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CGI

Defence Consulting Expert

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 26, 2026
Experience: 10+ years of experience in IT project, program, or delivery management, preferably within large-scale or complex environments.
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 27, 2026

Original job description

Position Description

Clearance required: Secret clearance granted preferably

Work location: Ottawa, ON-onsite 3 days per week currently - 55 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa ON

CGI is seeking a Director Consulting Expert – Defence to support and expand our defence consulting and IT services business in Canada. This role combines senior client engagement, strategic business development, and delivery leadership, with a strong focus on the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to defence clients and will play a key role in identifying, shaping, and winning new business opportunities, while also contributing to the successful delivery of complex defence-related programs and transformation initiatives.

Your future duties and responsibilities

Lead and maintain senior-level client relationships within DND and CAF, with a strong emphasis on client relationship management and long-term account growth.
Drive business development activities, including opportunity identification, capture strategy, proposal development, and executive-level client engagements for defence initiatives.
Contribute to the growth of CGI's defence portfolio by expanding existing accounts and developing new business in the Canadian defence IT market.
Provide project and/or program management leadership on defence-related initiatives, ensuring delivery excellence, governance compliance, and alignment with client objectives.
Provide regular status updates and briefings to program leadership, sub-program leads, and PMO teams, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.
Foster strong stakeholder relationships across client and internal teams, ensuring alignment with program goals and outcomes.
Support internal teams by providing defence domain expertise, strategic guidance, and insight into client priorities, governance, and procurement processes.
Collaborate with CGI leadership to shape defence market strategy, service offerings, and long-term growth plans.

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
10+ years of experience in IT project, program, or delivery management, preferably within large-scale or complex environments.
Former Canadian Armed Forces member strongly preferred.
Established network and strong relationships within DND and CAF.
Demonstrated experience pursuing, negotiating and managing large transformation programs, including initiatives impacting finance and accounting functions.
Strong background in consulting, with excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent client relationship management skills and demonstrated business acumen.

Nice to Have

Experience within a professional services or consulting organization

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $115000-$165,000. This role is an existing vacancy

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.

At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter.

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.

To learn more about accessibility at CGI, contact us via email. Please note that this email is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used for application status inquiries.

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

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Responsibilities

Lead senior client relationships with the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces, and grow the defence business through opportunity development, capture strategies, proposals, and executive engagement. Provide leadership for complex defence programs, ensuring delivery quality, governance compliance, stakeholder alignment, and clear reporting while helping shape the company’s defence market strategy.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience, along with more than 10 years of IT project, program, or delivery management experience. Candidates should have strong DND and CAF relationships, consulting and client-management expertise, and experience pursuing and managing large transformation programs; former Canadian Armed Forces service is strongly preferred.

Skills

Business Development
Opportunity Identification
Capture Strategy
Proposal Development
Project Management
Program Management
Delivery Management
Stakeholder Management
Defence Domain Expertise
Strategic Planning
Governance Compliance
Executive Communication
Consulting
Business Acumen

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Keywords

Department of National Defence
Canadian Armed Forces
Defence Consulting
Defence IT
Business Development
Opportunity Identification
Capture Strategy
Proposal Development
Executive Client Engagement
Account Growth
Project Management
Program Management
Delivery Management
Transformation Programs
Finance and Accounting
Governance Compliance
Program Status Reporting
PMO
Stakeholder Management
Procurement Processes
Defence Market Strategy
Consulting
Secret Clearance

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