Senior Manager, Technology Consulting – Application & AI Engineering

BDO Canada LLP; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 138,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO Canada LLP is expanding its Technology Consulting practice in British Columbia, seeking a Senior Manager, Technology Consulting – Application & AI Engineering to grow our AI engineering capability and advise senior client leaders on transformation strategies.

You will mentor consultants, lead complex engagements from strategy to delivery, and help shape market offerings while building trusted executive relationships across BC.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of consulting, advisory, or technology transformation experience with significant client-facing responsibilities.
• Demonstrated success developing trusted relationships with CIOs/CTOs/senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Develop trusted relationships with senior business and technology executives across British Columbia.
• Lead complex technology consulting engagements from strategy through implementation.
• Advise executive stakeholders on technology strategy, AI adoption, engineering transformation, and delivery approaches.
• Provide executive oversight across multidisciplinary delivery teams ensuring quality, governance, and client satisfaction.
• Lead engagements across enterprise application modernization, AI-enabled solutions, systems integration and software engineering transformation.

Skills

Business development

Executive advisory

Delivery leadership

AI engineering

Enterprise architecture

Systems integration

Software engineering transformation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

TOGAF

SAFe

PMP

Job description

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. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth. Your Opportunity BDO Consulting is expanding its Technology Consulting practice in British Columbia and is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Technology Consulting – Application & AI Engineering to help grow our local market presence and build our AI Engineering practice. Our AI Engineering practice includes modern application engineering, AI-enabled software delivery, systems integration, and engineering transformation, helping clients modernize enterprise technology and deliver better business outcomes. This is an opportunity for a consulting leader who enjoys combining executive advisory, business development, practice leadership, and client delivery. Working closely with our BC Technology Consulting leadership team, you will help build trusted executive relationships, lead complex technology transformation engagements, develop our consulting capabilities, and mentor the next generation of consultants. At BDO, we believe technology creates value when it helps clients solve meaningful business challenges. We are looking for business advisors with strong technology consulting credibility—leaders who can help executives shape transformation strategies while successfully leading complex technology-enabled initiatives from strategy through implementation. This role offers the opportunity to help shape one of BDO's fastest-growing consulting practices while building toward increasingly senior leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Market Growth & Client Development

• Develop trusted relationships with senior business and technology executives across British Columbia.
• Identify, qualify, and develop new consulting opportunities across existing and prospective clients.
• Lead business development activities including proposals, RFP responses, executive presentations, workshops, and client pursuits.
• Collaborate across BDO service lines to develop integrated client solutions that address broader business transformation opportunities.
• Represent BDO within the local market through networking, industry events, and thought leadership activities.
• Help establish and grow BDO's Technology Consulting presence across the BC market.

Client Advisory & Delivery Leadership

• Lead complex technology consulting engagements from strategy through implementation.
• Serve as Engagement Manager, Program Director, Technology Advisor, Architecture Lead, or Executive Sponsor depending on client needs.
• Advise executive stakeholders on technology strategy, application modernization, AI adoption, engineering transformation, and delivery approaches.
• Provide executive oversight across multidisciplinary delivery teams while ensuring quality, governance, commercial performance, risk management, and client satisfaction.
• Lead consulting engagements across areas such as: Enterprise application modernization AI-enabled business solutions Custom application development Systems integration Enterprise architecture Intelligent automation Software engineering transformation Modern engineering operating models

Practice Leadership

• Help shape the future direction and growth of BDO's AI Engineering practice in British Columbia.
• Develop new consulting offerings, methodologies, accelerators, and reusable delivery assets.
• Support practice planning, forecasting, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with national Technology Consulting and AI Engineering leaders to bring the firm's full capabilities to clients.
• Contribute thought leadership, market insights, and innovative ideas that differentiate BDO in the marketplace.

People Leadership

• Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop consulting professionals.
• Provide career coaching, performance feedback, and leadership development.
• Support workforce planning and resource management.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing consulting culture.
• Help develop the next generation of consulting leaders.

How do we define success for your role?

You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspect 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 and 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 Experience and Education

You are an experienced consulting leader who combines executive advisory capabilities with strong technology delivery credibility. You will typically bring:

• 10+ years of consulting, advisory, or technology transformation experience with significant client-facing responsibilities.
• Experience within a leading consulting organization, with Big Four consulting experience considered a strong asset.
• Demonstrated success developing trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs, senior technology leaders, and business executives.
• Proven business development experience including proposal development, RFP responses, executive presentations, account planning, and pursuit leadership.
• Experience leading complex consulting engagements from strategy through implementation.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consulting teams while coaching and developing future leaders.
• Strong commercial acumen including engagement financial management, delivery governance, quality management, and risk mitigation.
• Exceptional executive communication, facilitation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to translate complex technology concepts into practical business outcomes for executive audiences.
• Experience leading production AI-enabled applications, not just AI-assisted delivery.

Technical Consulting Experience

• Successful candidates will typically have developed their consulting careers leading modern engineering and technology transformation engagements with expertise in one or more of the following areas: AI Engineering Application Engineering Systems Engineering Enterprise Architecture Application Modernization Systems Integration Software Engineering Transformation Intelligent Automation Enterprise Application Platforms
• This is not a hands-on software engineering role.
• Successful candidates will have sufficient technical depth and delivery experience to establish credibility with client technology leaders, guide engineering and architecture decisions, and lead complex technology transformation programs, including embedding responsible AI principles and governance controls into AI-enabled solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience helping build or scale a consulting practice or service offering.
• Existing executive relationships within the British Columbia market.
• Experience delivering consulting services across industries such as Financial Services, Public Sector, Energy & Utilities, Mining, Transportation, Healthcare, Technology, or other key BC industries.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, TOGAF, SAFe, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, or comparable architecture and engineering certifications.
• Experience with Agile delivery, DevSecOps, platform engineering, AI-assisted software delivery, enterprise modernization, or modern engineering practices.

What Makes This Role Unique

This is more than a delivery leadership role. You will play a foundational role in growing BDO's AI Engineering practice in British Columbia. Beyond leading client engagements, you will help shape our market strategy, build executive client relationships, develop new consulting offerings, recruit and mentor talented professionals, and influence the evolution of one of BDO's fastest-growing Technology Consulting practices. Success in this role requires balancing market development, client delivery, and practice leadership. While priorities will evolve as the practice continues to grow, the role will typically include approximately: 30% Business Development & Client Relationships 20% Practice, People & Capability Leadership 50% Client Advisory & Delivery Leadership

The expected range of compensation for this role is $138,000 - $230,000 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. At BDO, our people experience is guided by three core pillars—Do work with genuine care, Do what matters with purpose, and Do’s next - shaping how we support our people, serve our clients, and grow together. 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. We foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas are valued, and you can do your best work with genuine care and purpose We encourage innovation and forward thinking, empowering you to embrace what’s next and help shape the future of our firm 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 comprehensive benefits from day one, and a flexible personal time off policy. We’re committed to supporting your overall wellbeing and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We are committed to creating a workplace where employees can participate fully, contribute meaningfully and succeed without barriers.

We are dedicated to fostering a workplace defined by respect, fairness, and a true sense of belonging for everyone.

We recognize and celebrate the unique experiences, identities, and perspectives that each of us bring – and that these experiences strengthen how we work together.

Our commitment extends to ensuring that our application process is both inclusive and accessible.

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.

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