About The Role Located in downtown Montreal, we are a rapidly growing team of people who are passionate about innovation and leading-edge technologies. We focus on exploiting data to innovate and transform the insurance sector to make life easier for our customers. We are hiring an Architecture Practice Lead to evolve a scalable architecture practice and governance model and provide strategic oversight for the end-to-end design of AI and data products. You will play a pivotal role in empowering teams and scaling AI capabilities to build a best‑in‑class AI‑driven architecture practice. What You'll Do Here Lead and evolve a lean, fit‑for‑purpose architecture practice and governance model across multiple solution architecture teams supporting end‑to‑end AI and Data product designs. Ensure architecture practices align with enterprise strategy, standards, and cross‑portfolio initiatives. Establish best practices for documenting, publishing, and maintaining architecture artefacts (e.g., blueprints, patterns, strategies, technology choice rationale). Define the AI strategy and roadmap to accelerate the overall architecture practice (e.g., agent‑based automated reviews, artifact generation, architecture auditing) and ensure adoption. Promote, manage and curate reusable architecture patterns and decision records to accelerate consistent, resilient, compliant delivery. Lead weekly peer and structured design reviews to validate functional and non‑functional requirements (e.g., performance, scalability, security/privacy, cost, usability). Define and report architecture KPIs/scorecards, ensuring traceability from principles to implemented solutions (e.g., cycle time, reuse, technical debt, reference architecture adherence). What You Bring To The Table Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science/Engineering (or equivalent experience). 15+ years software development experience applying cloud, security, and DevOps/MLOps practices. 10+ years as Solution and/or Application Architect defining target architectures and implementation strategies for complex AI and data initiatives (e.g., transition states, viewpoints, patterns, decisions, TCO, NFRs). Strong knowledge of AI, data product and data engineering lifecycles (e.g., anonymization, observability, model training/serving architectures, API design, etc.). Experience designing with modern platforms at scale (e.g., AWS/GCP, Databricks, Snowflake). Experience designing generative AI and/or agentic solutions – an asset. Strong stakeholder engagement skills to facilitate decisions and drive consensus. Excellent communicator. Bilingual (French and English) – required to interact on a regular basis with an English‑speaking clientele and colleagues across the country. No Canadian work experience required; must be eligible to work in Canada. Benefits & Compensation Salary Range (but Not Limited To) 128,300 - 156,800 CAD per year (based on a 35‑hour workweek). Annual bonus target based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance). 15% bonus target. Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (e.g., Employee Share Purchase Plan – Intact matches 50% of your net shares). Pension offerings provide flexibility and long‑term security, including a defined benefit pension plan for guaranteed income for life. Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model; possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year; multiple benefits such as telemedicine, wellness account, and more. Equal Opportunity & Accessibility We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to create an inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and encouraged to share their unique perspectives. We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity‑deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including workplace adjustments. A copy of applicable policies is available on request. We do not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration‑related matters. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date. If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on the Internal Career Site. #J-18808-Ljbffr