Managing Consultant - Intelligent Automation & Process Excellence

In this role, you will lead complex client engagements spanning process excellence, operational transformation, AI and intelligent automation. You'll take end-to-end ownership from discovery and opportunity identification through solution design, proof of concept, implementation and benefits realisation. Working as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, you'll translate business challenges into practical, commercially focused solutions that improve efficiency, reduce cost and enhance service performance. You'll also help grow CGI's intelligent automation capability by developing reusable approaches, standards and accelerators and by coaching colleagues. Supported by multidisciplinary consulting, engineering and analytics teams, you'll have the scope to explore new approaches, turn innovative ideas into scalable solutions and strengthen CGI's position as a trusted transformation partner. Lead & Transform: Own complex process excellence, AI and intelligent automation engagements, delivering measurable client outcomes. Discover & Optimise: Diagnose operational inefficiencies through process discovery, modelling, value-stream analysis and operational assessment. Design & Deliver: Create future-state processes, operating models and scalable automation solutions aligned to business needs. Innovate & Scale: Lead automation and AI proofs of concept and develop clear pathways into production and enterprise-scale adoption. Govern & Realise Value: Manage scope, resources, dependencies, risks, testing, deployment and benefits realisation across complex workstreams. Advise & Influence: Build trusted relationships with executives and transformation sponsors, presenting compelling recommendations and business cases. Develop & Accelerate: Create reusable frameworks, methodologies, templates and accelerators that improve delivery quality and scalability. Collaborate & Integrate: Work across consulting, engineering, analytics and client teams to ensure solutions integrate effectively into operations. Coach & Enable: Mentor consultants and Business Analysts, share expertise and contribute to communities of practice and capability development. Grow & Evolve: Support automation-led opportunities, client expansion and the continued development of CGI's transformation proposition., Salary, remote work... Define all the criteria that are important to you.

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    You will bring significant consulting or enterprise transformation experience alongside practical expertise in process excellence, AI and intelligent automation. You should be comfortable owning complex engagements, advising senior executives and translating strategic objectives into solutions that can be implemented and scaled. You'll combine commercial awareness and strong delivery leadership with a collaborative approach, while being confident exploring emerging technologies and supporting others to develop their capabilities. Extensive experience in process excellence, operational transformation, AI, intelligent automation or related consulting and delivery roles. Proven delivery leadership: Experience leading medium-to-large transformation, optimisation or automation engagements end to end. Executive stakeholder management: Strong experience operating with C-suite stakeholders, senior sponsors and leadership teams. Process excellence expertise: Strong knowledge of process improvement, Lean/continuous improvement, process modelling, value-stream analysis, KPIs and operating-model design. Intelligent automation capability: Practical understanding of RPA, workflow automation, low-code/no-code solutions, process/task mining and AI-assisted automation. AI and automation delivery: Proven experience designing, implementing or scaling AI and intelligent automation solutions, including PoCs. Delivery management: Experience managing plans, resources, estimates, dependencies, risks, testing, deployment, governance and benefits realisation. Technology awareness: Experience with platforms such as UiPath, Microsoft Power Platform, process discovery/modelling tools, GenAI tooling, AWS Bedrock or SaaS platforms is desirable. Consulting capability: Strong communication, facilitation, commercial awareness and the ability to translate complex challenges into clear recommendations. People development: Proven ability to coach and mentor colleagues, share knowledge and help build sustainable consulting and delivery capability.Working environment Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.

    At CGI, you'll lead transformation that turns process excellence, AI and intelligent automation into measurable business outcomes for our clients. As a Managing Consultant, you'll take ownership of complex engagements from discovery through to implementation and value realisation, helping organisations improve efficiency, reduce costs and transform services. You'll have the freedom to shape creative, commercially focused solutions, progressing ideas and proofs of concept into scalable capabilities that make a lasting difference. Working alongside CGI's consulting, engineering and analytics experts, you'll influence senior stakeholders, strengthen our automation capability and help shape the future of AI-enabled transformation. You'll join a collaborative environment where your expertise is valued, your ideas can become reality and you're supported to grow your impact., 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. 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. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.Discover CGI London, England, United Kingdom > 1000 employees IT services We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients' businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you'll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other. Benefits: - Insurance coverage - Medical benefits - Pension plan - Member Assistant Programme - Check4Cancer - Flexible time off - Share Purchase Plan - Member discounts - Dental benefits - Vision benefits - Profit Participation Plan - Health and Wellbeing Programme

    CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner 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. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
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