Strategic Business Advisor (Vancouver)

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 focuses on business engagement, working with stakeholders to build clear insights into business processes, people, technology, and data to craft solutions strategically aligned with service line and corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

• Professionally engage with business units and diverse stakeholders—including executives, managers, subject‑matter experts, and end users—to identify, understand, and prioritize operational, tactical, and strategic needs.
• Conduct thorough analyses of business scenarios, examining interactions between people, processes, technology, and data.
• Define and architect strategic initiatives that align technology investments with business goals and technology strategy.
• Serve as a strategic advisor by providing expert advice, insights, recommendations, and guidance on leveraging technology to solve business problems.
• Work with business leaders to define success metrics, 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 to ensure they meet strategic business objectives.
• Provide ongoing support to regional or service‑line specific Commercial Technology Services Leads to optimize technology investments.
• Educate business units on technology benefits and best practices to foster a culture of technology‑driven innovation.

Qualifications

• 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 (MBA 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 such as commercial real estate or financial services, where technology impacts are notable.
• 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 are advantageous.

Location & Compensation

Hybrid Toronto / Hybrid Vancouver. Approximate salary range $121,500 to $135,000 CAD.

Benefits

Competitive benefits and compensation package, flexible benefits, and access to industry‑leading training and development programs.

EEO Statement

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.