Meet Egility
Egility is where executive search meets smart storytelling. We partner with bold companies to attract and hire the senior talent who will lead growth, transformation, and innovation. Our recruitment marketing studio creates the kind of compelling, web-first job content that today’s leaders actually want to read. And our search team brings the precision, speed, and insight required to fill senior roles that matter — from functional VP to C-suite to Board.
We’re a boutique firm with national reach and global clients, proudly headquartered in Toronto. We’re growing fast, with a strong culture of independence, collaboration, and creative thinking. If you believe hiring is both a science and a craft — we think you’ll like it here.
We’re looking for a strategic, hands-on Manager, Data & AI to build and lead our AI-driven search and marketing capabilities. In this role, you’ll help us reshape how executive search works — using data, machine learning, and intelligent automation to deliver better, faster results for clients and candidates.
What You’ll Do
AI Product & Data Strategy
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Design and lead the roadmap for data and AI solutions across our executive search and recruitment marketing platforms
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Build and deploy ML/NLP models to support automation, personalization, matching, and insights
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Champion the integration of AI into every stage of the recruitment lifecycle — from intake to candidate engagement
Team & Delivery Leadership
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Recruit and lead a small, multidisciplinary team of data scientists, engineers, and analysts
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Partner with product, marketing, and search teams to turn AI prototypes into production-ready features
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Ensure delivery of explainable, scalable, and bias-aware AI solutions aligned with client needs
Search Intelligence & Candidate Matching
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Develop recommendation engines and ranking algorithms to match candidates with executive roles based on skills, experience, and signals
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Build and refine taxonomies for roles, industries, and leadership competencies
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Lead A/B testing and ongoing performance monitoring to optimize matching quality
Recruitment Marketing AI
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Use GenAI and NLP to support branded content creation at scale
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Experiment with intelligent summarization, voice matching, and AI-assisted writing tools
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Create modular systems to support campaign targeting, segmentation, and engagement scoring
Data Modeling & Governance
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Define and own Egility’s data domains, ensuring data quality, consistency, and traceability
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Oversee compliance with privacy and regulatory standards (GDPR, PIPEDA, etc.)
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Implement governance frameworks for all AI systems including documentation, model drift monitoring, and human-in-the-loop reviews
What You’ll Bring
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5+ years in data science, machine learning, or applied AI, with 3+ years in a leadership role
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Experience delivering AI/ML products in B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services
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Deep understanding of data modeling, governance, and responsible AI practices
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Ability to bridge technical and business worlds — you’re fluent in both
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A passion for elegant design, ethical AI, and measurable impact
Technical Toolkit
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Languages & Tools: Python, SQL, R, Git, Jupyter
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AI/ML: Scikit-learn, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, PyTorch, MLflow
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Data Platforms: Snowflake, DBT, BigQuery, Looker
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MLOps: Vertex AI, SageMaker, Databricks, Feature Stores
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Governance: Alation, Datafold, Monte Carlo, custom-built registries
Why This Role Makes Sense
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Build Something New: Help define the future of executive search, with data at the center
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Lead With Purpose: Your work will shape decisions that impact companies, careers, and communities
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Creative Freedom: We’re small, agile, and open to bold ideas — and you’ll have the runway to test and iterate fast
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Grow With Us: As we expand our platform and product team, you’ll play a key leadership role in scaling data and AI capabilities
Interested?
If you’re an AI leader who loves working on high-impact problems in a fast-moving environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to shape the future of leadership hiring with Egility.
