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Crowe BGK

Comptabilité, consultation d'affaires et services financiers

Director of Software Technology and Innovation

Enterprise ApplicationsUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeWestmount, QC, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
  • Seven or more years of progressive experience in software, business systems, process improvement, technology transformation, product ownership, or program management, including at least three years in a leadership or enterprise-wide ownership role.
  • Proven success leading software evaluations, business cases, vendor selection, and implementation of firm-wide or enterprise SaaS solutions.
  • Hands-on experience with process mapping and redesign, requirements, testing, training, change management, and benefits realization.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the firm's multi-year application roadmap, software inventory, ownership model, and governance for selection, access, changes, integrations, renewals, and retirement.
  • Identify capability gaps, duplication, underused or unsupported tools, and emerging opportunities; advise the COFO, partners, and leadership on priorities, investments, trade-offs, standardization, and cost.
  • Analyze and redesign processes across client service and corporate functions, engaging stakeholders to address pain points, control gaps, rework, data issues, and unmet needs before automation.
  • Use data and feedback to prioritize high-value improvements and evaluate workflow, automation, analytics, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies with appropriate confidentiality, quality, controls, and human oversight.
  • Translate business needs into measurable functional, technical, data, security, integration, control, service, and user requirements; lead demonstrations, pilots, reference checks, scorecards, vendor due diligence, and objective comparison of risks and alternatives.
  • Prepare and present go/no-go business cases covering total cost of ownership, return on investment, timing, resources, change impact, training, risk mitigation, support, and exit costs; support commercial and contract negotiations.
  • Serve as the accountable business and technology sponsor, partnering with the assigned Project Manager to define scope, outcomes, budget, resources, governance, milestones, decision rights, risks, communications, and success measures.
  • Coordinate stakeholders and ensure process design, configuration, integrations, data conversion, testing, controls, training, cutover, support, readiness, stabilization, adoption, and benefits realization; escalate material gaps and maintain executive visibility.
  • Manage software budgets, licensing, utilization, renewals, vendors, contracts, service levels, portfolio metrics, rationalization, and decommissioning.
  • Partner with IT, cybersecurity, privacy, legal, and risk resources to govern integrations, data, access controls, business continuity, third-party risk, artificial intelligence, and automation.
  • Build trusted relationships with partners, leaders, staff, vendors, and service providers; lead assigned employees and cross-functional teams with clear accountability and a strong service orientation.
  • Lead communications, training, adoption, documentation, support, and application ownership; develop internal champions, contribute to the firm's business plan, and keep the COFO and stakeholders informed.
  • Own the software portfolio, application roadmap, governance standards, and leadership of the IT implementation and process teams within approved strategy and budgets; require appropriate business, security, privacy, integration, control, and implementation reviews as needed.
  • Recommend software selection, sequencing, renewal, expansion, consolidation, or retirement; pause or escalate unresolved concerns and remain accountable for recommendation quality, implementation governance, adoption, stabilization, and approved benefits.
  • Manage a current software inventory, clear ownership, disciplined governance, an approved roadmap, credible business cases, and controlled spending.
  • Deliver implementations with effective governance, readiness, controls, adoption, sustainable support, and realization of approved benefits.
  • Achieve measurable improvements in efficiency, capacity, quality, data reliability, employee and client experience, vendor performance, risk management, and stakeholder confidence.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in an accounting firm or other professional services environment, with an understanding of partner-led decisions, deadline-driven client service, confidentiality, and change across practice groups.

About the Company

Crowe BGK

Comptabilité, consultation d'affaires et services financiers

Crowe BGK provides professional accounting and business advisory services for individuals and businesses. As a mid-sized firm, it offers a full range of services while maintaining personalized, hands-on service. Its offerings include valuable advisory guidance, solutions, and measurable results across financial, business, and personal needs. The company differentiates itself by combining the breadth of a larger firm with the attentive service of a smaller one, focusing on client satisfaction. Its goal is to help clients stay efficient and competitive by delivering value-added advice and practical results.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1950

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