Key Skills

Job Description

Functiebeschrijving As Director Consulting Services you take end-to-end responsibility for clients, delivery, and operations within our Space unit. You lead and grow your own business, combining commercial leadership, delivery excellence, and team development. In doing so, you contribute to a fast-growing domain with strong societal impact. Your role in the team As Director Consulting Services, you are responsible for growing and managing your own portfolio of clients. You combine business development, account leadership, delivery and people leadership to create long-term value for both our clients and CGI. Driving commercial growth is a key priority. You build and expand relationships with existing clients and develop new business opportunities. You understand client challenges, translate them into opportunities, and mobilize CGI's expertise to deliver innovative solutions. You are actively involved throughout the project lifecycle, from identifying opportunities and shaping client engagements to developing proposals, leading bids, negotiating contracts, and ensuring successful project delivery. In this role, you: Lead a team of approximately 12 - 20 consultants and support their growth and development; Are accountable for client satisfaction, successful project delivery, revenue, margin, and billability; Develop and execute account growth strategies for existing and prospective clients; Collaborate closely with CGI experts across Europe to bring the best capabilities to our clients; Represent CGI within the space sector and actively expand your professional network. How You Strengthen Our Team We are looking for a commercial builder who combines business with a passion for technology. We are looking for someone with: A proven track record in creating, developing, and winning new business within IT, engineering, consulting, or technology-driven environments; Experience in growing strategic client relationships and expanding accounts; Experience in leading proposals, bids, RFIs, and RFPs; An entrepreneurial mindset, ownership, and strong execution capabilities; A bachelor's or master's degree and fluent English language skills, Dutch language skills are a plus. Holds citizenship of an EU Member State and is willing to undergo a personal security screening. Your working environment CGI is one of the world's largest international IT companies. Together with our clients, our people keep the Netherlands running. With thousands of colleagues worldwide we work in self-managing teams. As a result, we know our business and its challenges and we connect this to our IT expertise. AI & Futureproof At CGI, we continuously assess the impact of new technologies on our services and the solutions we develop for our clients. Developments in AI and automation are also playing an increasingly important role. Within this role, you will work in a highly technical environment where automation, advanced testing and continuous innovation contribute to the reliability and security of Europe's future space infrastructure. Why CGI? CGI is one of the world's largest IT and business consulting companies. Our people help keep the Netherlands running. Government agencies, financial institutions, aerospace organisations, infrastructure providers, and companies in the energy, transport and manufacturing sectors rely on CGI every day. We work on meaningful projects that impact the daily lives of millions of people. Our local presence is strengthened by global industry expertise, an extensive ecosystem and colleagues located around the world. We are proud of the impactful projects we deliver together with our colleagues and clients. At CGI, we highly value diversity and inclusion, as this not only strengthens collaboration but often leads to better results. We look forward to your contribution to our team! You will work in small, self-managing teams consisting of experts in your field. At CGI, we combine challenging projects with excellent employment conditions: A permanent employment contract from day one; A competitive salary aligned with your experience and seniority; 8.33% holiday allowance; Bonus and profit-sharing scheme; 20 statutory and 5 additional vacation days (based on full-time employment); Lease car budget / mobility budget; NS Business Card; Annual training budget and access to the CGI Academy; Bicycle scheme through CGI; The opportunity to invest up to 3% of your salary in CGI shares, with CGI matching your investment; An allowance when participating in CGI’s collective health insurance plan; €40 net monthly home working allowance; Excellent pension scheme; Hybrid working. Join our team of experts and apply now! Questions about the position? Ask to Bas van der Hoeven, SVPCS via [email protected]. For more information about the application procedure, please contact our Recruitment Business Partner Ferhun Dogan via via [email protected] of 06-11484743. We do not work with external recruitment agencies. Acquisition is therefore not appreciated. Taken en verantwoordelijkheden Criteria Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. In 1976 opgericht als een familiebedrijf, is CGI vandaag de dag een van de grootste onafhankelijke zakelijke en ICT-dienstverleners ter wereld. Bij ons draait het om ownership, teamwork en respect. Je krijgt de ruimte om al je talenten volledig te ontplooien. Vanaf je eerste werkdag ben je mede-eigenaar van CGI. We profiteren samen van ons succes en je krijgt de kans én verantwoordelijkheid om actief bij te dragen aan de koers en strategie van ons bedrijf. Jouw inzet voegt waarde toe. Je werkt aan innovatieve oplossingen en bouwt aan je netwerk van collega's en klanten. Je hebt toegang tot wereldwijde kansen om je ideeën te realiseren, mogelijkheden te benutten en te profiteren van onze kennis van de industrie en technologische expertise. Ontdek bij ons de mogelijkheden voor jouw persoonlijke ontwikkeling en zet de volgende stap in je carrière. Hier staat jouw succes centraal!

Core Responsibilities

Lead and grow a portfolio of space-sector clients, driving business development, account growth, proposals, bids, and contract negotiations. Lead a team of approximately 12–20 consultants and oversee client satisfaction, project delivery, revenue, margin, and billability.

Requirements

Candidates should have a proven record of winning new business and growing strategic client relationships in IT, engineering, consulting, or technology-driven environments, along with experience leading proposals, bids, RFIs, and RFPs. A bachelor's or master's degree, fluent English, EU Member State citizenship, and willingness to undergo personal security screening are required; Dutch is an advantage.

Benefits

• Permanent Employment Contract
• Competitive Salary
• Holiday Allowance
• Bonus and Profit-Sharing Scheme
• Vacation Days
• Lease Car or Mobility Budget
• Public Transport Business Card
• Annual Training Budget
• Access to the CGI Academy
• Bicycle Scheme
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Health Insurance Allowance
• Home Working Allowance
• Pension Scheme
• Hybrid Working