Vice President - Pre-Sales Banking SME

CGI Group Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology and consulting company is seeking a Vice President - Pre-Sales Banking SME in the UK. This pivotal role involves leading strategic consulting engagements and acting as a trusted advisor, with a focus on transforming banking operations. The candidate should possess extensive banking consulting experience, excellent stakeholder engagement abilities, and a consultative mindset. CGI offers competitive compensation, including excellent pension and healthcare benefits, fostering a culture of innovation and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent pension

Private healthcare

Share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching)

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in banking consulting, transformation, or strategy.
• Strong proficiency in payments, lending, regulatory change, or core banking.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and innovate strategic consulting engagements across banking transformation themes.
• Craft compelling solutions from discovery through to execution.
• Act as a senior advisor to clients, contributing to pre-sales.

Skills

Banking consulting

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Strategic thinking

Public speaking

Job description

At CGI, we don't just advise on the future of banking, we help shape it. We are looking for a Vice President - Pre-Sales Banking SME to join our Banking and Financial Services team. Your strategic insight and collaborative leadership will deliver measurable business outcomes for our clients, while driving sector-wide innovation. As an owner, you'll play a pivotal role in accelerating CGI's growth and thought leadership, supported by a culture that values creativity, trust, and continuous learning. Join a global organisation where your impact matters and where you're empowered to create lasting value, for clients and your own career,. In this role, you will lead the design, pre‑sales and consulting engagements across the UK banking sector. As a CTO, you will act as a trusted advisor to clients, driving strategic change across areas such as core banking transformation, payments modernisation, regulatory response and digital lending. You will shape market‑relevant propositions, grow client relationships and influence CGI's go‑to‑market strategy making a tangible difference to our business and the clients we serve. You will thrive in a culture that empowers ownership, nurtures creativity and supports professional growth. You'll mentor and lead talented consultants, collaborate across disciplines and represent CGI as a thought leader in industry forums. This is your opportunity to drive meaningful transformation while being supported by a community that shares your ambition for excellence and innovation.

• Lead & innovate: Shape and deliver strategic consulting engagements across banking transformation themes.
• Develop & deliver: Craft compelling solutions from discovery through to execution, ensuring business impact.
• Engage & influence: Act as a senior advisor to clients, contributing to pre‑sales, solution framing and pursuit success.
• Create & evolve: Build and refine consulting propositions and market‑facing collateral to support growth.
• Mentor & empower: Support the development of junior consultants and embed a high‑performing consulting culture.
• Represent & inspire: Share thought leadership through events, content and forums, enhancing CGI's industry profile.

To succeed in this role, you should bring a strong consulting background and in‑depth knowledge of banking transformation. You'll need the ability to engage senior stakeholders, drive complex change programmes and shape strategic propositions. A collaborative mindset, creative approach and clear communication style are essential, along with a drive to lead impactful work that delivers real outcomes for clients.

You should have:

• Extensive experience in banking consulting, transformation, or strategy.
• Strong proficiency in areas such as payments, lending, regulatory change, or core banking.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver advisory engagements and consulting‑led sales.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated experience in content creation, public speaking, or industry engagement.
• A consultative mindset with the ability to challenge, inspire, and drive innovation.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. CGI offers a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare and a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching).