About The Role

Join a ChallengerAt EQ, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions. We've been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences.What's kept us moving? The people behind it all: challengers who ask better questions, push back on old assumptions, and look for a better way forward.If you're driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big opportunity. We can’t wait to get to know you! The Work

The Director, Channel Automation and Knowledge will lead and execute the strategic vision of customer self-service and agent efficiency initiatives. This role will drive significant organizational impact by developing and implementing both short-term tactical solutions and long-term strategic roadmaps, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to enhance customer experience, optimizing operational costs, and improving agent productivity. This role serves as a critical link between business strategy, technology execution, and customer outcomes.

Core Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership: Prioritize and execute the overarching channel automation and knowledge strategy for EQB’s (PCF) support ecosystem, aligning with overall business objectives and delivering measurable improvements in key performance indicators (KPIs).

Technology Visionary: Identify, evaluate, and champion the adoption of innovative technologies, including AI, Agentic AI, CRM, Knowledge and Telephony platforms, cloud solutions, and API integrations, to transform customer and agent interactions.

Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with senior leadership across Lines of Business (LOBs) to understand their strategic priorities and translate them into actionable automation initiatives. Present regularly to executive stakeholders to secure buy-in, resources, and alignment.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with technology teams to translate business needs into clear technical requirements, ensuring seamless integration of solutions within the existing technology architecture.

Vendor Management: Oversee relationships with key technology vendors, negotiating contracts, ensuring delivery of contractual obligations, and driving innovation through strategic partnerships.

Team Leadership & Development: Lead and mentor a high-performing team, including a Director and Senior Managers, providing strategic guidance, fostering a culture of innovation, and driving professional development.

Let's Talk About You

Bachelors in Business Administration or Management

8-10 years of progressive experience across diverse areas of business, including product, customer support, data management, project management
8+ years Financial Services experience or experience in a regulated environment
4+ years people leadership experience including hiring, mentoring and team development
PMP, Six Sigma, ITIL would help support this role
Conversational AI technology, CRM tools, Knowledge tools, Telephony. Experience overseeing Salesforce, Zendesk, Genesys, AWS Connect, Ada.
Excellent analytical skills and proven ability to manage & prioritize the development and execution of competing priorities
Life-long learner willing to seek out knowledge to improve organization and team
You put Customer and Agent experience at the forefront
Exceptional communication skills
Jira, confluence, Co-pilot, Excel, Figma expertise