AVP, Data Capability and Activation (Toronto)

AVP, Data Capability and Activation

Location: Toronto, ON | Type: Full time

The AVP, Data Capability & Activation is a senior leadership role accountable for translating the enterprise data strategy into measurable business outcomes. This role owns the enterprise data roadmap, the formal demand intake and prioritization process, and the data activation model that ensures analytics and AI investments are value‑led, properly sequenced, and executed with discipline across the organization.

What you will do:

• Own and continuously evolve the enterprise data roadmap, aligning initiatives to corporate strategy, AI priorities, and platform modernization goals.
• Own enterprise data strategy refinement and decision frameworks, ensuring explicit articulation of strategic priorities and establishing consistent, transparent decision‑making principles for data and AI investments across the organization.
• Establish and chair a formal enterprise intake and prioritization process, balancing value, readiness, risk, and capacity.
• Provide executive‑level direction and decision‑making on trade‑offs across competing data and AI initiatives.
• Lead and develop a leadership team including the Data Roadmap Lead and Data Product Managers.
• Partner closely with IT, Data Engineering, Data Science, and Governance leaders to ensure clear separation of strategy, roadmap, and delivery accountability.
• Act as a senior convener with SVP/VP stakeholders to resolve conflicts and ensure enterprise alignment.
• Drive adoption of shared data platforms, products, and standards through change management and data literacy initiatives.

What you will bring:

• 12+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, digital, or technology leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise‑scale transformation initiatives.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders across business and technology.
• Deep understanding of modern data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and AI enablement models.

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

Accommodations: We welcome and encourage candidates from equity‑seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. If you require accommodation in applying or throughout the interview process, please let us know.