Manager, AI & Automation

Location:

22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2S5

 

 

Position Title: Manager, AI & Automation

Office Location: 22 St. Clair Ave East

Hybrid Model: Minimum 3 days in office

Position Overview

Choice Properties is looking for a Manager, AI & Automation to join our team! The Manager, AI & Automation must be a self-starter, a strategic thinker, and have a strong service-oriented mindset that encourages continuous improvement of services, productivity and performance across the organization. This role will lead the practical adoption of Artificial Intelligence and automation tools across the organization. The Manager will focus on identifying, prioritizing, and deploying low-risk, business-focused AI solutions that rapidly improve productivity, streamline workflows, and enhance decision-making.

Reporting to the VP, Technology, this role will operate as part of a small, agile AI “SWAT Team”, delivering measurable efficiency gains while ensuring appropriate governance, security, and ownership standards are maintained.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and prioritize high-impact AI and automation opportunities across business units.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate operational workflows into structured AI use cases.
• Source, evaluate, and deploy SaaS AI tools that improve drafting, summarization, document review, search, and workflow efficiency.
• Lead rapid pilots and controlled enterprise rollouts of AI-enabled solutions.
• Establish clear ownership, governance, and guardrails for AI usage across the organization.
• Ensure alignment with Cyber Security and Data Governance standards, including privacy and compliance requirements.
• Develop lightweight AI governance frameworks to ensure safe and responsible adoption.
• Drive adoption of enterprise AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot and related productivity platforms.
• Track and report on measurable efficiency gains, adoption rates, and business outcomes.
• Build reusable AI solution patterns and best practices to support scalability.
• Provide training, enablement, and support to business teams to build AI literacy and confidence.
• Minimize dependency on complex core system integrations by focusing on targeted, fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Support the team to ensure department objectives are achieved.
• Use development, mentoring, and coaching techniques to build a strong team.
• Provide direction and oversight to the Analyst, AI & Automation role.
• Foster a culture of experimentation balanced with accountability and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 to 7 years of experience in technology, digital transformation, automation, AI, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in a senior or people leadership capacity.
• Post-secondary education in Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience evaluating and implementing SaaS-based AI and automation tools in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated success delivering rapid, business-focused automation or digital initiatives.
• Strong understanding of generative AI tools, workflow automation platforms, and enterprise productivity technologies.
• Knowledge of governance, risk, compliance, and data privacy considerations related to AI.
• Ability to translate business processes into structured technical requirements.
• Strong proficiency in analyzing and resolving complex issues by applying experience, judgment, and established precedents to determine effective solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to lead and direct others in a team environment.
• Experience working within the Microsoft ecosystem is considered an asset.

About Choice Properties

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is an owner, manager and developer of well-located retail and commercial real estate across Canada. Choice Properties' portfolio spans approximately 65 million square feet of gross leasable area and consists of over 700 properties primarily focused on supermarket-anchored shopping centers.

Choice Properties’ strategy is to create value by enhancing and optimizing its portfolio through high quality transactions, strategic development and active property management. We mainly focus on necessity-based retail, and high-quality industrial and mixed-use assets. In particular, we have a strategic relationship with Loblaw, our largest tenant, that provides us with access to high quality investment opportunities.

Our established operating platform with a proven track record of success also provides us with access to a transformational development pipeline that we believe supports superior long-term value creation and growth. A commitment to continuous learning and development is a strong part of our culture.

Additional Information:

Choice Properties REIT recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing.  Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Number of Openings:

1

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Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :

 

 

$98,280.00 - $135,135.00 / 98.280,00$ - 135.135,00$ (per year / par an)

 

 

A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for a newly created position. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste nouvellement créé. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.