Strategic Business Advisor

Accelerate your success  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. We have 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.

• 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 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 continuous optimization of business processes, roles, technology, and data.
• 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.

• 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 solutions clearly to various audiences, both verbally and in writing, and to translate ideas 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 operational dimensions.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, multinational, multi‑service line environment, and able to adjust strategies as business conditions change.
• Certifications in strategic management, business analysis, or data management would be advantageous.

Location:

Hybrid Toronto / Hybrid Vancouver

Approximate Salary Range for Role: $121,500 to $135,000 CAD.

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.

• Innovative projects: work on cutting‑edge initiatives that shape our communities, drive 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 an 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 North American Diversity & Inclusion Program features eight employee resource…