Founded in 2000 by three former Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 fighter pilots who identified an prospect 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.

Top Aces Business Context

Top Aces provides advanced operational training and aircraft sustainment services to Canada, the United States, NATO members, and allied nations. Its operating environment combines flight operations, MRO, engineering, supply chain, training, proprietary technology, and highly regulated customer programs. AI and automation must therefore be introduced through controlled, auditable processes that protect sensitive information and preserve accountable human decision-making.

The Leader will build a practical portfolio that begins with high-value, achievable opportunities and expands through reusable platforms, trusted data, and disciplined governance. Priorities may include Ramco-enabled MRO processes, accounts payable, procurement, technical-document workflows, inventory and demand planning, service management, knowledge search, and operational analytics.

Key Responsibilities

AI and Automation Strategy





- Partner with the CIO to develop and execute a multi-year AI and intelligent automation strategy aligned with Top Aces' business strategy, operating model, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity requirements, and investment priorities.
- Create and maintain an enterprise portfolio of AI, robotic process automation, workflow, process-mining, intelligent-document-processing, and agentic automation opportunities.
- Prioritize initiatives using consistent criteria for business value, operational risk, feasibility, data readiness, security, scalability, adoption effort, and total cost of ownership.
- Advise the CIO and executive leaders on technology trends, strategic opportunities, material risks, required capabilities, and investment tradeoffs.

Business Process Discovery and Portfolio Management

- Partner with functional and operational leaders to identify manual, repetitive, error-prone, or information-intensive processes and redesign them before automating them.
- Establish a transparent intake, assessment, prioritization, and stage-gate process from idea through proof of concept, production, support, and retirement.
- Define accountable business owners, baseline performance, target outcomes, control requirements, and adoption plans for every approved initiative.
- Focus the portfolio on measurable improvements to aircraft availability, maintenance throughput, material readiness, contract delivery, financial performance, compliance, employee experience, and customer service.

Solution Delivery and Lifecycle Management

- Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, support, and continuous improvement of production AI and automation solutions.
- Determine when capabilities should be config

📌 Lead AI and Automation (Canada)
🏢 Top Aces
📍 Canada