BUSINESS ADVISOR, BDC ADVISORY SERVICES (OPS EFFICIENCY & STRATEGY)

We are banking at another level. Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs. Choosing BDC as your employer also means: Flexible and competitive benefits , including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few    In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days , sick days as necessary , and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1 A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life Opportunities for learning , training and development , and much more...  Explore the BDC Way in our Culture Book POSITION OVERVIEW As a Business Advisor, Operations within BDC Advisory Services, you act as a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs and leadership teams seeking to improve operational performance, accelerate growth, and strengthen organizational capabilities. This position resides within Advisory Services and serves Canadian small and medium-sized businesses through advisory mandates. The successful candidate combines deep operational expertise with strong knowledge of the technologies that enable modern manufacturing, distribution, logistics, and service operations. They understand how business processes, management systems, operational technologies, data, automation, and artificial intelligence work together to improve productivity, scalability, decision-making, and business performance. The Business Advisor delivers both standard and customized consulting mandates, manages end-to-end project delivery, acts as a subject matter expert, supports solution development, and contributes to business development activities. The successful candidate understands the technologies driving modern operational performance, including ERP and operational management systems, industrial automation, robotics, smart manufacturing, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence. They can help entrepreneurs evaluate where these technologies create business value and develop practical roadmaps for adoption within SME environments. CHALLENGES TO BE MET Deliver operational excellence and business transformation mandates focused on: Business process optimization Operational performance improvement Manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and service operations Digital transformation, automation and technology adoption Data-driven decision making Process automation and artificial intelligence Organizational scalability and operational maturity Design and implement pragmatic, technology-enabled solutions adapted to…