Who we are
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Doane Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ about 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.
Overview:
As the Director of Business Transformation – AI Enablement, you will report into the Chief Business Transformation Officer and be at the forefront of shaping and building the future of our Firm.
Your role will be pivotal in leading our AI Center of Enablement, championing the implementation and sustainable adoption of AI tools that augment our work and elevate the experiences we deliver to clients and colleagues. We are seeking a visionary and results-driven Director of Business Transformation – AI Enablement to help lead this exciting journey.
This role sits within the Business Transformation team and partners closely with Firm Leadership, People & Culture, Technology, and practice leaders to ensure AI initiatives are prioritized, governed, adopted, and scaled in ways that meaningfully improve how the firm operates and serves clients.
This is a Business Transformation Leadership role, accountable for readiness, adoption, governance frameworks, and value realization— not an AI technology role.
As a Director, Business Transformation - AI Enablement, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading Transformation Strategy & Execution: Bringing the Firm’s Fueled by Purpose strategy to life though the execution of transformation initiatives. Defining key milestones and performance metrics to track progress and success.
- AI Transformation Leadership: Partner with executive leadership to shape and execute the AI transformation roadmap, sequencing initiatives based on value, risk, and capacity. Own the enterprise portfolio of AI adoption initiatives, including intake, prioritization, tracking, governance alignment, and value realization.
- Develop Tools: Create toolkits, playbooks, and best practices for AI adoption.
- Market Insights & Emerging Trends: Monitor emerging AI tools, market trends, and enablement models relevant to the Firm. Translate insight into practical recommendations on experimentation, implementation framework design, and partnership opportunities.
- AI Driven Business Impact: Create and operationalize frameworks to identify, prioritize and measure high-impact use cases across all functions and departments. Partner with cross‑functional teams to enable and scale AI solutions that deliver measurable business value.
- AI Enablement & Change Leadership: Lead organization readiness planning and enablement frameworks to ensure AI initiatives can deliver firm-wide value. Guide cross-functional coordination with business units, IT, Legal, Risk, Privacy, HR, and Communications.
- AI Capability Building: Working closely with cross-functional partners, drive adoption of AI tools, improvements in AI literacy, and support structured experimentation.
- Adoption & Reporting: Track and report AI adoption and usage metrics, training progress, and business impact.
- Process & Implementation Framework Redesign: Reimagine processes to sustainably embed AI and improve productivity, quality, and decision making.
- Executive Partnership & Stakeholder Alignment: Act as a trusted advisor to leaders, facilitating structured discussions and trade off decisions. Demonstrates strong influencing skills across senior leadership, technical teams, and operational stakeholders.
- Governance, Risk & Responsible AI: Partner with Privacy, Legal, and IT to ensure responsible AI adoption that balances speed and trust.
Doane Grant Thornton
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Doane Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens!
Want to learn more about who we are and how we live our purple every day? Read our colleagues’ stories at www.discoveryourpurple.ca
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Director, Business Transformation - AI Enablement? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick:
- Proven track record leading transformation programs, ideally focused in AI enablement; including the necessary change management — with tangible results in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- 12+ years in business transformation, strategy, or enterprise delivery roles.
- Bachelor’s Degree in business, economics, engineering, mathematics, philosophy, or related fields.
- Fluency in AI concepts (GenAI, Agentic AI, Automation) without requiring deep technical expertise.
- Experience with AI-enabled or digital transformations.
- Proven Ability designing or standing up enterprise enablement models or centers of excellence.
- Experience in governance, workflow, and process design and optimization.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence without authority.
- Experience engaging with Executive Level leadership with a clear communication and presentation style.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate strong relationships, build credibility and trust across domains and communicate effectively at all levels.
- Professional services or firm‑based experience is an asset.
- Six Sigma or Change Management certifications are an asset.
- Mastery of the Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with Microsoft D365 is an asset.
At Doane Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.
What's in it for you?
Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more!
At Doane Grant Thornton, we believe compensation should reflect more than just market data—it should reflect you. We’re serious about compensation. We benchmark regularly across a wide spectrum of roles, industries, sectors, and levels to ensure our ranges are both competitive and current. But we don’t stop there. We also consider the unique strengths, experiences, and impact each individual brings to the table. Our salary ranges are reviewed annually, and where you land within the range depends on a mix of factors—your background, your skills, and how your contributions align with internal equity. To help start the conversation, the current salary range for this role is $165,000–$215,000 in Toronto. If the role is available in other locations, the range may differ to reflect local market factors.
Our special culture shines through when we have the opportunity to connect in person. That’s why we’re working in a model where teams are required to be together in the office 4 days per week.
Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?
