Top Benefits
About the role
At CAAT, we’re passionate about what we do. And it shows!
Here, you’ll find a cultural spark in everything we do – from the way we partner with members and employers, to the way we work, collaborate, and grow. It doesn’t just feel different at CAAT. It is different. We’re one of the fastest-growing pensions in the country for a reason. We challenge the status quo, making a real impact on the hundreds of employers we serve – from education institutions to major corporations and household brands. And we’re just getting started. Driven by core values and a shared purpose, we’re fierce champions for better retirement security, known for our can-do culture where everyone plays a role in bringing our vision to life. If this sounds like a fit, we’d love you to be a part of it.
About the Role:
Are you an AI trailblazer who thrives at the intersection of innovation, business impact, and people-first technology? We’re looking for a collaborative, highly motivated Lead, Artificial Intelligence to design and drive strategic AI initiatives across CAAT. This person will work on anything from workflow automation and intelligent chatbots to market intelligence and future-state AI innovation.
This is a unique opportunity to build something from the ground up, influence enterprise-wide AI strategy, and work closely with internal partners and external vendors to deliver smart, ethical, and scalable AI solutions.
As the Newest Member of our Team, You’ll:
- Lead AI Strategy and Execution: Partner with business and technology leaders to shape and implement a roadmap that aligns AI with strategic business objectives.
- Optimize Internal Workflows: Design and deploy AI-powered solutions to enhance operational efficiency and automate key business processes.
- Elevate Customer Experience: Spearhead the development of AI-driven customer service tools such as chatbots and virtual assistants.
- Enhance Market & Competitive Intelligence: Leverage AI models to gather, analyze, and deliver actionable insights that support decision-making.
- Expand Our AI Tech Stack: Build on our current technologies (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) and assess new models like LLMs or niche AI tools to meet evolving needs.
- Vendor & Consultant Collaboration: Manage third-party vendors and partners, ensuring successful AI project delivery.
- Help Grow Our AI Team: After joining, you’ll play a key role in hiring and mentoring new members of the team.
To Succeed, You Bring:
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, ML, or related field OR a Bachelor’s degree combined with equivalent in work experience.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in AI, data science, or machine learning with a proven track record of AI implementation success.
- Strong technical knowledge of AI frameworks and programming tools (e.g., Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
- Experience delivering AI solutions for real-world business problems (e.g., process automation, customer service, analytics, etc.).
- Adept at working with internal stakeholders and external vendors to drive outcomes.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and thriving in fast-changing environments.
- Experience in pension or financial services is an asset but not required.
At CAAT, we believe innovation, passion, and purpose are ingredients for a great work environment. We’re incredibly proud of our people and the remarkable impact they have as catalysts for change. We’re committed to attracting and keeping great talent, which means competitive compensation, exceptional benefits, and an environment where people can grow and thrive. When you work with CAAT, you’ll enjoy:
- Opportunities to Build a Better You: We never stand still. As we grow, so do you. Enjoy a place that provides endless opportunities to learn and master your skills while cultivating new ones.
- Comprehensive & Holistic Care: Be at your best with a Total Rewards program that feeds and prioritizes your physical, mental, and financial wellness. From flexible work arrangements, comprehensive benefits to wellness incentives, and a defined benefit pension plan – we have you covered.
- A Place to Collaborate and Win: We’ve built a lively environment where creativity and open communication thrive. It’s why we’re consistently recognized as one of ‘Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures’, one of ‘Greater Toronto’s Top Employers’, and one of the ‘Best Places to Work’.
- Work that Truly Matters. You’re giving Canadians the opportunity for better retirement security, and organizations the chance to do more.
If you believe that Canadians deserve a future where a secure lifetime retirement income contributes to their financial and overall well-being, then CAAT could be the right fit for you. Start your journey with us today. Apply now.
Learn more about us by visiting www.caatpension.ca/careers
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB):
DEIB at CAAT means we respect and value the broadest range of experiences, geographies, gender, ethnicities, backgrounds, and perspectives as key elements of our culture. Our vision is to provide an environment where employees can bring their best, professional, authentic, selves to work.
CAAT Pension Plan is an equal opportunity employer, and we will accommodate any needs under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact us at hr@caatpension.ca or call Human Resources at 416-673-9000 for assistance.
About CAAT Pension Plan
CAAT Pension Plan provides workplaces with lifetime retirement income plans for employees. We are an industry-leading innovator in helping more Canadian workplaces and their employees participate in a sustainable pension plan. Seen as one of the most successful plans in Canada, CAAT is highly respected for its successful investment program, pension management expertise and strong governance structure.
The CAAT Plan is funded at 124% with a funding reserve of $5.3B and $20.1B in assets under management as of January 1, 2024. We have 94,500 members in our Plan and 370 participating employers, and we’re growing!
What’s different about CAAT? We are a highly engaged team of passionate and dedicated professionals who believe in our mission to improve the financial security of our members in their retirement.
We are committed to our core belief in the power and efficiency of a jointly governed, multi-employer defined benefit pension plan.
We offer the pension benefits Canadians want and are more sustainable and efficient than single-employer pension plans.
We are award winning! We have been recognized as a top employer and recipient of: Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; Kudos' Best Culture Leader 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; and Canadian HR Reporter’s Best Places to Work 2021 and 2024 and 5-Star Rewards & Recognition 2022 and 2023.
Our success is built on shared governance by members and employers, and its collective focus on benefit security, stable contributions, and fair treatment of all members.
With our DBplus pension plan design, we make it easy for employees and their employers to be part of a plan that provides secure lifetime pensions.
As CAATsters, we have fun together and give back to our community!
Top Benefits
About the role
At CAAT, we’re passionate about what we do. And it shows!
Here, you’ll find a cultural spark in everything we do – from the way we partner with members and employers, to the way we work, collaborate, and grow. It doesn’t just feel different at CAAT. It is different. We’re one of the fastest-growing pensions in the country for a reason. We challenge the status quo, making a real impact on the hundreds of employers we serve – from education institutions to major corporations and household brands. And we’re just getting started. Driven by core values and a shared purpose, we’re fierce champions for better retirement security, known for our can-do culture where everyone plays a role in bringing our vision to life. If this sounds like a fit, we’d love you to be a part of it.
About the Role:
Are you an AI trailblazer who thrives at the intersection of innovation, business impact, and people-first technology? We’re looking for a collaborative, highly motivated Lead, Artificial Intelligence to design and drive strategic AI initiatives across CAAT. This person will work on anything from workflow automation and intelligent chatbots to market intelligence and future-state AI innovation.
This is a unique opportunity to build something from the ground up, influence enterprise-wide AI strategy, and work closely with internal partners and external vendors to deliver smart, ethical, and scalable AI solutions.
As the Newest Member of our Team, You’ll:
- Lead AI Strategy and Execution: Partner with business and technology leaders to shape and implement a roadmap that aligns AI with strategic business objectives.
- Optimize Internal Workflows: Design and deploy AI-powered solutions to enhance operational efficiency and automate key business processes.
- Elevate Customer Experience: Spearhead the development of AI-driven customer service tools such as chatbots and virtual assistants.
- Enhance Market & Competitive Intelligence: Leverage AI models to gather, analyze, and deliver actionable insights that support decision-making.
- Expand Our AI Tech Stack: Build on our current technologies (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) and assess new models like LLMs or niche AI tools to meet evolving needs.
- Vendor & Consultant Collaboration: Manage third-party vendors and partners, ensuring successful AI project delivery.
- Help Grow Our AI Team: After joining, you’ll play a key role in hiring and mentoring new members of the team.
To Succeed, You Bring:
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, ML, or related field OR a Bachelor’s degree combined with equivalent in work experience.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in AI, data science, or machine learning with a proven track record of AI implementation success.
- Strong technical knowledge of AI frameworks and programming tools (e.g., Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
- Experience delivering AI solutions for real-world business problems (e.g., process automation, customer service, analytics, etc.).
- Adept at working with internal stakeholders and external vendors to drive outcomes.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and thriving in fast-changing environments.
- Experience in pension or financial services is an asset but not required.
At CAAT, we believe innovation, passion, and purpose are ingredients for a great work environment. We’re incredibly proud of our people and the remarkable impact they have as catalysts for change. We’re committed to attracting and keeping great talent, which means competitive compensation, exceptional benefits, and an environment where people can grow and thrive. When you work with CAAT, you’ll enjoy:
- Opportunities to Build a Better You: We never stand still. As we grow, so do you. Enjoy a place that provides endless opportunities to learn and master your skills while cultivating new ones.
- Comprehensive & Holistic Care: Be at your best with a Total Rewards program that feeds and prioritizes your physical, mental, and financial wellness. From flexible work arrangements, comprehensive benefits to wellness incentives, and a defined benefit pension plan – we have you covered.
- A Place to Collaborate and Win: We’ve built a lively environment where creativity and open communication thrive. It’s why we’re consistently recognized as one of ‘Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures’, one of ‘Greater Toronto’s Top Employers’, and one of the ‘Best Places to Work’.
- Work that Truly Matters. You’re giving Canadians the opportunity for better retirement security, and organizations the chance to do more.
If you believe that Canadians deserve a future where a secure lifetime retirement income contributes to their financial and overall well-being, then CAAT could be the right fit for you. Start your journey with us today. Apply now.
Learn more about us by visiting www.caatpension.ca/careers
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB):
DEIB at CAAT means we respect and value the broadest range of experiences, geographies, gender, ethnicities, backgrounds, and perspectives as key elements of our culture. Our vision is to provide an environment where employees can bring their best, professional, authentic, selves to work.
CAAT Pension Plan is an equal opportunity employer, and we will accommodate any needs under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact us at hr@caatpension.ca or call Human Resources at 416-673-9000 for assistance.
About CAAT Pension Plan
CAAT Pension Plan provides workplaces with lifetime retirement income plans for employees. We are an industry-leading innovator in helping more Canadian workplaces and their employees participate in a sustainable pension plan. Seen as one of the most successful plans in Canada, CAAT is highly respected for its successful investment program, pension management expertise and strong governance structure.
The CAAT Plan is funded at 124% with a funding reserve of $5.3B and $20.1B in assets under management as of January 1, 2024. We have 94,500 members in our Plan and 370 participating employers, and we’re growing!
What’s different about CAAT? We are a highly engaged team of passionate and dedicated professionals who believe in our mission to improve the financial security of our members in their retirement.
We are committed to our core belief in the power and efficiency of a jointly governed, multi-employer defined benefit pension plan.
We offer the pension benefits Canadians want and are more sustainable and efficient than single-employer pension plans.
We are award winning! We have been recognized as a top employer and recipient of: Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; Kudos' Best Culture Leader 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; and Canadian HR Reporter’s Best Places to Work 2021 and 2024 and 5-Star Rewards & Recognition 2022 and 2023.
Our success is built on shared governance by members and employers, and its collective focus on benefit security, stable contributions, and fair treatment of all members.
With our DBplus pension plan design, we make it easy for employees and their employers to be part of a plan that provides secure lifetime pensions.
As CAATsters, we have fun together and give back to our community!