Senior Manager, Data and AI

Job Overview:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Information Technology, the Senior Manager, Data and AI is accountable for building and leading High Liner Foods' enterprise Data and AI practice. The role develops and delivers the Data and AI strategy, roadmap, governance, portfolio, and enablement, translating business priorities into governed capabilities, priority use cases, and measurable outcomes.

Essential Duties and responsibilities

Develop and deliver the Data and AI roadmap and investment portfolio, prioritizing use cases by outcomes, data needs, risk, adoption readiness, and value.

• Advise business leaders on Data and AI opportunities that improve decisions, productivity, reporting, and enterprise capability.
• Own enterprise Data and AI governance, defining decision rights, standards, responsible use, and risk controls to enable governed business use.
• Shape the Data and AI technology vision across data platforms, reporting, generative AI, knowledge retrieval, and automation; assess capabilities, recommend investments, and guide implementation.
• Lead Data and AI literacy, adoption, and change readiness to build capability and sustain business use.
• Partner across functions to ensure secure, compliant Data and AI capabilities, with controls for information protection, reporting integrity, access, responsible AI, audit readiness, and enterprise policies.
• Lead priority analytics, automation, and AI initiatives through delivery, adoption, benefits tracking, and improvement with business, IT, PMO, and external partners.
• Promote governed data products, certified metrics, streamlined reports, metadata practices, and reusable analytics to build trust, reduce manual effort, and scale decision support.
• Manage Data and AI vendors and partners to ensure delivery quality, value realization, knowledge transfer, and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Prepare status updates, decision materials, steering committee inputs, and executive summaries on priorities, risks, decisions, progress, adoption, and realized value.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Information Technology, Data Analytics, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline; relevant graduate education is an asset.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in data, analytics, business intelligence, digital transformation, or related technology disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and mature practical enterprise data, analytics, AI, and governance capabilities that deliver measurable business value.
• Strong working knowledge of modern data platforms, analytics, reporting, automation, AI enablement, data integration, and information management.
• Practical knowledge of data governance, responsible AI, privacy, cybersecurity, access management, and regulatory considerations.
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated ability to develop roadmaps, investment recommendations, governance models, and executive-ready decision materials.
• Excellent leadership, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear business outcomes.
• Experience managing vendors and delivery partners; experience in manufacturing, CPG, food, supply chain, or similarly complex environments is required.
• Customer-focused, centers decision making around value to internal and external customers

Salary Transparency: High Liner Foods’ compensation offerings are founded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position in Ontario is from $110,000 - $151,000; the base pay is offered based on a variety of factors including geographical market location, and may vary depending on job grading practices, job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity factors. As part of our total rewards offering, employees may be eligible to participate in an annual short-term incentive program subject to program eligibility requirements.

AI Disclosure: We use an AI-assisted note-taking tool during our conversations to help us stay fully present and engaged. If you are uncomfortable with this for any reason, please let us know, and we will turn it off. Please be assured that all applications are reviewed by a human, and hiring decisions are made by our team based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, and overall fit for the role.

Vacancy Status: New Vacancy

Current employees please note: this position is referral bonus eligible! See our policy for more details.

What's in it for you?

Join High Liner Foods for a career where you shape your path, backed by great benefits, flexible work, and a culture of diversity, innovation, and sustainability. Immerse yourself in opportunities to make a real impact and grow with us in our mission to nourish lives. Start your adventure where endless possibilities to thrive together await.

• Competitive Salary
• Heath, dental & vision coverage
• Pay for performance incentives
• Employee & Family assistance programs
• Wellness Programs
• Retirement Planning
• Supplemental Parental Leaves
• Disability Support
• Family friendly Flex policies & Summer hours
• Volunteer hours
• Learning and mentorship opportunities
• Safety focused work environment

About High Liner Foods

Founded in 1899 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, High Liner Foods has grown from a small salt fish company into a leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. Our trusted brands — including High Liner, Fisher Boy, Mirabel, Sea Cuisine, C.Wirthy & Co, Mrs. Paul’s, Van de Kamp’s, and Icelandic Seafood — are enjoyed by families, restaurants, and institutions across Canada and the United States.

Guided by our purpose of Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life, we combine over a century of expertise with innovation, consumer insight, and responsible practices to deliver high-quality seafood people can trust.

At High Liner Foods, we are a people-first organization. We invest in our employees through development opportunities, collaborative teamwork, and a culture where safety, well-being, and growth are priorities. Whether in our offices, plants, or distribution teams, our people work together to deliver excellence and drive the future of seafood.

Our Values

Serve with Purpose – We put our customers and consumers at the heart of everything we do, creating quality products that help to nourish lives and foster connections that go beyond the plate.

Do the Right Thing – We lead with integrity, act responsibly, and make choices that support our people, our partners, and our planet. .

Innovate & Reimagine – We challenge the norm, embrace fresh ideas, and turn innovation into impact.

All Hands on Deck – Powered by people and driven by purpose, we lead with courage, hold one another accountable, and celebrate as a team

Ready to make waves with us? Join High Liner Foods and help shape the future of seafood.

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