Director of Pre-Sales Solution Architecture

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CGI UK Careers - Financial Services

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Position Description:

Are you a driver of change with the talent to inspire clients and colleagues? As a leader within CGI’s Auto and Asset Finance team you’ll help shape the digital transformation within the sector. A compelling communicator and a natural motivator, you get the very best from enthusiastic teams of experts whose professional growth you nurture. Your vision, sector expertise and professional acumen delivers innovation with our customers. At CGI, we are at the forefront of developing and implementing technologies and business processes that will shape tomorrow’s marketplace and to support this CGI are searching for an experienced and ambitious Director of Pre-Sales Solution Architecture.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee.

We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

As Director of Pre-Sales Solution Architecture, you will be responsible for leading the technology vision, enabling innovative solutions, and driving business growth through strategic client engagements. This role blends technical leadership with business development to support and drive our continued growth.

• You will be operating at C-Suite level in front of senior stakeholders both internally and externally. Working in partnership with Engagement and Sales Teams you will translate business vision and requirements into solution architectures, setting out compelling propositions and converting opportunities into sales
• You will develop and take ownership of the technical aspects of CGI’s future vision and go-to-market strategy within Auto and Asset Finance
• You will design and build the ecosystem of services and solutions, seeking out and developing third party partnerships whose offerings complement those of CGI
• Translation of business requirements into solution architectures and the writing of winning technical proposals and RFP responses
• As Director Consulting Expert you will be responsible for the design and technical leadership of proof of concept exercises and the presentation of CGI proposals and offerings to new and existing CGI clients. This is a true growth role; you will be part of a diverse, dynamic and supportive leadership team accompanied with the leadership training packages to enable a long-term career at CGI.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

As the successful candidate you will have spent the majority of your career working for institutions and/or vendors in the Auto / Asset Finance or Financial Services sector focussing on translating and presenting relevant requirements to clients for successful proposals. You will follow industry trends and be driven by the opportunities to transform the Auto and Asset Finance sector.

Also, you will be a team player with a proactive, can-do attitude. You will have come from a technical background, most likely in software development and have experience of developing architectural solutions on a variety of initiatives from small proof of concepts to large enterprise deliveries.

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Skills:

·  Business Development
·  Service Design
·  Solutions Architecture

What you can expect from us:

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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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