Business Strategy & Transformation Lead Consultant

Position Description:

At CGI, you’ll help shape the strategic direction of organisations undertaking complex, technology-enabled transformation, turning ambitious ideas into measurable business outcomes. As a senior member of our consulting practice, you’ll have the autonomy to advise executive leaders, shape investment decisions and take ownership of transformation from strategy through delivery. You’ll bring fresh thinking to complex business challenges while working alongside multidisciplinary experts who will support you in delivering lasting change. Beyond individual engagements, you’ll help grow our consulting capability through business development, thought leadership and mentoring, creating new opportunities for our clients, our teams and CGI. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner 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. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

In this role, you will lead complex technology-enabled transformation engagements, working with executive stakeholders to establish strategic direction, prioritise investment and translate business ambitions into achievable transformation roadmaps. You’ll take ownership of programme outcomes, delivery quality, commercial performance and client relationships, using evidence and insight to influence critical decisions. You’ll also play an important role in the continued growth of our consulting practice. You’ll identify and shape new opportunities, introduce innovative approaches and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes. As an experienced consulting leader, you’ll mentor colleagues, share expertise and help create an environment where people have the support and confidence to develop their careers and make an impact.

• Lead & Transform – Shape and lead large-scale, technology-enabled transformation programmes aligned to strategic business objectives.

• Advise & Influence – Build trusted relationships with C-suite and executive stakeholders, providing evidence-based strategic advice.

• Strategise & Shape – Develop business strategies, operating models, investment roadmaps, business cases and value realisation frameworks.

• Own & Deliver – Take accountability for programme outcomes, delivery quality, commercial performance and client satisfaction.

• Grow & Develop – Lead business development activities spanning opportunity qualification, solution shaping, proposals and executive presentations.

• Expand & Strengthen – Identify opportunities to deepen existing client relationships and develop strategic accounts.

• Lead & Empower – Guide multidisciplinary consulting teams while coaching and mentoring colleagues to build capability.

• Innovate & Improve – Apply emerging technologies, modern consulting methods and creative approaches to transformation challenges.

• Shape & Share – Contribute to thought leadership, intellectual property, knowledge sharing and the continued development of CGI’s consulting capabilities.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

You will bring extensive consulting experience and a strong record of leading complex, technology-enabled business transformation. You should combine strategic and commercial thinking with the ability to influence executive stakeholders, lead high-performing teams and turn business objectives into transformation strategies that deliver measurable value.

• Significant experience leading complex technology-enabled transformation and enterprise change programmes.

• Strong strategic consulting experience, ideally gained within a recognised consulting organisation or comparable client-facing environment.

• Proven experience developing business strategies, transformation roadmaps, investment cases and value realisation frameworks.

• Extensive experience advising and influencing C-suite executives and senior business leaders.

• Strong understanding of digital transformation, operating models, organisational design, enterprise architecture, process optimisation and change management.

• Proven ability to take ownership of complex client engagements and commercial outcomes.

• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary consulting teams.

• Demonstrable involvement in business development, sales pursuits, solution shaping and account growth.

• Ability to contribute to thought leadership, consulting methodologies and capability development.

• Relevant professional certifications in areas such as strategy, programme delivery, business architecture, change management or technology.

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, Management or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. #LI-LS1

Skills:

• Business Strategy

• Communication

• Consulting process

• 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.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

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