Position Description:

Challenge yourself, change lives and help shape the UK’s digital revolution. We look to our leaders to drive change, inspire trust with clients and colleagues, and take responsibility for some of the world’s most ambitious transformation projects.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2023 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee.
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. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Join CGI as an Advisory Services Director! You will be responsible for a team who provide service management consulting guidance to new and existing clients across a range of sectors. This is a Director-level individual where the successful candidate will be responsible for the business development lifecycle, from opportunity identification to client approval, building upon relevant consulting models ranging from architecture guidance, proof of concept, portfolio assessments, transformational assistance and review of best practices. The individual will form part of a revenue-generating team.

You can be based anywhere in the UK, but you will be required to travel to both CGI offices and client site on a regular basis, 2-3 days per week on average.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

The Advisory Services Director position is a high-profile and demanding role providing advisory services to clients, promoting consulting services, developing offerings and help managing financial performance.
You will work closely with relevant teams such as Digital Transformation, IP, Global Technology Operations service delivery teams and carry a large degree of accountability in delivering acceptable financial performance to the business.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

As a Director you must offer a highly-experienced background in IT Services across a range of multi-discipline environments, including within an Advisory Practice environment. We’re looking for a proven background at a senior level in the IT Services industry gained through working for a large scale Systems Integrator and/or Consulting firm, offering further expertise in sales, developing high quality solutions and proposals to support the business development lifecycle.
You will have proven experience of growing a business and will demonstrate sound operational and technical knowledge covering multiple platform environments and Operating systems, capability in portfolio development, consulting activities and in delivering presentations and leading conversations to CxO level executives across a broad range of IT topics. Finally demonstrable experience in IT financial management relating to the development of business cases and the management of a P&L is sought.

This is a senior role requiring a range of traits across financial management, thought-leadership, commercial models (cost and pricing, contractual terms & conditions, IP protection) and relevant industry business development experience ( IT Services and solutions).
At CGI your work is what you make it. We provide a working environment where our people are empowered to shape their careers around their professional interests and take on new responsibilities.
If you want to take your career to the next level as part of an exciting company that gives you a direct stake in its success then contact us today to start your journey with the Top Employer in the UK.

Skills:

• Client Management
• Finance
• Leadership

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why 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.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.