - Staying true to our taking care of ourselves and each other value, you will have access to our global Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program, including access to mental health resources.
• Floating days and Birthdays off - As part of our commitment to promoting a healthy work-life balance, you will get your birthday off so you can celebrate however you choose! You will also receive three additional days off annually to observe any other events that are important to you.

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds. If you're excited about a role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with this job description, we still encourage you to apply. Learn more about our diversity, inclusion and belonging commitments.

Northland Power is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and accessible environment. As part of our commitment we work to ensure our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you require special assistance or accommodation during the hiring process, please notify a member of the HR Department.

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