Job Vacancy Innovation and Strategy Consultant

In this role, you’ll lead lean data and AI strategy engagements that help clients define, test and scale innovative solutions unlocking measurable business value. You’ll act as a trusted advisor - shaping clear strategies and portfolios, guiding teams through uncertainty, and enabling clients to experiment, learn and grow.



Working with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll design roadmaps and business cases that bridge strategy and delivery — ensuring every idea has the clarity, evidence and momentum to succeed.



You’ll also collaborate with senior stakeholders, coach client teams in innovation frameworks, and contribute to thought leadership that strengthens CGI’s strategic consulting offering.



Key responsibilities include:



• Lead & Innovate: Guide data and AI strategy projects using lean, agile and design-led methods.

• Discover & Define: Identify and frame innovation opportunities using data, customer and market insights.

• Experiment & Validate: Design and run MVPs, proofs of concept and pilots to test ideas rapidly.

• Strategise & Roadmap: Create clear innovation strategies and roadmaps aligned to client goals.

• Model & Measure: Build strong business cases showing ROI and strategic impact.

• Collaborate & Facilitate: Lead co-creation workshops and cross-functional team sessions.

• Advise & Coach: Build client capability in innovation, lean experimentation and data-driven decisions.

• Contribute & Grow: Support CGI thought leadership and innovation accelerators.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

You’ll bring strategic thinking, commercial acumen and hands-on innovation experience.



Essential qualifications:



• Proven experience leading client and team with confidence through complex and ambiguous contexts to identify value and focus action

• Fluency with lean strategy, experimentation, prototyping and hypothesis driven design (e.g. proficient using techniques such as business model canvas, value proposition design, jobs to be done, competitor analysis, market analysis, prioritisation frameworks, problem framing, hypothesis creation, customer journey mapping, service blueprint etc.)

• Strong facilitation skills leading large groups and teams effectively through co-creation workshops from idea to execution with the ability to adapt and pivot

• Comfortable engaging C-suite stakeholders, translating strategy into actionable experiments

• Awareness of data and AI opportunity spaces (no need to code but should know the questions to ask)

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to structure and create business cases that articulate a clear value story combined with an engaging strategic narrative and compelling ROI based on sound financial modelling.







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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.



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