About the role
Join a dynamic and engaging team that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and growth. The Associate role within our Technology Services Group is an exciting, transformative opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects across diverse industries, shaping the future of technology and digital transformation. If you’re passionate about problem-solving, collaboration, and emerging technology, this role is for you.
About Us
Optimus SBR is a leading management consulting firm and award-winning workplace where we help organizations get done what isn’t.
Our team of committed consultants takes swift action to deliver innovative, impactful results. As the largest independently owned Canadian management consulting firm, we are a place where people and culture come first. Our success is driven by attracting individuals who are insatiably Curious, Entrepreneurial Thinkers, Authentic, and Bold.
Our Awards and Recognitions:
- Best Workplaces™ in Canada National List 2026
- Best Workplaces™ with the Most Trusted Executive Team 2026
- Best Workplaces™ for Young Talent 2026
- Best Workplaces™ for Women 2026
- Best Workplaces™ in Professional Services 2025
- Globe and Mail – Canada's Top Growing Companies 2025
- Waterstone Human Capital - Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures™ 2025
Culture is Everything. Period.
That’s why we’ve been consistently rated one of the best places to work in North America – and are one of the fastest growing. As a firm that was built on culture, we value our people and their growth. Each of us embody the entrepreneurial spirit and have something unique to contribute to the fabric of our organization. From employee-championed committees to celebratory events and learning paths, these are just a few of the ways we cultivate a positive and engaging work environment.
What’s in It for You?
- Growth Opportunities: Build your career through sophisticated clients, impactful projects, and continuous learning.
- Diverse Workplace: Collaborate with a team of professionals from unique backgrounds, fostering innovation and excellence.
- Flexibility and Autonomy: Enjoy the freedom to take ownership of your work, bring creative ideas to market, and drive meaningful results.
- Leadership Development: Develop your skills through two-way mentorship and career progression opportunities
• Conduct research and analysis to assess business needs, technology capabilities, industry trends, and solution options.
• Gather, document, and validate business, functional, technical, and user requirements through interviews, workshops, and stakeholder consultations.
• Analyze current-state systems, processes, data flows, integrations, and operating models to identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Support the design of future-state processes, technology solutions, operating models, implementation roadmaps, and governance structures.
• Assist with technology selection activities, including market scans, vendor assessments, requirements evaluation, and solution comparisons.
• Develop clear and concise presentations, reports, process maps, requirements documents, business cases, and other client-ready deliverables.
• Support system implementation and transformation initiatives through planning, testing, data migration, change readiness, deployment, and post-implementation activities.
• Assist with project management activities, including work planning, status reporting, risk and issue tracking, decision logs, and action-item management.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to clarify needs, resolve issues, and maintain alignment throughout project delivery.
• Translate complex technical information into clear, practical insights for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support data analysis, reporting, and visualization activities to inform decision-making and measure project outcomes.
• Participate in client meetings, workshops, and working sessions, contributing ideas and documenting findings, decisions, and next steps.
• Contribute to internal methodologies, tools, knowledge assets, and continuous improvement initiatives within the Technology Services Group.
• Manage assigned work independently, meet project deadlines, and proactively communicate progress, risks, and required support.
• Contribute to the life and culture of Optimus SBR.
• Understanding of technology-enabled business transformation and the relationship between business needs, processes, data, people, and technology.
• Experience gathering and documenting business, functional, technical, or user requirements.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and develop practical recommendations.
• Ability to assess processes, systems, data, and stakeholder needs to identify improvement opportunities.
• Experience creating professional presentations, reports, process maps, requirements documents, or other client-ready deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated initiative, intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and willingness to learn new technologies and methodologies.
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach, with the confidence to contribute ideas and respectfully challenge assumptions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Visio, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, cloud platforms, enterprise systems, or project management applications is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, design thinking, systems development lifecycle, or change management methodologies is considered an asset.
• Ability to demonstrate the bold, entrepreneurial, hard-working, and client-focused behaviours that support Optimus SBR’s culture.
Interview recording & AI notetakers
During the interview process, we may use transcription or AI notetaking tools. To protect privacy, legal compliance, and interviewer/candidate experience, the use of these tools is not permitted without your prior consent. We will ask for your consent and if you wish to decline, handwritten notes are welcome.
Compensation: Salary range is $82,500-$90,000 CAD
Salary ranges are designed to be competitive. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, and experience and is subject to negotiation and subject to the candidate meeting the specific requirements or the role. Exceptional candidates may be considered above the top of the range, and pay can increase quickly for those who make a big impact in the role.
A Taste of Some of the Great Benefits at Optimus
Financial
- Annual Bonus
- Retirement savings through our Group RRSP program
- Company equity for Managers and above
- Maternity and Parental Leave with top up compensation
Flexibility
- Work in a Hybrid model (when client projects permit)
- 12 Optimus Days paid
Health
- Top-tier health benefits
- Life & disability insurance
- Health Spending Dollars
Skills Required
- 4+ years of relevant experience in technology consulting, business analysis, systems implementation, digital transformation, project delivery, data analysis, or related field.
- Related University Degree (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
- Experience gathering and documenting business, functional, technical, or user requirements.
- Understanding of technology-enabled business transformation and the relationship between business needs, processes, data, people, and technology.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
- Experience creating professional presentations, reports, process maps, requirements documents, or other client-ready deliverables.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to translate technical information for non-technical audiences.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities.
- Demonstrated initiative, intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and willingness to learn new technologies and methodologies.
- Collaborative and team-oriented approach with confidence to contribute ideas and challenge assumptions.
- Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Visio, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, cloud platforms, enterprise systems, or project management applications.
- Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, design thinking, systems development lifecycle, or change management methodologies.
- Post-graduate degree, MBA, or other relevant designations.
What We Do
Optimus SBR works with leading firms to get done what isn’t. We’re an independent consultancy with a long track-record of delivering game-changing results for clients in the Financial Services, Government & Broader Public Sector, Health Care, Social Sector, Transportation, Energy, Travel and other industries. We built our firm to be everything typical consultancies are not. While our team may come from diverse backgrounds and fields of specialty, we all share a passion for growing businesses — primarily yours, and by extension, ours. Our functional practice areas include strategy, process management, program & project management, data & analytics, technology consulting, human capital, change management, and learning & development. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.optimussbr.com/
