AltaML is a leading North American applied AI company with extensive experience in building and operationalizing AI software solutions in 3 forms: The Services we offer, the Reusable IP that allows us to build faster, and the product solutions we develop through our Venture Studio. Together, this forms our business model and allows us to truly elevate our human potential through Applied AI.

We are a company like no other – we believe in making small bets, failing fast, and being better together. We are looking for creative problem-solvers who obsess about the customer to find wins across different industries.

We don’t hire for fit; we hire to add. We are looking for people who play our core values of being: Agile, Gritty Humble, and Happy. If you’re passionate about AI/ML, thrive in a dynamic environment, and want to work with a diverse team of wickedly smart people, we want to hear from you!

As the Energy Sector Lead, you will oversee and drive our business initiatives within the energy sector, leveraging your extensive knowledge and expertise to advance our organization’s mission in this critical industry. You will serve as a senior leader, combining expertise in business development, sales, and delivery to expand our impact and presence within energy markets.

This role requires a leader who can credibly represent our organization at the most senior levels within energy companies and institutions, establish and nurture relationships to generate new business, and apply their energy industry insights to shape innovative solutions addressing unique challenges and opportunities in this field.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership: Lead the strategic direction for the energy sector, aligning business development and delivery efforts to achieve organizational goals and foster market growth.
Business Development: Generate new business by positioning our organization as a trusted partner within energy sector markets and supporting the growth of targeted accounts.
Client Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in energy companies and related institutions, fostering trust and long-term partnerships.
Delivery Oversight: Ensure we are delighting our clients in the delivery of our solutions and acting in an executive sponsor role for the most important client deliveries in the portfolio, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction and project success.
Industry Representation: Are a credible, authoritative voice for energy initiatives, representing our organization at industry conferences, events, and forums to enhance our industry presence.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Work closely with sales, marketing, delivery, and product teams to design and implement solutions that meet industry sector requirements, promoting a cohesive approach to growth and service delivery.
Thought Leadership & Advocacy: Contribute thought leadership on energy industry trends, challenges, and opportunities, advocating for innovative practices that position our organization as a leader in this space.

What You Bring:

Proven Energy Industry Expertise: 10+ years of experience in leadership roles within the energy sector, demonstrating a strong understanding of energy operations, regulations, and market dynamics.
Leadership in Industry: Recognized as a thought leader in the energy industry, with a proven track record of driving results and establishing influential partnerships.
Business Development Expertise: Demonstrated success in generating leads, securing new business, and growing revenue within an energy sector context.
Delivery Leadership Experience: Proven leadership experience overseeing large energy portfolios to ensure successful outcomes and high levels of client satisfaction.
Strategic Vision: Proven experience in setting clear strategic direction aligned to organizational objectives, and inspiring teams to align and execute to deliver on strategy.
Exceptional Communication Skills: Superior executive communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas and strategies to diverse stakeholders.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate across functions, working with teams to deliver solutions that align with energy sector team strategy goals and constraints.
Adaptability & Problem-Solving: Agile in addressing shifting priorities, able to identify challenges, and resolve conflicts within complex public sector environments.

Responsible AI (RAI)

AltaML employees, contractors, and associates must be trained and well-versed in the importance of Responsible AI and empowered to enact RAI principles by developing and deploying AI solutions. They should also be empowered to raise and escalate RAI concerns as required.

AltaML is responsible for elevating public discourse and awareness of AI through open, transparent communications with the broader public.

Equal Opportunities

AltaML is dedicated to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace as an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, encompassing ethnicity, religion, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, family status, age, nationality, and educational backgrounds. If you are invited for an interview and require accommodations during the interview process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

AltaML acknowledges that its head office is located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

We Look for A-Players Who:

- Express our core values

- Are hungry for knowledge

- Want to learn new skills

- Are respectful

- Collaborate with others across the whole company

- Share knowledge with coworkers

- Educate and promote AI and ML concepts both internally and externally

- Have a high work ethic and are self-motivated

Our Perks:

🌴Uncapped Vacation - For all full time, permanent employees. Seriously, take the time you need - when you need it.

🚀Make an Impact - Witness the impact your work contribution has on the success of our company.

👩🏿‍💻Working with PhD and Master Level Colleagues - Endless conversations around the latest in Machine Learning and Applied AI.

🩺Competitive Benefits - For all full time, permanent employees.

🏢 Office as a Resource - Hybrid work environment with state-of-the-art office spaces that ignite collaboration.

⚡Big Slack Energy - IYKYK.

Our Culture:

You will be working in a high-paced environment focused on creating unique ML solutions to problems across multiple industries to generate impactful value. You will be working at a company with employees who have multiple years of industrial and academic experience in data science, software engineering, product development, and machine learning fields.

You will be able to experience a collaborative company culture, which means we believe in working hard, getting the job done, and enjoying the group social on Fridays. You’ll also get flexibility in where you work, what hours you work, how much vacation you take, and what you wear. We expect hard work but respect work/life balance.

Core Values:

At AltaML, we are driven by our core values. We believe that by embodying these values in everything we do, we will exceed our customer’s expectations while creating a positive and empowering work environment for our team members. We are dedicated to living our values and strive to make them the foundation for our success.

Gritty - We are entrepreneurial, determined, and resilient, pushing through challenges to achieve our goals.

Agile - We make decisions based on “little bets” creating a safe space to take risks. We embrace an interactive process, allowing ideas to fail quickly or be scaled iteratively. Together, we continuously refine and improve our approach to reach the desired outcome.

Humble - We listen to data, embrace new ideas, admit limitations and take ownership to solve problems. We constantly push ourselves to improve and excel.

Happy - We ignite passion and purpose by fostering a dynamic work environment. We encourage tap dancing to work, common sense over rules, empowering team members to find joy in their contributions, and being your authentic self.

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