Director AI - AdFarm

Canada
Remote
Posted Oct 9, 2026
1 position

$140,000–$165,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The Director of AI & Innovation will lead the design and delivery of AI and automation solutions across the business and client projects. They are responsible for developing the AI roadmap, architecting technical solutions, and driving cross-functional adoption of innovation.

Job details

As the Director, AI & Innovation, you will lead the practical design and delivery of AI and automation solutions across AdFarm’s business and selected client work. You’ll be accountable for: AI Strategy & Prioritization Solution Architecture & Prototyping Internal and Client Innovation Adoption, Governance & Measurement What You’ll Do Develop and maintain a practical AI and automation roadmap tied to AdFarm’s business and client priorities. Identify and prioritize opportunities based on value, feasibility, data readiness, risk and expected impact. Translate business challenges into clear requirements, solution concepts and implementation plans. Architect and prototype AI-enabled tools, workflows and automations; determine when to build, buy or partner. Lead pilots, validate results and recommend which solutions should be improved, scaled or stopped. Partner with teams across strategy, analytics, operations, finance, project management, creative, media, AgIntel and client service to redesign workflows and support adoption. Apply AI capabilities to selected client challenges and develop repeatable use cases, delivery approaches and value models. Measure results and communicate progress, trade-offs, risks and investment needs to senior leaders. What You Bring Proven experience in AI, digital transformation, innovation, marketing technology, product development, data and analytics, consulting or a related field. Hands-on experience designing and prototyping AI-enabled applications, automations or data-driven workflows. Enough technical fluency with APIs, integrations, databases, cloud platforms and automation tools to design credible solutions and guide implementation. Experience evaluating technical solutions for reliability, security, scalability and maintainability. A strong ability to translate between business needs, user workflows and technical requirements. Experience leading cross-functional change, managing technical partners and influencing senior stakeholders. Strong facilitation, presentation and consultative problem-solving skills. A practical, evidence-based mindset that prioritizes useful outcomes over technology for its own sake. Experience in an agency, consultancy, marketing organization or professional-services environment is a must. Experience in agriculture, food or another specialized industry is an asset. We offer all employees health, dental, and vision benefits, PTO, paid sick leave, automatic 3% RRSP or 401K contributions on an annual basis, a Health Spending Account, and Health and Cell Phone Reimbursements. Our culture is paramount at AdFarm, so we hire according to values, mutual respect and ability to work collaboratively on a high-performing team.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have proven experience in AI, digital transformation, and consulting within an agency or professional services environment. Strong technical fluency in APIs, cloud platforms, and data-driven workflows is required to bridge the gap between business needs and technical implementation.