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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 peoplefirst culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth. Your Opportunity BDO Canada is looking for a ServiceNow Solution Architect to join our growing team, with the ability to work from anywhere in Canada. This is a new role in the team. The ServiceNow Solution Architect is a senior, clientfacing leader responsible for designing, delivering, and scaling ServiceNow solutions that drive measurable business and operational outcomes. This role is foundational to BDOs ServiceNow practice and will serve as the technical and functional anchor around which a broader delivery team is built. To be successful, you will have deep platform expertise, architectural rigor, business acumen, and leadership , with a strong focus on ITSM and CSM as core foundations, and the ability to expand into additional ServiceNow workflows over time. Key accountabilities and responsibilities Practice & Architecture Leadership Act as the lead ServiceNow architect for BDO Canada engagements, establishing solution architecture standards, design patterns, and leading practices across implementations and managed services. Lead the architectural strategy for BDO Canadas ServiceNow migration, ensuring scalable, secure, and futureready platform design. Design and deliver ServiceNow solutions aligned to longterm platform health, enterprise standards, and ServiceNow leading practices. Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives, supporting roadmap development, platform governance, and change management considerations. AI, Automation & Operational Efficiency Identify and design opportunities to leverage ServiceNow AI, automation, and workflow optimization (e.g., Virtual Agent, predictive intelligence, flow automation) to improve service efficiency and customer experience. Partner with clients to translate operational challenges into automated, datadriven ServiceNow solutions. Contribute thought leadership on how AIenabled service operations can support modern managed services models. PreSales, Estimation & Market Growth Support presales activities including solutioning, scoping workshops, estimation, and proposal development in partnership with Sales and Advisory teams. Lead solution architecture discussions during sales cycles, articulating value, tradeoffs, risks, and implementation approach to both technical and executive audiences. Contribute to win strategies, value propositions, and differentiation for ServiceNow opportunities in the market. Delivery Leadership Act as a lead member of delivery teams, providing architectural oversight and handson leadership to ensure successful customer outcomes. Guide delivery teams through complex design decisions, integrations, and platform configuration challenges. Promote continuous improvement across delivery methodologies, accelerators, and reusable assets. Team Enablement & Capability Building Mentor, coach, and enable other members of the ServiceNow delivery team, helping to grow internal capability and consistency. Lead internal enablement activities such as office hours, workshops, webinars, and playbooks for advisory, delivery, and gotomarket teams. Contribute to the development of a scalable ServiceNow delivery model, including standards, templates, and best practices. Success Criteria You demonstrate BDO Canada''''s core values through all aspects of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration. You understand your clients industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering highquality work. You identify, recommend, and focus on effective service delivery to your clients. You share an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and 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. Your Experience and Education 8+ years of professional services, consulting or enterprise IT experience. Demonstrated experience designing and delivering ServiceNow ITSM and CSM solutions. Strong experience leading solution architecture, estimation, and clientfacing workshops. Proven ability to influence and consult with senior leaders, translating business needs into actionable solution designs. Experience working across complex stakeholder groups, including technical and nontechnical audiences. Strong analytical and problemsolving skills, with the ability to independently drive initiatives to resolution. Demonstrated experience leveraging or integrating AI and automation into service operations, workflows, or decisionmaking processes. Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to develop visually rich, professional solution designs for executive and technical audiences. Ability to build trust quickly and engage effectively in both remote and inperson environments. ServiceNow Certifications Required: Certified System Administrator (CSA) Minimum of two (2) relevant Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS) certifications (e.g., ITSM, CSM) Preferred: Certified Technical Architect (CTA) required or must be achieved within 12 months The expected range of compensation for this role is $97,000 - $147,000 annually. Why BDO? Our peoplefirst approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canadas Top 100 Employers for 2026. This recognition is a milestone were thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences. 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. 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 flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle. Everyone Counts We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. 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. Its about creating work experiences that meet everyones needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role. Code of Conduct Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public. BDO may use artificial intelligence enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process. While these tools assist our teams, our use of AI does not replace human decision making, and all employmentrelated outcomes are made by BDO personnel. 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