Director, Consulting, Tech Strategy & Transformation (Bilingual FR / EN)

PwC; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Canada is seeking a Strategic Business Leader to join their Technology Strategy & Transformation team. The role involves aligning technology strategies with business objectives, providing guidance on IT outsourcing, and delivering technical expertise. Candidates should possess deep experience in technology consulting and exceptional bilingual communication skills. This is a unique opportunity to impact government clients while working in an inclusive and flexible environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Inclusive benefits and flexibility programs

Continuous development environment

Qualifications

• Deep experience with enterprise architecture concepts and frameworks.
• Ability to manage complex transformational programs.
• Demonstrated experience in technical project management.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic technology guidance to government clients.
• Align business and technology strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology leaders.

Skills

Business and technology strategy alignment

Executive-level communication

IT outsourcing expertise

Technical project management

Vendor relationship management

Cloud technologies knowledge

Enterprise architecture understanding

Bilingual in English and French

Education

Enterprise architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF)

Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure)

Tools

Enterprise Architecture modeling tools

Job description

At PwC, our people in strategy consulting focus on providing strategic guidance and insights to organisations. They analyse market trends, assess business performance, and develop recommendations to help clients achieve their goals. These individuals work closely with clients to identify opportunities for growth, optimise operations, and enhance overall business performance. In technology strategy at PwC, you will specialise in developing and implementing strategic plans to leverage technology for business growth and innovation. You will analyse market trends, assess organisational needs, and provide guidance on technology investments and initiatives. Working in this area, you will collaborate with stakeholders to align technology strategies with overall business objectives to increase utilisation of technology resources, driving competitive advantage.

Meaningful work you\'ll be part of

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Strategic Business Leader (i.e. a Transformation Architect) to join our Technology Strategy & Transformation team, playing a pivotal role in shaping, and driving technology and data strategies across our Canadian Government clients, particularly in the Outsourcing space.

You will be responsible for aligning business and technology strategies, translating technical concepts into executive-level content and communications, and enabling effective decision-making by our client\'s senior technology leaders. You will be part of our national Technology Strategy & Transformation team helping customers solve large-scale strategic business problems with technology-enabled solutions.

As a Technology Strategy & Transformation Director, you\'ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve business issues, deliver high quality client service and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Strategic Technology Guidance: Leverage your industry depth and knowledge of key trends, emerging technologies and leading practices to provide strategic technology guidance to our government clients. Stay ahead of current trends and likely disruptors in the Public Sector industry, enabling the identification of innovative solutions and opportunities for growth in the delivery of government services and operations. You will serve as a trusted advisor to CIO / CTOs and their leadership teams, building and maintaining relationships with these leaders to support their priorities and transformation journeys.
• IT Outsourcing: Support clients throughout their outsourcing lifecycle journey from initial strategy through to end-of-contract deal reviews. You will have experience managing complex transformational and/or modernization programs built around the procurement of technology solutions, system integrators, and outsourcing service providers. Further you will also possess experience with complex technology, business processes or general outsourcing contracts, and outsourcing advisory in general.
• Technical Expertise: Demonstrate expertise in technical project management, digital delivery, or technology consulting relevant to our clients, sectors, and industries. Bring a deep understanding of cloud technologies and the integration and implementation of emerging technology into business solutions. You possess hands-on experience in delivering complex technology solutions.
• Architectural Assessment and Road Mapping: Evaluate and assess complex technology application ecosystems and architectures, considering solution options and recommending implementation approaches. Develop comprehensive roadmaps that align with business goals and drive digital transformation initiatives across our clients. Building business models into technical models and architectures to guide implementation teams using architecture tools.

Experiences and skills you\'ll use to solve :

• Deep experience linking business and technology strategies, plans, and roadmaps, using enterprise architecture concepts and frameworks with the ability to translate technical concepts into executive level presentations and discussions
• The ability to lead the solution perspective and teams, developing complex solutions across multiple technology eco-system vendors and develop actionable insights from architectural principles and priorities
• Demonstrated executive level communications skills with prior working experience in a consulting environment
• Experience with vendor relationship management, including processes, best practices, and governance structure
• Hands-on knowledge of leading systems used in the Public Sector and experience with contract negotiations, including an understanding of standard clauses / SLAs, major risk areas, and approaches to achieving favorable outcomes for all parties
• Experience developing and maintaining an enterprise architecture artifact, including detailed technical designs for enterprise solutions, with a consideration of dependencies across solutions
• Understands the vendor landscape, including major players in the outsourcing market and their core offerings
• Experience integrating solutions across SaaS, Cloud native as well as Outsource providers and their related data flows
• Experience using Enterprise Architecture modeling tools, Enterprise architecture certifications, such as TOGAF, along with relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect), demonstrating a strong foundation in architectural principles, frameworks, and cloud technologies
• Ability to achieve Reliability Clearance with the Government of Canada
• The successful candidate requires fluency in English, in addition to French as they will be required to support or collaborate with English-speaking clients, colleagues and / or stakeholders during the course of their employment with PwC Canada
• PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer

Why you\'ll love PwC

We\'re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you\'ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We\'re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.

We\'re committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.