AVP Digital Strategy & Design

The Canada Life Assurance Company • Toronto, ON

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Vice-President, Digital Strategy & Design will play a pivotal role shaping Canada Life’s enterprise digital strategy, with a strong focus on AI-led transformation, platform modernization, and customer-led experience design. This role will define the why, what, and how of Canada Life’s digital future—identifying opportunities, crafting a compelling vision, and translating strategy into actionable, value-driven roadmaps. This role reports to the Vice-President, Digital Delivery & Platforms and will engage regularly with EVPs, SVPs, and executive leadership across the enterprise.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in digital strategy, management consulting, or transformation roles.
• Proven experience leading enterprise digital or AI strategies.
• Strong understanding of digital platforms, AI, automation, and modern architectures.
• Exceptional strategic, analytical, and financial acumen.
• Strong executive communication and influencing skills.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field; MBA or equivalent preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise digital strategy for Canada Life, with a strong emphasis on AI, automation, platforms, and experience transformation.
• Develop a clear digital vision, strategic narrative, and multi-year roadmap aligning business ambition with technology enablement.
• Translate strategy into actionable plans including investment cases, value hypotheses, delivery sequencing, and success metrics.
• Partner closely with Business, Operations, Technology, Data, Architecture, Security, Risk, and Legal teams.
• Lead diagnostics, market scans, and competitive benchmarking.
• Provide fact-based, analytical insights to inform executive decision-making.
• Support creation of executive- and board-level materials.
• Ensure strategy translates into measurable outcomes.

Benefits

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
• Time Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
• Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
• Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
• Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager