AI Capabilities and Portfolio Specialist

Sanofi•Toronto, ON

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanofi is building AI capabilities at scale across research, commercial, manufacturing, and corporate functions. As we grow, we need enterprise-wide visibility to ensure we're building the right capabilities, avoiding duplication, and scaling what works. We're seeking an AI Capabilities & Portfolio Specialist who will provide cross-domain visibility of AI capabilities, track performance and adoption, and enable informed portfolio decisions. This role works at the intersection of strategy, portfolio management, and governance, translating capability insights into actionable recommendations for leadership.

Requirements

Bachelors degree, Masters degree preferred with 5-7 years in any of the following: portfolio management, product management, program management or strategic operations within technology, AI/ML or digital environments.
Proven ability to work across multiple functions and stakeholders, gathering insights and building coherent views from fragmented information.
Strong understanding of AI/ML product lifecycle from proof-of-concept through production scaling.
Experience tracking complex portfolios with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and value metrics.
Experience supporting executive governance forums and translating technical initiatives into business-focused narratives.
Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills to assess portfolio health, identify patterns, and surface strategic recommendations.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to collaborate across business, digital, and governance teams.
Experience with portfolio management tools, frameworks, and methodologies.
Ability to work with ambiguity and autonomy, making sound decisions with limited guidelines.
Strong communication skills - able to translate complex technical topics for diverse audiences.
Self-directed professional who can define success metrics and work toward them independently.
Comfortable being a "connector" rather than an owner - your value is in insights, not authority.
Curious about AI technology trends and how they apply to enterprise environments.
Pragmatic problem-solver who focuses on actionable insights over theoretical perfection.

Responsibilities

Maintain cross-product visibility of AI capabilities (content generation, data analysis, conversational agents, etc.), tracking performance, adoption, and maturity across all domains.
Identify capability overlaps and performance variations across products in close coordination with the AI Commonalities & Standards Lead.
Surface opportunities for capability convergence, reuse, or retirement based on performance data.
Track capability lifecycle from proof-of-concept through production scaling across the enterprise.
Monitor value realization and adoption metrics for AI capabilities across domains.
Coordinate with Finance on capability-level ROI analysis and budget performance.
Identify high-performing capabilities ready for scaling and underperforming capabilities requiring intervention.
Prepare capability-focused insights for AI Board and ExCom reviews.
Work closely with the AI Commonalities & Standards Lead on capability mapping and standards adoption.
Coordinate with domain digital teams (R&D Digital, Commercial Digital, etc.) to gather capability performance data without owning domain priorities.
Bridge enterprise capability insights to domain teams to inform their roadmaps.
Support governance reviews with capability-level risk and performance assessments.
Monitor RAISE compliance and risk indicators across AI capabilities.
Flag capabilities approaching governance thresholds or requiring review.
Support AI Board preparation with structured capability insights and decision-ready materials.