AI Program Lead

Company Overview

BHive is a dynamic coworking and business incubation hub dedicated to empowering professionals, startups, and businesses with exceptional spaces, services, and support. As Brampton's premier startup incubator, BHive accelerates the expansion of international startups into the North American market through its Global Entrepreneur Incubation Program. Situated in Canada's Innovation Corridor, BHive fosters a vibrant and inclusive community, contributing to Brampton's status as one of Canada’s fastest-growing and diverse cities.

Job Summary

The AI Program Lead is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of Brampton BHIVE’s AI Enablement Program, ensuring strong execution discipline, alignment to program development objectives, and measurable outcomes for participating SMEs. This role serves as the central orchestration point across program delivery, stakeholder management, and impact reporting, translating strategy into structured, time bound execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of the AI Enablement Program, driving execution from cohort intake through post-program impact reporting with minimal day-to-day oversight required
• Bring structure to ambiguity, translating strategic direction from the leadership and partners into concrete plans, milestones, and accountability across a multi-partner initiative
• Build and continuously improve operations for the program (delivery frameworks, intake and enrollment processes, program delivery, status reporting, escalation paths)
• Proactively identify risks and surface blockers early, and drive resolution across internal teams and external partners before they affect cohort outcomes or participant experience
• Facilitate awareness sessions, business seminars, enrollment activities, stakeholder meetings, and program updates (note: curriculum design and workshop delivery is led separately by the Curriculum Lead)
• Manage relationships with external partners, vendors, subject matter experts, and ecosystem stakeholders, holding each accountable to delivery commitments and program standards
• Coordinate cross-functional contributors across marketing, sales, technical delivery, and curriculum, aligning priorities, decisions, and deadlines without escalating routine trade-offs
• Oversee program budgets, resource allocation, vendor coordination, and operational processes, maintaining fiscal accountability and operational efficiency at scale
• Review and enhance participant business cases, implementation roadmaps, and KPI definitions
• Monitor program performance, participant engagement, and measurable outcomes, synthesizing insights into executive-level reporting for the CEO, COO, Board, and municipal and provincial funding stakeholders
• Serve as the senior point of contact for participating businesses, providing direct guidance, issue resolution, and escalation management throughout the engagement

Partner & Ecosystem Mapping Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate potential channel partners (VCs, accelerators, trade associations, university programs, startup hubs) across target regions
• Maintain a partner tracker with contact details, engagement status, and partnership potential
• Support senior team members in preparing partnership proposals, MOUs, and collaboration frameworks
• Research and identify high-potential startups across Europe through database mining, portfolio scraping, funding announcements, and event attendance lists
• Build and maintain structured prospect databases using tools such as Tracxn, Crunchbase, Dealroom, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo.io, and Hunter.io
• Conduct desk research on individual companies and founders to prepare company intelligence briefs and preliminary assessments for internal and external stakeholders
• Monitor funding rounds, product launches, and expansion signals to identify timely outreach opportunities
• Evaluate prospective companies against TBDC’s origination criteria: market readiness, expansion timing, product‑market fit, founding team quality, North American market opportunity, stage alignment, and operational feasibility
• Prepare structured assessments and scoring summaries to support intake decisions by senior leadership
• Execute structured cold outreach campaigns via email, LinkedIn, and other channels to engage prospective founders and ecosystem partners
• Draft and personalize outreach sequences, follow‑up cadences, and value‑driven messaging aligned with Horizon and Pivot program positioning
• Manage prospect responses, schedule discovery calls, and hand off qualified leads to senior team members
• Track outreach performance (open rates, response rates, conversion rates) and iterate on messaging and targeting
• Prepare weekly and monthly pipeline reports covering lead volume, outreach activity, conversion metrics, and regional breakdowns
• Build and maintain dashboards and trackers to give leadership real‑time visibility into pipeline health
• Create presentation decks for senior management summarizing pipeline progress, sourcing insights, and market intelligence
• Support data‑driven decision‑making by analyzing outreach and conversion data to surface trends and recommend strategy adjustments
• Log all lead interactions, outreach activity, and pipeline movement in the CRM system and ensure data hygiene and consistency across all tracking systems
• Collaborate with the marketing team to align outreach with campaign calendars, content initiatives, and event timelines
• All other duties as assigned by the Senior Management and Venture Intake and Growth team

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading complex, cross‑functional, or multi‑stakeholder programs in fast‑moving environments such as startups, scale‑ups, innovation hubs, management consulting, or comparable settings
• Track record of operating with high autonomy, taking ambiguous mandates and converting them into structured, measurable execution without heavy oversight
• Demonstrated cross‑functional leadership across marketing, sales, technical, and partnership functions, with proven ability to drive alignment among senior stakeholders and external partners
• Experience managing implementation‑stage initiatives, with a builder mindset for the systems, tools, and frameworks that make a program repeatable and scalable
• Strong commercial and analytical orientation, modelling ROI, and using data to drive decisions
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills, including comfort engaging at the C‑suite, board, and government funder level
• Degree in Business, Engineering, Public Policy, or a related field; MBA or comparable graduate credential considered an asset
• Proficiency in Google Workspace and CRM tools (Zoho preferred); fluency with modern AI tools is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated interest in startups, innovation, and the Canadian entrepreneurship ecosystem
• Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or Engineering (required)
• Technical skills: Proficiency with CRM platforms (HubSpot, Zoho, Salesforce, or similar) for lead tracking and reporting
• Strong working knowledge of lead generation and prospecting tools (e.g., Clay, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Tracxn, Crunchbase, Dealroom, Apollo.io, Hunter.io)
• Ability to conduct market research and data analysis to qualify leads and generate actionable insights
• Advanced proficiency in Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, Docs) and familiarity with tools like Airtable, Canva, and data visualization platforms
• Familiarity with APIs and frontier LLMs (e.g., Claude, GPT) for research automation, data enrichment, and workflow optimization
• Comfort working with large datasets and building structured trackers and dashboards
• Experience 1-3 years of post‑graduate experience in management consulting, venture capital, investment banking, or a related analytical role
• Exposure to startup ecosystems, accelerators, incubators, or venture capital strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to conduct structured research, synthesize findings, and present recommendations clearly
• Experience with outbound prospecting or business development is an asset
• Entrepreneurial experience (founding, co‑founding, or early‑stage operator roles) is an asset

Equal Opportunity Statement

TBDC is committed to building an inclusive organization that values the contributions of people with disabilities. We provide an accessible environment where all employees and applicants can access our services, facilities, and information in a way that meets their individual needs. TBDC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

The company does not use AI tools to screen or evaluate candidate resumes. All applications are reviewed directly by HR, recruiters, and hiring managers to ensure fairness and accuracy.