Accelerate your success at Colliers.
Why Colliers?
As one of Canada’s leading commercial real estate services firms, we are driven by our mission to accelerate success for our people, clients, and communities.
A career at Colliers gives you the opportunity to make an impact, advance your career, and collaborate with top-tier talent. Don’t just take our word for it – we’ve been recognized as a top employer on a number of prestigious lists, including Best Workplaces in Canada, Best Workplaces for Women, Best Workplaces with Most Trusted Executive Teams, among others.
Accelerate your success at Colliers.
Toronto, ON / Vancouver, BC
Why Colliers?
As one of Canada’s leading commercial real estate services firms, we are driven by our mission to accelerate success for our people, clients, and communities. A career at Colliers gives you the opportunity to make an impact, advance your career, and collaborate with top-tier talent. Don’t just take our word for it – we’ve been recognized as a top employer on a number of prestigious lists, including 2024’s Best Workplaces in Canada, Best Workplaces with Most Trusted Executive Teams, and Best Workplaces for Inclusion, among others.
About the role:
The Strategic Business Advisor is responsible for engaging business units to understand their challenges and priorities and develop technology-led investments and initiatives that deliver tangible business value. This role is focused on business engagement, working with stakeholders to build clear insights into business processes, people and roles, technology, and data to craft solutions that are strategically aligned with service line and corporate objectives. By leveraging a deep understanding of how technology can enhance business outcomes, this role will ensure business solutions align with Colliers’ broader technology best practices and preferred platforms, while ensuring business units are properly supported with technology roadmaps that meet their unique business needs.
Professionally engage with business units and their diverse group of stakeholders including executives, managers, subject matter experts, and end users, to identify, understand, and prioritize their operational, tactical, and strategic needs and challenges.
Conduct thorough analyses of business scenarios, examining the roles and interactions between people, processes, technology, and data.
Define and architect strategic initiatives that align technology investments with business goals and technology strategy, ensuring a direct correlation between technology solutions and business outcomes
Serve as a strategic advisor, providing expert advice, insights, recommendations, and guidance on how technology can be leveraged to solve business problems
Work with business leaders to define metrics for success, monitor project progress, and report on the impact of initiatives in terms of business value.
Lead or support change management efforts to ensure smooth adoption of new processes or technologies by business units.
Oversee and guide small to medium projects ensuring they meet strategic business objectives
Ensure the application of business processes, roles, technology, and data are continuously optimized.
Provide ongoing support to regional or service line specific Commercial Technology Services Leads to help optimize technology investments.
Educate business units on technology benefits and best practices to foster a culture of technology-driven innovation.
What you bring:
At least 5 years in a strategic advisory or business analysis role with a focus on technology integration in business strategies.
Bachelor’s degree in business, IT, Management, or related fields. An MBA would be advantageous.
Deep insight into business operations, strategy, and process optimization including the interplay between people, processes, technology, and data.
Excellent communication skills to explain complex, multifaceted solutions clearly to various audiences both verbally and in writing. Ability to translate ideas and concepts into diagrams and other visual aids
Strong analytical capabilities to dissect business problems and identify underlying issues and opportunities.
Proven track record in building and maintaining relationships across various levels of an organization
Experience in industries like commercial real estate or financial services, where technology impacts are notable across various operational dimensions.
Comfortable working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, multinational, multi-service line environment, able to adjust strategies as business conditions change.
Certifications in strategic management, business analysis, or data management would be advantageous.
Pursuant to the laws regarding job postings where the position is, Colliers disclosing the following information:
Area/Location Specific: Hybrid Toronto / Hybrid Vancouver
Approximate Salary Range for Role: $121,500 to $135,000 CAD.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.
Colliers does not use AI-enabled tools to sort or decline applications. All decisions are made by our talent acquisition team.
Apply now:
Ready to make an impact and take the next step in your career journey? Join us by applying directly through LinkedIn or visit www.collierscanada.com/careers.
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What we offer:
Innovative projects: Work on cutting-edge initiatives that shape our communities, drive our growth, and make a tangible impact.
Career growth: Advance your career and achieve your goals with industry-leading training and development programs.
Competitive benefits & compensation: Enjoy a comprehensive and flexible benefits package along with competitive compensation that rewards your contributions and supports your well-being.
Collaborative culture: Join our enterprising team where innovation thrives, collaboration is key, and our people are empowered to be their authentic selves and do their best work.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Our robust North American Diversity & Inclusion Program features eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), where you can connect, learn, and contribute to a diverse and supportive community. Learn more: https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca/careers/diversity-and-inclusion
Global network: Join a global team of 24,000 professionals across 70 countries, where you'll expand your network and learn from experts in a dynamic international community. Accelerate your career and enhance your expertise as you connect and collaborate with top talent around the world.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
Direct applicants only please, no agencies.
Colliers is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. Colliers encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team by email at [email protected].
