President, Alexander Innovation Centre

Position Overview

Alexander Innovation Centre (AIC) is looking for a senior, entrepreneurial leader to assume the role of President. The successful individual will provide strategic, commercial, operational, and partnership leadership to evolve AIC from a budding initiative into a financially sustainable innovation hub recognized for its strong connections with industry, government, Alexander College, startups, and the wider community.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction and execution of AIC’s vision to establish it as a credible platform within applied AI, corporate training, innovation, and incubation in British Columbia.
• Develop AI corporate training services as AIC’s primary revenue source.
• Forge and maintain robust relationships with corporations, industries, governments, communities, and academic institutions to generate revenue, partnerships, funding, and program opportunities.
• Plan and launch the incubation centre and founder lab through a measured, financially responsible approach.
• Collaborate with Alexander College to support development of AI-focused academic programs including Bachelor's degrees and related initiatives.
• Foster an active innovation community via events, roundtables, founder programming, and ecosystem engagement.
• Establish operational systems, staffing strategies, revenue pipelines, and measurable performance metrics to reduce dependency on founders.

Qualification Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline is mandatory; a master’s degree in business administration, innovation or technology management, education, public policy, computer science, AI, entrepreneurship, or similar is preferred.
• Extensive senior leadership experience in innovation, corporate training, technology, education, consulting, entrepreneurship, or economic development.
• Proven track record in cultivating relationships with corporate, government, institutional, academic, and community stakeholders.
• Experience in launching revenue-generating services, partnerships, or educational programs.
• Strong knowledge of AI adoption, digital and workforce transformation, and emerging technologies.
• Familiarity with grant applications, public funding, government relations, and economic development initiatives is highly desirable.
• Exposure to startups, incubators, accelerators, and entrepreneurship or innovation ecosystems is advantageous.
• Experience supporting academic curriculum development, industry advisory roles, work-integrated learning, or employer engagement is a plus.
• Excellent skills in business development, proposal writing, presentations, negotiations, and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to oversee teams, budgets, projects, contractors, and multidisciplinary initiatives.
• Capability to work autonomously in a founder-led environment, creating structure within an emerging business unit.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The perfect candidate will blend strategic vision and operational prowess, engaging confidently with government officials, corporate executives, startup founders, educators, investors, funders, and community figures. This entrepreneurial yet disciplined leader can translate broad concepts into tangible programs, revenue streams, partnerships, academic collaborations, funding applications, and scalable operations.

About Alexander Innovation Centre

The AIC is an innovation platform based in British Columbia focused on applied artificial intelligence, corporate training, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem-building. It serves as a bridge among education, industry, government, startups, and the innovation community, facilitating AI adoption and related initiatives.

Why Join AIC?

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and build a pioneering innovation centre with strong institutional support. The President will help define BC’s AI innovation landscape, foster fruitful collaborations, support academic program development, and establish a vibrant ecosystem for startups and talent.

Additional Information

• Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
• Location: Downtown Vancouver, BC (Alexander Innovation Centre)
• Work Week: Flexible, as required
• Salary Range: 160000 to 190000 CAD annually
• Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted; no phone inquiries please.