Senior Manager, Technology Consulting – Application & AI Engineering

BDO•Vancouver, BC

6d•CA$138,000 - CA$230,000•Hybrid

About The Position

BDO Consulting is expanding its Technology Consulting practice in British Columbia and is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Technology Consulting – Application & AI Engineering to help grow our local market presence and build our AI Engineering practice. Our AI Engineering practice includes modern application engineering, AI-enabled software delivery, systems integration, and engineering transformation, helping clients modernize enterprise technology and deliver better business outcomes. This is an opportunity for a consulting leader who enjoys combining executive advisory, business development, practice leadership, and client delivery. Working closely with our BC Technology Consulting leadership team, you will help build trusted executive relationships, lead complex technology transformation engagements, develop our consulting capabilities, and mentor the next generation of consultants. At BDO, we believe technology creates value when it helps clients solve meaningful business challenges. We are looking for business advisors with strong technology consulting credibility—leaders who can help executives shape transformation strategies while successfully leading complex technology-enabled initiatives from strategy through implementation. This role offers the opportunity to help shape one of BDO's fastest-growing consulting practices while building toward increasingly senior leadership responsibilities.

Requirements

10+ years of consulting, advisory, or technology transformation experience with significant client-facing responsibilities.
Experience within a leading consulting organization, with Big Four consulting experience considered a strong asset.
Demonstrated success developing trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs, senior technology leaders, and business executives.
Proven business development experience including proposal development, RFP responses, executive presentations, account planning, and pursuit leadership.
Experience leading complex consulting engagements from strategy through implementation.
Experience managing multidisciplinary consulting teams while coaching and developing future leaders.
Strong commercial acumen including engagement financial management, delivery governance, quality management, and risk mitigation.
Exceptional executive communication, facilitation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
The ability to translate complex technology concepts into practical business outcomes for executive audiences.
Experience leading production AI-enabled applications, not just AI-assisted delivery.
Successful candidates will typically have developed their consulting careers leading modern engineering and technology transformation engagements with expertise in one or more of the following areas: AI Engineering, Application Engineering, Systems Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Application Modernization, Systems Integration, Software Engineering Transformation, Intelligent Automation, Enterprise Application Platforms.
Sufficient technical depth and delivery experience to establish credibility with client technology leaders, guide engineering and architecture decisions, and lead complex technology transformation programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience helping build or scale a consulting practice or service offering.
Existing executive relationships within the British Columbia market.
Experience delivering consulting services across industries such as Financial Services, Public Sector, Energy & Utilities, Mining, Transportation, Healthcare, Technology, or other key BC industries.
Professional certifications such as PMP, TOGAF, SAFe, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, or comparable architecture and engineering certifications.
Experience with Agile delivery, DevSecOps, platform engineering, AI-assisted software delivery, enterprise modernization, or modern engineering practices.
Responsible AI and AI Governance (privacy, security, compliance, model risk, and human oversight)
Embedding responsible AI principles and governance controls into AI-enabled solutions.

Responsibilities

Develop trusted relationships with senior business and technology executives across British Columbia.
Identify, qualify, and develop new consulting opportunities across existing and prospective clients.
Lead business development activities including proposals, RFP responses, executive presentations, workshops, and client pursuits.
Collaborate across BDO service lines to develop integrated client solutions that address broader business transformation opportunities.
Represent BDO within the local market through networking, industry events, and thought leadership activities.
Help establish and grow BDO's Technology Consulting presence across the BC market.
Lead complex technology consulting engagements from strategy through implementation.
Serve as Engagement Manager, Program Director, Technology Advisor, Architecture Lead, or Executive Sponsor depending on client needs.
Advise executive stakeholders on technology strategy, application modernization, AI adoption, engineering transformation, and delivery approaches.
Provide executive oversight across multidisciplinary delivery teams while ensuring quality, governance, commercial performance, risk management, and client satisfaction.
Lead consulting engagements across areas such as: Enterprise application modernization, AI-enabled business solutions, Custom application development, Systems integration, Enterprise architecture, Intelligent automation, Software engineering transformation, Modern engineering operating models.
Help shape the future direction and growth of BDO's AI Engineering practice in British Columbia.
Develop new consulting offerings, methodologies, accelerators, and reusable delivery assets.
Support practice planning, forecasting, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with national Technology Consulting and AI Engineering leaders to bring the firm's full capabilities to clients.
Act as the internal champion for AI across the BC Technology Consulting practice by driving AI strategy, promoting responsible AI adoption, and enabling teams through playbooks, training, and practical implementation standards.
Contribute thought leadership, market insights, and innovative ideas that differentiate BDO in the marketplace.
Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop consulting professionals.
Provide career coaching, performance feedback, and leadership development.
Support workforce planning and resource management.
Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing consulting culture.
Help develop the next generation of consulting leaders.