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Bilingual Technology Strategy & Transformation Director

Quebec, Canada (On-site)

Bilingual Technology Strategy & Transformation Director

1 Month ago • 12 Years +

About the job

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This is a leadership role for a Bilingual Technology Strategy & Transformation Director at PwC Canada. The ideal candidate has deep experience in linking business and technology strategies, translating technical concepts into executive-level presentations, and leading complex solutions across multiple technology ecosystems. They must have a strong understanding of cloud technologies, outsourcing, enterprise architecture frameworks, and vendor relationship management. Experience with contract negotiations and the ability to achieve Reliability Clearance with the Government of Canada are essential.

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Director

Job Description & Summary

A career within Technology Strategy services, will provide you with the opportunity to help organisations develop strategies that transform their technology capabilities and solve their most critical challenges. We focus on building technology enabled and agile operating models, planning their new enterprise architecture into a differentiating capability system that helps them win in the market, leveraging digital analytics to enhance the customer experience and optimising business operations, and using modern management techniques such as robotic process automation and next generation sourcing strategies to help our clients get fit for growth.

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

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

Demonstrated executive level communications skills with prior working experience in a consulting environment

The ability to develop actionable insights from Architectural principles and priorities

Experience with vendor relationship management, including processes, best practices, and governance structure

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

Hands-on knowledge of leading systems used in the Public Sector

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

Fluency in French and full business proficiency in English is required. A premium will be paid to candidates who are efficient in French language at a bilingual level

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

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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.

To learn more about inclusion and diversity at PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Be a part of The New Equation.

Chez PwC Canada, notre atout le plus précieux, c’est notre personnel. Et c’est en apprenant les uns des autres que nous devenons plus forts. Nous avons à cœur de créer une communauté équitable et inclusive de professionnels de la résolution de problèmes, dans laquelle chacun se sent vraiment à sa place. Nous savons que l’expérience peut prendre diverses formes et, pour nous, donner confiance au public et résoudre des problèmes importants n’est possible que si notre milieu de travail reflète la diversité de la société dans laquelle nous vivons.

Nous tenons à répondre à vos besoins tout au long du processus de demande d’emploi, d’entrevue et d’embauche. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation pour être parfaitement à l’aise, faites-le-nous savoir à l’étape de la demande d’emploi.

Pour en savoir plus sur l’inclusion et la diversité chez PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/fr/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Faites partie de La Nouvelle équation.

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