CGI's Payroll Services Centre (PSC) delivers integrated cloud based solutions that simplify payroll and human capital management. We take pride in our professionals and the trusted relationships we build with our clients. Every day, more than 700 CGI professionals contribute to the success of over 70,000 Canadian organizations by delivering reliable, secure, and innovative solutions.

As part of our continued growth and digital transformation, the Payroll Services Centre is evolving its organization to accelerate innovation, strengthen execution capabilities, and support its long term growth strategy.

We are seeking a Vice President – Products, Technology, Data & Innovation, an executive leader who will own our digital strategy by bringing together product management, technology platforms, data, and artificial intelligence to drive business growth. Reporting as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this individual will play a pivotal role in shaping the evolution of our solutions, digital platforms, and innovation capabilities while leading an organization of more than 150 employees and overseeing the overall budget for the division.

Your future duties and responsibilities

As Vice President – Products, Technology, Data & Innovation, you will be responsible for defining and executing the strategy for our products, digital platforms, data, and artificial intelligence capabilities.

You will align business priorities, product strategy, technology, and operations to accelerate product development and commercialization, improve organizational performance, and support the execution of our growth strategy.

Leading multidisciplinary teams, you will develop and drive an integrated vision that accelerates the digital transformation of the Payroll Services Centre while maximizing the value of our technology investments.

Key Responsibilities :

- Define the strategic vision and roadmap for products, digital platforms, data, and artificial intelligence.
- Ensure the continuous evolution of technology platforms to support business priorities, growth, and customer experience.
- Translate business needs into innovative digital capabilities that create value for customers and operations.
- Lead the digital transformation portfolio and recommend strategic investment priorities.
- Establish governance for products, platforms, data, and technology to ensure consistent, integrated decision making.
- Develop a data and AI strategy that enhances service delivery, operational performance, and decision making.
- Lead, coach,



and develop multidisciplinary teams composed of leaders in product management, software development, architecture, data, artificial intelligence, and innovation.
- Partner closely with executive leadership, business teams, operations, and technology partners to ensure alignment between strategic priorities and execution.
- Represent the Payroll Services Centre with CGI internal stakeholders on technology platforms, digital initiatives, and investment decisions.

Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and value delivery.

The Profile We're Looking For

You are a strategic and collaborative executive recognized for your ability to translate business vision into measurable results. You excel at building bridges between business, technology, and operations and have a proven ability to unite multidisciplinary teams around shared objectives.

You thrive in complex environments where decisions require balancing innovation, operational excellence, governance, and value creation.

Above all, you are an inspiring, results oriented leader with the ability to influence at the highest levels of the organization.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 15 years of leadership experience, including several years in executive leadership roles.
- Proven experience leading digital products, technology platforms, or large scale transformation programs, ideally within a SaaS environment.
- Significant experience in a SaaS business, considered a strong asset for this role.
- Solid understanding of contemporary technologies, digital architectures, data, and artificial intelligence.
- Experience overseeing investment portfolios and enterprise transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated success leading senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams.
- Exceptional communication, influence, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Bilingual in English and French.
- Experience in payroll, human capital management (HCM), or a related industry is considered an asset, as it provides valuable insight into the business and customer environment.

Why Join CGI's Payroll Services Centre?





By joining our executive leadership team, you will have the opportunity to:

- Directly influence the performance of one of Canada's leading payroll and human capital management solution providers.
- Play a key leadership role in the digital transformation and evolution of our technology platforms.
- Contribute to the development of innovative solutions that support tens of thousands of Canadian businesses.
- Collaborate with a highly engaged executive leadership team committed to delivering value.
- Grow your career in an environment where innovation, collaboration, operational excellence, and talent development are at the core of everything we do.

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-chance 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.

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

📌 Vice President – Products, Technology, Data & Innovation (Canada)
🏢 CGI
📍 Canada