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About the Role
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is responsible for establishing and executing the firm's enterprise technology strategy, ensuring technology capabilities enable business growth, operational excellence, security, and an exceptional people experience. This role partners closely with leadership to align technology investments and services with strategic priorities, leading enterprise technology operations, architecture, infrastructure, end-user technology services, cybersecurity enablement, vendor partnerships, and workforce planning.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a multi-year enterprise technology strategy, roadmaps, investment priorities, and operating plans aligned with firm priorities and business objectives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team, Managing Partners, and business leaders, translating business priorities into practical technology initiatives with measurable outcomes and clear value realization.
- Anticipate emerging technology trends and assess opportunities to leverage AI, automation, cloud, and modern workplace capabilities to improve productivity, employee experience, and business performance.
- Communicate technology strategy, risks, investments, and outcomes in clear business terms and represent technology leadership in executive forums, governance committees, and strategic planning discussions.
- Provide senior technical leadership across enterprise architecture, infrastructure, applications, integration, identity, data, cloud, and solution architecture, establishing standards and decision frameworks that support secure, scalable, resilient, and maintainable solutions.
- Lead technical trade-off and investment discussions across modernization, build-versus-buy decisions, platform consolidation, integration patterns, technical debt, resiliency, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership.
- Guide the evolution of cloud and hybrid platforms, enterprise integration, data platforms, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities in partnership with data, AI, security, and business leaders.
- Drive modernization of infrastructure, networks, identity and access management, endpoint and collaboration platforms, monitoring, and operational tooling, supported by disciplined delivery practices such as DevSecOps, automation, observability, and continuous improvement.
- Translate complex technical issues into clear business choices, risks, investment implications, and recommended actions for senior stakeholders.
- Provide strategic oversight of enterprise technology operations, infrastructure, end-user services, service management, and the modern workplace, ensuring reliable, scalable, resilient, and productive technology experiences.
- Establish service standards, operating metrics, and performance expectations, using employee feedback and service insights to continuously improve the technology experience.
- Lead business continuity, disaster recovery, operational resiliency, and technology adoption efforts while balancing user experience, accessibility, security, scalability, and cost effectiveness.
- Partner closely with Information Security leadership to maintain a strong enterprise security posture while enabling business agility, ensuring technology operates within established security, privacy, risk, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Establish and maintain effective technology governance, architecture standards, policies, controls, and risk-management practices that are measurable, auditable, and aligned with enterprise risk appetite.
- Develop and manage the enterprise technology budget and strategic vendor portfolio, overseeing sourcing, contract negotiations, performance, and investment decisions to maximize business value, service quality, and cost effectiveness.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing technology organization focused on service excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Attract, develop, retain, and succession-plan technology talent capable of supporting current and future business needs, partnering with Human Resources on workforce planning, career development, and organizational effectiveness.
- Foster an inclusive, learning-oriented culture where people are empowered to grow, collaborate, challenge thinking, and deliver meaningful outcomes.
Requirements
- Forward-thinking, people-focused technology executive with significant experience leading enterprise technology functions within large, complex organizations.
- Proven track record developing and executing enterprise technology strategies and leading significant modernization, transformation, operating model evolution, and organizational change.
- Practical technical fluency across enterprise architecture, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, data platforms, integration, automation, identity and access management, service management, and modern workplace technologies.
- Understanding of how AI, automation, cloud, cybersecurity, and emerging digital capabilities can be applied responsibly to improve productivity, resilience, service quality, and employee experience.
- Exceptional communicator and business partner who can influence C-suite executives and senior leaders, translate complex technology decisions into clear business implications, and align investments to organizational priorities and measurable outcomes.
- Significant experience managing enterprise technology investments, budgets, strategic vendors, service performance, risk, governance, and operational resilience.
- Strong leadership, talent development, and coaching capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to build inclusive, high-performing technology teams.
- Familiarity with recognized technology, architecture, security, and service-management frameworks such as ITIL 4, COBIT, TOGAF, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, Zero Trust, Agile, DevSecOps, SRE, FinOps, and cloud well-architected practices.
- Experience within professional services, consulting, or a similarly complex, relationship-driven organization is considered a strong asset.
Skills
- Enterprise Technology Strategy
- Business Partnership
- Technology Architecture
- Platforms & Modernization
- Technology Operations
- Digital Workplace
- Resilience
- Security
- Risk Management
- Governance
- Investment Management
- People & Organizational Leadership
- AI
- Automation
- Cloud Computing
- Cybersecurity
- Data Platforms
- Integration
- Identity and Access Management
- Service Management
- Modern Workplace Technologies
- ITIL 4
- COBIT
- TOGAF
- NIST CSF
- ISO 27001
- CIS Controls
- Zero Trust
- Agile
- DevSecOps
- SRE
- FinOps
- Cloud Well-Architected Practices
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Executive
- Senior
Education Level
- University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
- Advanced degree or relevant executive technology certification is considered an asset.
Benefits
- Competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution.
- Comprehensive benefits from day one.
- Flexible personal time off policy.
- Reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.
- Opportunities for learning and development.
- Support for achieving personal goals outside of the office.
- Opportunity to contribute to community initiatives.
- Support for local and national charity initiatives.
About the Company
- BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients.
- BDO offers an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.
- Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026.
- At BDO, our people experience is guided by three core pillars—Do work with genuine care, Do what matters with purpose, and Do what’s next - shaping how we support our people, serve our clients, and grow together.
- Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful.
- We foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas are valued, and you can do your best work with genuine care and purpose.
- We encourage innovation and forward thinking, empowering you to embrace what’s next and help shape the future of our firm.
- Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives.
- BDO may use artificial intelligence enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to creating a workplace where employees can participate fully, contribute meaningfully and succeed without barriers.
- We are dedicated to fostering a workplace defined by respect, fairness, and a true sense of belonging for everyone.
- We recognize and celebrate the unique experiences, identities, and perspectives that each of us bring – and that these experiences strengthen how we work together.
- Our commitment extends to ensuring that our application process is both inclusive and accessible.
- If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.