ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR

We are seeking an experienced Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert to join Invest Ottawa’s talented team of advisors. This AI Advisor will provide tech startups in our IO Venture Path programs with coaching, mentorship, and recommendations on AI strategies and tools that help them achieve business outcomes and impact. This includes guidance and support for activities that:

• Assist companies in developing an AI strategy aligned with their stage, goals, industry, and available resources. This includes conducting assessments, defining AI objectives, and creating a strategic roadmap.
• Help companies identify appropriate AI solutions based on their data and use cases.
• Support both technical and non-technical executive leaders in initiating and leading internal and client-facing AI projects. Provide mentorship, project management and change management insights.
• Educate and empower non-technical team members of startups to effectively leverage AI in their work, enhancing efficiency and productivity.

OUR COMPANIES

IO Venture Path companies are growing their teams, their revenue and their markets. This role will work with firms at various stages, from each of our programs:

• IO Ignition: 10-week bootcamp designed for early-stage (often pre-revenue) companies.
• IO Flex: Low-touch program, designed for early-stage companies who are pipeline for our growth/scale stage programs.
• IO Accelerator: High-touch program, designed for growth-stage ($100K - $2M revenue) companies.
• IO ScaleUp: High-touch program, designed for scaling-stage ($2M - $100M revenue) companies.

Our clients are at various stages of growing their teams, revenue and markets. Relative to their growth, they are seeking advisory support on how to leverage AI to maintain competitiveness in the market and enhance internal efficiency.

• IO Ignition: 10-week bootcamp designed for early-stage (often pre-revenue) companies.
• IO Flex: Low-touch program, designed for early-stage companies who are pipeline for our growth/scale stage programs.
• IO Accelerator: High-touch program, designed for growth-stage ($100K - $2M revenue) companies.
• IO ScaleUp: High-touch program, designed for scaling-stage ($2M - $100M revenue) companies