Global Delivery & Offshore Leader

Putting people first, every day BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

BDO Canada is seeking a Global Delivery & Offshore leader to mature, and scale BDO's global delivery capability across India, Mauritius, LATAM, and future delivery centres. This role will establish a unified operating model that enables service lines to leverage global talent effectively while delivering enterprise-grade services to clients. The successful candidate will drive operational excellence, utilization, profitability, workforce planning, and continuous innovation across the offshore ecosystem. As BDO continues to move up-market, enterprise clients increasingly expect global delivery models, 24x7 support, follow-the-sun operations, AI-enabled delivery, and optimized delivery economics. This leader will build the capabilities required to meet those expectations while creating a competitive advantage for BDO.

Key Responsibilities

• Global Delivery Strategy

  Develop and execute BDO Canada's global delivery strategy aligned with Advisory growth objectives.

  Define the future-state operating model across India, Mauritius, LATAM, and future delivery centres.

  Establish consistent governance, policies, processes, and service standards across all locations.

  Develop a multi-year roadmap for expanding global delivery capabilities.

• Operating Model & Governance

  Standardize delivery methodologies, onboarding processes, quality standards, KPIs, and governance across delivery centres.

  Establish executive governance forums with business leaders and delivery centre leadership.

  Define capacity planning, workforce management, escalation, and performance management processes.

  Develop standardized reporting for utilization, productivity, quality, financial performance, and customer satisfaction.

• Service Line Partnership

  Partner with Advisory service line leaders to proactively understand future talent and delivery requirements.

  Build scalable offshore workforce plans aligned to business growth.

  Identify opportunities to offshore new capabilities and functions across Advisory.

  Act as the strategic advisor to practice leaders on global delivery models.

• Global Delivery Model Design and implement repeatable global delivery models that combine

  Onshore consulting

  Offshore delivery

  Nearshore delivery

  AI-enabled automation

  Managed services

  Develop “follow-the-sun” operating models supporting enterprise customers.

  Establish best practices for transitioning work between global teams.

  Improve collaboration between onshore and offshore resources.

• Delivery Excellence & Productivity

  Drive continuous improvement across offshore delivery.

  Improve delivery efficiency, quality, and predictability.

  Establish productivity benchmarks across service lines.

  Lead initiatives aimed at achieving near 1:1 productivity compared to onshore delivery where appropriate.

  Identify and eliminate operational bottlenecks impacting delivery.

• Financial Performance

  Own overall utilization and profitability of the offshore program.

  Optimize resource mix across locations.

  Improve offshore leverage ratios.

  Monitor financial performance against targets.

  Develop business cases for expansion into new delivery centres.

• Innovation & Value Creation

  Create structured innovation programs for non-billable capacity.

  Develop industry accelerators, reusable assets, AI capabilities, and intellectual property.

  Partner with service lines to develop delivery automation.

  Promote knowledge sharing and cross-centre collaboration.

• Talent Strategy

  Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition on workforce planning.

  Develop career paths for offshore professionals.

  Improve employee engagement and retention.

  Establish leadership development programs across delivery centres.

  Build a high-performance culture with consistent expectations globally.

• Technology & AI Enablement Champion

  AI-enabled delivery across the offshore ecosystem.

  Identify opportunities for automation, copilots, knowledge management, and intelligent service delivery.

  Standardize delivery tooling across centres.

  Improve operational visibility through dashboards and analytics

• Client Experience

  Ensure offshore delivery consistently meets enterprise client expectations.

  Improve delivery quality, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction.

  Support major pursuits by designing scalable global delivery solutions.

  Participate in executive client discussions regarding global delivery strategies.

• Continuous Improvement

  Establish a culture focused on Lean, continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence.

  Measure and improve: Quality Speed Productivity Customer satisfaction Employee engagement Financial performance

How do we define success for your role?

You demonstrate BDO Canada's core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration

You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high-quality work

You identify, recommend, and is focused on effective service delivery to your clients

You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent

You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace

You grow your expertise through learning and professional development

Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience building, scaling, or transforming offshore or global delivery organizations within consulting, professional services, IT services, or managed services. Experience leading multi-country delivery centres.

• Strong understanding of global delivery operating models.

• Demonstrated success improving utilization, profitability, and delivery performance.

• Experience implementing governance frameworks and operational standards.

• Strong workforce planning and resource management experience.

• Experience supporting enterprise clients with global delivery models.

• Understanding of AI, automation, and modern service delivery capabilities.

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience collaborating across business units and influencing senior leaders without direct authority.

Why BDO?

We’re thrilled to have earned a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences. 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 in the following ways: We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada. We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development. We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community. 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. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter:

• We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution.
• We provide comprehensive benefits from day one, and a flexible personal time off policy.
• We’re committed to supporting your overall wellbeing and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: 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.

Flexibility:

All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place. Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

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