IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.
Copperleaf is the world’s leading AI powered Asset Investment Planning (AIP) solution, enabling organizations to make better decisions – faster, smarter and with more confidence.
Together Copperleaf and IFS offer the first end-to-end asset lifecycle management solution. Underpinned by Industrial AI, the combining of Copperleaf and IFS will allow our asset intensive customers to deliver on their moment of service through strategic allocation and execution of CAPEX and OPEX; balancing expenditure, business objectives, risk and optimal asset performance.
At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.
We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.
By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.
We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.
If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.
Job DescriptionRole Summary
Lead the end-to-end AI transformation of IFS Copperleaf’s R&D organization. Drive structural efficiency gains, embed AI-first operating models, and scale automation across engineering, product, design, QA, and sustainment functions. Architect the transition from legacy workflows to a high-performance, AI-augmented delivery engine that materially improves velocity, quality, and cost structure. Serve as the connective tissue between R&D and forward-deployed engineering teams to ensure market-aligned execution.
This Director of AI Engineering Transformation, R&D - Copperleaf role is accountable for unlocking operating leverage, modernizing our development ecosystem, and ensuring Copperleaf’s technology organization continues innovative, competitive, scalable, and cost-efficient.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and execute the AI transformation roadmap for R&D, defining automation targets, ROI metrics, and performance benchmarks.
- Integrate AI-driven development, automated QA, intelligent documentation, and engineering analytics across all delivery streams.
- Redesign engineering workflows and team structures to operate as a high-performance, AI-augmented organization.
- Partner with forward-deployed engineers to ensure R&D priorities stay connected to real-world deployment needs.
- Drive cost optimization by streamlining sustainment through AI-enabled diagnostics, automation, and architectural improvements.
- Lead organizational change, ensuring successful adoption of new tools, processes, and ways of working.
What We’re Offering
- Salary Range: $175,000 - $200,000 CAD, plus bonus
- Flexible paid time off, including sick and holiday
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance
- RRSP with Company contribution
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Tuition assistance
- Community involvement and volunteering events
Required
- 10+ years leading engineering, AI, digital transformation, or large-scale technical delivery programs.
- Demonstrated track record driving enterprise-level AI adoption, automation, and engineering productivity improvements.
- Proven ability to lead globally distributed engineering organizations, including restructuring and off-/near-shore optimization.
- Hands-on experience operationalizing AI workflows (AI-assisted development, automated QA, intelligent documentation, engineering analytics).
- Strong architectural and technical understanding of AI-enabled software development environments.
- Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value, ROI, and quantifiable performance gains.
- Demonstrated success leading organizational change, improving cultural maturity, and building high-performance teams.
- Exceptional communication skills with executive-level presence.
Preferred
- Experience in enterprise SaaS, industrial AI, or asset-intensive industries.
- Experience scaling new AI operating models across multiple engineering disciplines.
- MBA or equivalent business-strategy training.
We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.
