Founded in 2000 by three former Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 fighter pilots who identified an opportunity to improve military readiness training, Top Aces has since established itself as the world leader in contracted adversary air (ADAIR) services and joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) training.

We pride ourselves on our unblemished safety record, having flown an industry leading 130,000+ hours of operational training without accident in support of customers worldwide, including Canada, the U.S., Germany, and multiple other NATO allies and international partner nations.

Our vision is to be the most trusted provider of innovative defense training solutions, continuously elevating standards in an industry where "Experience Matters." This commitment to innovation and technology ensures we remain adaptable, training allied militaries to succeed against evolving threats.

Top Aces’ dynamic team contributes to delivering on our purpose of training the next generation of combat leaders by living our values of Service, Integrity, Excellence, and Together every day!

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Position Summary

The AI and Automation Leader establishes and leads Top Aces' enterprise capability for artificial intelligence, intelligent automation, and digitally enabled process improvement. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Leader converts business priorities into secure, scalable solutions that improve aircraft readiness, maintenance execution, supply-chain performance, employee productivity, decision-making, compliance, and customer delivery.

The role combines strategy, governance, architecture, delivery, adoption, and value realization. It works across aviation operations, maintenance and engineering, supply chain, finance, safety, quality, human resources, commercial programs, cybersecurity, and corporate services. The Leader must balance innovation with aviation safety, record integrity, contractual commitments, export controls, privacy, cybersecurity, and the need-to-know boundaries of Canadian, U.S., and international defense programs.