Job Vacancy Principle Consultant - Process Excellence & Automation

In this role, you will lead complex process excellence and automation transformation engagements for clients across a range of sectors, helping organisations improve operational performance, reduce costs, and accelerate business outcomes through intelligent automation and scalable delivery models. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, you’ll shape transformation strategies, design future-state operating models, and lead the delivery of automation-enabled solutions that drive measurable value.



You’ll play a central role in growing CGI’s automation-led consulting capability, supporting proposition development, business growth, and the evolution of scalable delivery approaches. Alongside client delivery, you’ll mentor consultants, collaborate across consulting and engineering teams, and help establish reusable frameworks, methodologies, and automation accelerators that strengthen CGI’s market position and delivery maturity.



Key responsibilities include:

Lead & Deliver large-scale operational transformation and automation engagements

Shape & Advise senior client stakeholders on process optimisation and automation strategy

Identify & Prioritise automation opportunities across end-to-end business processes

Facilitate & Analyse process discovery, value stream mapping, and operational assessments

Design & Implement future-state operating models and intelligent workflow solutions

Develop & Scale automation-enabled service offerings, frameworks, and delivery models

Support & Drive business development activities including bids, proposals, and client growth initiatives

Collaborate & Integrate with engineering, analytics, and delivery teams to support scalable automation delivery

Mentor & Develop consultants and Business Analysts across process excellence and automation practices

Promote & Embed continuous improvement, governance standards, and capability maturity

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring extensive consulting and operational transformation experience combined with strong expertise in process excellence, automation, and intelligent workflow solutions. You should be comfortable leading large-scale engagements, engaging executive stakeholders, and balancing strategic advisory with practical delivery. Experience shaping automation-enabled consulting capabilities and supporting business growth initiatives will be highly beneficial.



Essential qualifications and experience:

Demonstrable experience in process excellence, operational transformation, automation consulting, or related consulting leadership roles

Proven experience leading medium-to-large scale transformation and automation engagements

Strong client-facing consulting background with experience operating in a senior billable leadership capacity

Extensive experience in process optimisation, operational improvement, and target operating model design

Strong understanding of automation technologies including RPA, workflow automation, and low-code platforms

Experience with tools such as UiPath, Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, or process mining technologies

Proven ability to engage and influence senior client stakeholders and executive leadership teams

Experience supporting bids, propositions, go-to-market activity, and consulting practice growth

Strong facilitation, mentoring, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Awareness of AI-assisted automation, intelligent workflows, and scalable automation delivery approaches

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.