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Developer Advocate, AI Enablement
Developer Advocate, AI EnablementBDO Canada • Barrie, ON, CA
Developer Advocate, AI Enablement

Developer Advocate, AI Enablement

BDO Canada • Barrie, ON, CA
7 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

Putting people first, every day. BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. We offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

The Developer Advocate will serve as a critical bridge between BDO Canada’s AI Studio and Service Line Labs, ensuring seamless collaboration, technical enablement, and advocacy for AI adoption across the firm. This is a new role in the team and champions developer experience, promotes responsible AI practices, and accelerates the creation of AI agents that enhance workflows and client value. This role offers a hybrid work schedule, combining remote flexibility with in-office collaboration. Periodic travel may be required as part of the position.

To be successful, you will focus on key areas such as :

Advocacy & Enablement

  • Act as the primary liaison between AI Studio and Service Line Labs to ensure alignment on standards, governance, and technical best practices.
  • Promote internal awareness of AI tools, frameworks, and development environments (e.g., Copilot Studio) through workshops, demos, and office hours.
  • Build and nurture a community of AI practitioners and citizen developers across service lines.

Technical Collaboration

  • Partner with IT to integrate AI development tools securely and efficiently into BDO Canada’s infrastructure, ensuring compliance with identity, access, and runtime governance.
  • Support Labs in prototyping and transitioning AI solutions from sandbox to production, following BDO Canada’s governance and quality assurance protocols.
  • Contribute to reusable components and patterns for AI agent development, ensuring scalability and interoperability across service lines.
  • Training & Education

  • Design and deliver training programs for practitioners on AI literacy, prompt engineering, and agent-building fundamentals.
  • Facilitate hackathons and hands-on sessions to accelerate learning and adoption of AI tools.
  • Collaborate with Learning & Development to embed AI capability pathways into firm-wide learning programs.
  • AI Agent Development Support

  • Guide service lines in identifying high-value workflows for AI enablement and assist in configuring or building agents within a governed environment.
  • Provide technical mentorship to practitioners working on Tier 1 and Tier 2 agents, ensuring adherence to BDO’s Responsible AI framework.
  • Monitor and report on adoption metrics, agent performance, and ROI to inform continuous improvement.
  • How do we define success for your role?

  • You demonstrate BDO Canada's core values through all aspects of your work : Integrity, Respect and Collaboration
  • You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high-quality work
  • You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients
  • You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent
  • You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace
  • You grow your expertise through learning and professional development
  • Your Education & Experience

  • Minimum of 5-6 years of experience in software development, AI / ML concepts and development, and API integration.
  • Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in developer advocacy, technical evangelism, or community building.
  • Familiarity with enterprise AI platforms (e.g., Microsoft Copilot Studio) and governance principles.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
  • Passion for enabling innovation responsibly within a professional services context.
  • The expected range of compensation for this role is $74,000 - 112,000 annually.

    Why BDO?

    Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

    Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways :

  • We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
  • We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
  • We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.
  • Giving back adds up : Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

    Total rewards that matter : We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

    Everyone counts : We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

    Flexibility : All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

    Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

    Code of Conduct : Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

    BDO may use artificial intelligence enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process. While these tools assist our teams, our use of AI does not replace human decision making, and all employment-related outcomes are made by BDO personnel.

    More information on BDO Canada’s Privacy Policy can be found here : Privacy Policy | BDO Canada

    Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click “Apply now” to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.

    To explore other opportunities at BDO, check out our careers page.

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