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Senior IT Governance Advisor

CGI


Job Location:

Montreal - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 16 September 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 14 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Description:

Job description
As part of CGIs Business Consulting team you will join the CIO Advisory practice as a Senior Advisor with a focus on IT governance in transformation contexts.
You will advise CIOs and management teams on structuring decisions that affect governance performance risk and IT value creation.
You will carry out diagnostics define target operational models and develop realistic roadmaps adapted to the maturity priorities and capacity for change of each organization.
Your added value will be based on your ability to transform recognized standards into clear pragmatic and applicable recommendations and then mobilize stakeholders around the proposed changes.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Your responsibilities
Advise senior management and IT managers on choices regarding IT governance organization and transformation
Lead or carry out governance and maturity diagnostics then formulate substantiated findings and prioritized recommendations
Define target operational models covering in particular roles responsibilities decision-making rights committees processes and indicators
Develop pragmatic roadmaps that specify the initiatives sequences dependencies efforts and conditions for success
Conduct interviews and workshops with leaders managers and experts to establish a shared understanding of the issues
Adapt COBIT and other recognized frameworks to the context size and maturity of client organizations
Design or improve mechanisms for managing performance risks investments services and value
Accompany the implementation of recommendations and support stakeholder buy-in
Contribute to the quality of deliverables the sharing of practices and as needed service proposals

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Qualifications
Bachelors or masters degree in information technology or a related field
8 or more years of IT experience including significant experience in IT governance ideally supplemented by experience in service management or performance management
Experience in defining or evolving enterprise IT governance frameworks
Strong command of governance and service management frameworks (COBIT ITIL) with the ability to adapt them pragmatically
COBIT certification is a plus
Experience working in a consulting firm and supporting IT leadership on strategic issues (operational model governance transformation)
Ability to interact with senior executives (CIO CFO business unit leaders) and influence decision-making
Independence leadership proactivity and the ability to navigate complex environments
Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English

Skills:
  • IT security governance
What you can expect from us:

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Required Experience:

Senior IC


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