Who We Are Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive. What You'll Do The Global Risk Security Architect Expert Director is a strategic leader responsible for defining and implementing BCG's enterprise security architecture. This role ensures the protection of data, intellectual property, and client assets by designing secure, scalable, and resilient systems that align with the firm's business goals and security standards. The architect leads efforts to integrate security into every stage of IT systems development, ensuring alignment with agile practices, emerging technologies, and zero-trust principles. By leveraging robust governance and cross-functional collaboration, the architect ensures secure innovation, operational resilience, and effective risk management. Key responsibilities include: Security Architecture Leadership: Define and enforce secure engineering practices and frameworks, including reusable reference architectures and secure-by-design standards Develop and maintain security blueprints aligned with Agile/DevSecOps methodologies Ensure security is embedded in all IT projects, including secure code reviews, vulnerability testing, and automated CI/CD pipeline integration Emerging Technology Integration: Drive the adoption of advanced technologies, including zero-trust architectures, secure APIs, and cryptographic solutions Leverage AI/ML, containerization, and cloud-native security practices to enhance enterprise defenses Continuous Improvement: Use insights from incident analysis, threat intelligence, and testing outcomes to refine and enhance security architectures Collaborate with operational teams to integrate feedback loops that ensure continuous alignment with evolving threats Governance and Collaboration: Partner with Security Operations, Incident Response, and Risk Management teams to ensure comprehensive security integration Facilitate enterprise-wide adherence to regulatory, industry, and internal standards, including ISO 27001 and NIST YOU'RE GOOD AT Strategic Vision: Translating complex business strategies into secure, scalable, and actionable architectures. Technical Expertise: Leveraging modern frameworks and technologies, including zero-trust, DevSecOps, and cryptography, to protect enterprise systems. Collaboration: Partnering effectively across geographies and functions to achieve security goals. Problem Solving: Driving innovative solutions for emerging threats and architectural challenges. Mentorship: Leading and inspiring teams while fostering an enterprise-wide culture of architectural excellence. What You'll Bring Education: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent). Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in information security, with strong expertise in enterprise security architecture Proven experience in cloud security, zero-trust architecture, API security, and DevSecOps pipelines Experience creating reusable security reference architectures, integrating security into Agile/DevSecOps methodologies, and driving consistency in security frameworks Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience designing secure architectures for hybrid cloud environments Deep understanding of zero-trust frameworks, secure-by-design standards, and agile methodologies Familiarity with automation tools and secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices Who You'll Work With You will collaborate within a fast-paced, intellectually challenging, and service-oriented environment. Working alongside internal IT, business leaders, and consultants, you will be an integral part of BCG's Information Security Risk Management team. By partnering with technical and operational teams globally, you will drive the firm's security strategies, enabling secure innovation and digital transformation. Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
Feb 11, 2025
Full time
Who We Are Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive. What You'll Do The Global Risk Security Architect Expert Director is a strategic leader responsible for defining and implementing BCG's enterprise security architecture. This role ensures the protection of data, intellectual property, and client assets by designing secure, scalable, and resilient systems that align with the firm's business goals and security standards. The architect leads efforts to integrate security into every stage of IT systems development, ensuring alignment with agile practices, emerging technologies, and zero-trust principles. By leveraging robust governance and cross-functional collaboration, the architect ensures secure innovation, operational resilience, and effective risk management. Key responsibilities include: Security Architecture Leadership: Define and enforce secure engineering practices and frameworks, including reusable reference architectures and secure-by-design standards Develop and maintain security blueprints aligned with Agile/DevSecOps methodologies Ensure security is embedded in all IT projects, including secure code reviews, vulnerability testing, and automated CI/CD pipeline integration Emerging Technology Integration: Drive the adoption of advanced technologies, including zero-trust architectures, secure APIs, and cryptographic solutions Leverage AI/ML, containerization, and cloud-native security practices to enhance enterprise defenses Continuous Improvement: Use insights from incident analysis, threat intelligence, and testing outcomes to refine and enhance security architectures Collaborate with operational teams to integrate feedback loops that ensure continuous alignment with evolving threats Governance and Collaboration: Partner with Security Operations, Incident Response, and Risk Management teams to ensure comprehensive security integration Facilitate enterprise-wide adherence to regulatory, industry, and internal standards, including ISO 27001 and NIST YOU'RE GOOD AT Strategic Vision: Translating complex business strategies into secure, scalable, and actionable architectures. Technical Expertise: Leveraging modern frameworks and technologies, including zero-trust, DevSecOps, and cryptography, to protect enterprise systems. Collaboration: Partnering effectively across geographies and functions to achieve security goals. Problem Solving: Driving innovative solutions for emerging threats and architectural challenges. Mentorship: Leading and inspiring teams while fostering an enterprise-wide culture of architectural excellence. What You'll Bring Education: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent). Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in information security, with strong expertise in enterprise security architecture Proven experience in cloud security, zero-trust architecture, API security, and DevSecOps pipelines Experience creating reusable security reference architectures, integrating security into Agile/DevSecOps methodologies, and driving consistency in security frameworks Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience designing secure architectures for hybrid cloud environments Deep understanding of zero-trust frameworks, secure-by-design standards, and agile methodologies Familiarity with automation tools and secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices Who You'll Work With You will collaborate within a fast-paced, intellectually challenging, and service-oriented environment. Working alongside internal IT, business leaders, and consultants, you will be an integral part of BCG's Information Security Risk Management team. By partnering with technical and operational teams globally, you will drive the firm's security strategies, enabling secure innovation and digital transformation. Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
Locations : Atlanta London Who We Are Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive. What You'll Do This role focuses on designing, implementing, and tracking cloud security enhancements with a specialization in Secrets Management across multi-cloud and SaaS environments. You will influence engineering decisions to drive secure and successful business outcomes while collaborating with internal teams to protect enterprise information. Key responsibilities include defining and implementing identity, access, and security requirements; planning, testing, and supporting secure systems; and serving as a Subject Matter Expert on IT projects. Additionally, you will develop and maintain security standards, policies, and procedures, while mentoring team members to foster a strong security culture. This position requires a strategic and hands-on approach to strengthen BCG's cloud security posture. YOU'RE GOOD AT Interacting with stakeholders and possessing the ability to influence direction, articulate risks and advocate for solutions and roadmaps. Managing backlog and roadmap of secrets management items to be completed. Managing end to end delivery of projects with hands on involvement in the development and configuration of products around secrets management and machine authentication. Determining requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements, implementing information security standards, conducting system and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments, recommending secure architecture aligned to business architecture, and identifying/driving remediation of integration issues. Providing expert knowledge of solution/application architecture for identity related capabilities as well as methodologies in the software development life cycle. Maintaining security data and identity principles by ensuring compliance to standards, policies, regulatory requirements, and good industry practices are achieved. Self-managing progress and status of tasks and deliverables on projects and escalating issues and risks timely. Completing market assessments on vendor products, packages, and services; guiding tests and implementation of products solving enterprise information security requirements. Suggesting and implementing alternative mitigations/compensating controls to allow for business to continue while protecting BCG's assets. Partnering with cross functional teams to ensure compliance to industry and company standards including ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST, GDPR, and DPO standards. Updating job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging practices and standards; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. Vendor escalations and Major Incident Management support for business-critical services. Able to provide L3 operational support for Secrets Management tooling and oversight of L1/L2 ops issues. Create and track health, security and adoption metrics. What You'll Bring Must Haves: Ability to drive adoption of secrets management best practices, primarily using HashiCorp Vault 3+ years' experience of secrets management through large scale implementations distributed globally Experience managing cloud native secrets management solutions such as Azure Key Vault, Google Secrets Manager and AWS Secrets Manager. Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) across the cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP Tier 3 support experience for service outage and mission-critical application support Experience with app registrations and service principals in Azure AD Experience documenting complex architectures Experience with GitHub, (or similar tools including Chef or Puppet), Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Knowledge and experience with automating solutions using one or more languages (i.e., Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or similar) Nice Haves: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent related experience) 7+ years' experience working with AWS, GCP, Azure, or Alibaba cloud Understanding of API concepts and RESTful services Understanding of cloud security, zero trust, risk-based authentication, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions Hands-on/direct experience integrating web, single-page, native applications through API endpoints, API services for machine-to-machine authentication Related certifications (e.g. Security Plus, CISSP, CCSP, ITIL Foundations, CE+, etc) Experience working in Agile, knowledge of Jira, Jira Align, Miro, and related tools and principals Experience as a change management practitioner using industry best practices and ServiceNow tooling and workflows Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
Feb 05, 2025
Full time
Locations : Atlanta London Who We Are Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive. What You'll Do This role focuses on designing, implementing, and tracking cloud security enhancements with a specialization in Secrets Management across multi-cloud and SaaS environments. You will influence engineering decisions to drive secure and successful business outcomes while collaborating with internal teams to protect enterprise information. Key responsibilities include defining and implementing identity, access, and security requirements; planning, testing, and supporting secure systems; and serving as a Subject Matter Expert on IT projects. Additionally, you will develop and maintain security standards, policies, and procedures, while mentoring team members to foster a strong security culture. This position requires a strategic and hands-on approach to strengthen BCG's cloud security posture. YOU'RE GOOD AT Interacting with stakeholders and possessing the ability to influence direction, articulate risks and advocate for solutions and roadmaps. Managing backlog and roadmap of secrets management items to be completed. Managing end to end delivery of projects with hands on involvement in the development and configuration of products around secrets management and machine authentication. Determining requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements, implementing information security standards, conducting system and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments, recommending secure architecture aligned to business architecture, and identifying/driving remediation of integration issues. Providing expert knowledge of solution/application architecture for identity related capabilities as well as methodologies in the software development life cycle. Maintaining security data and identity principles by ensuring compliance to standards, policies, regulatory requirements, and good industry practices are achieved. Self-managing progress and status of tasks and deliverables on projects and escalating issues and risks timely. Completing market assessments on vendor products, packages, and services; guiding tests and implementation of products solving enterprise information security requirements. Suggesting and implementing alternative mitigations/compensating controls to allow for business to continue while protecting BCG's assets. Partnering with cross functional teams to ensure compliance to industry and company standards including ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST, GDPR, and DPO standards. Updating job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging practices and standards; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. Vendor escalations and Major Incident Management support for business-critical services. Able to provide L3 operational support for Secrets Management tooling and oversight of L1/L2 ops issues. Create and track health, security and adoption metrics. What You'll Bring Must Haves: Ability to drive adoption of secrets management best practices, primarily using HashiCorp Vault 3+ years' experience of secrets management through large scale implementations distributed globally Experience managing cloud native secrets management solutions such as Azure Key Vault, Google Secrets Manager and AWS Secrets Manager. Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) across the cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP Tier 3 support experience for service outage and mission-critical application support Experience with app registrations and service principals in Azure AD Experience documenting complex architectures Experience with GitHub, (or similar tools including Chef or Puppet), Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Knowledge and experience with automating solutions using one or more languages (i.e., Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or similar) Nice Haves: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent related experience) 7+ years' experience working with AWS, GCP, Azure, or Alibaba cloud Understanding of API concepts and RESTful services Understanding of cloud security, zero trust, risk-based authentication, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions Hands-on/direct experience integrating web, single-page, native applications through API endpoints, API services for machine-to-machine authentication Related certifications (e.g. Security Plus, CISSP, CCSP, ITIL Foundations, CE+, etc) Experience working in Agile, knowledge of Jira, Jira Align, Miro, and related tools and principals Experience as a change management practitioner using industry best practices and ServiceNow tooling and workflows Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
We're a transformation consultancy and we exist to reimagine how enterprises operate, making data and AI their competitive advantage. We turn enterprises into data-driven and AI enabled organisations, unleashing business growth and accelerating outcomes. We have big ambitions for the future. Since we launched in October 2021, we've grown to over 100 people and are working with some of the UK's largest enterprises to deliver real transformation. We focus on Energy & Utilities and Financial Services and look to deliver pioneering projects for our clients, at the heart of their business. We're building an open, collaborative culture and we are always on the lookout for top talent to join us in our next phase of growth. If you're interested in working on business-defining engagements with some of the brightest minds in the industry, apply below! Our Values We're committed to building an organisation where everyone can thrive. That's why we collectively created the following values: Creating Lasting Impact: We are outcomes focused and results driven. Championing Each Other: We work strongest as a team and challenge each other respectfully. Continuously Improve: We are always seeking to improve and reach our full potential. The Opportunity This is an opportunity to join the Financial Services practice in its early stages as a Consulting Director, co-creating the strategy and GTM for the practice as well as leading strategic engagements with clients and ultimately getting an opportunity to shape Mesh-AI's business in the sector. We are looking for talented individuals who are very comfortable operating at the intersection of Financial Services and Data & AI, engaging with the most senior stakeholders at our clients to shape opportunities and then own the delivery of all the solutions for a portfolio of clients to ensure Mesh-AI delivers on expected outcomes. This will involve leading and overseeing advisory as well as specialist engineering and software development engagements. Responsibilities You will be pivotal in defining Mesh-AI's FSI strategy and own the delivery of key aspects of the strategy. Involved in all levels of account planning, you'll work closely with our Client Directors (Sales) to engage c-level customers ensuring we understand, propose & deliver valuable outcomes for them differentiating our offerings from the competition. Beyond the initial sales process, you will have responsibility to form a successful delivery team, being accountable for team structure, interview and selection of consultants to join accounts. You will be ultimately responsible for the delivery of the engagement end to end. You will lead & support customer discovery & consulting activities by running interactive sessions, interviewing employees and creating structured written reports, roadmaps and presentations for the customer. You will provide engagement leadership & cultivate client relationships for the lifetime of the account ensuring success through delivery & growth of the account. You will deliver thought leadership publicly, to customers and our own consultants both in written (blog posts, white papers) and verbal (webinars, lunch and learn sessions) form. Requirements Experience within Financial Services, ideally with a focus around one of the verticals such as Insurance, Banking, Payments or Capital Markets. Past or current experience in delivery leadership with a focus on enterprise transformation. Previous experience in business case creation is essential, either within consulting or in-house. Able to document strategic roadmaps and build investment cases for transformational change in highly regulated enterprise customers. Experience in mapping business pain to technology solutions and operating model changes with a specific focus around data, analytics, AI & ML. Deep understanding of modern data architectures, governance approaches and ways of working. Experience in effectively selling & delivering outcome-based professional services in enterprise organisations is a plus. Skilled at developing Work Orders / Statements of Work with sales teams & delivery consultants is a plus. Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills. Why Mesh-AI Value-driven, fast-growing start-up organisation with huge opportunity for career growth. Highly competitive salary package along with company bonus & benefits. A hugely collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment where every person's viewpoint is considered - a chance to make your mark on a growing business. Financially backed business meaning security and support for new initiatives and global market expansion. Flexible working policy to ensure you work where you work best and deliver great outcomes for our clients. Drive your development with a personal learning budget (Mentors, Career Framework, Delivery forums, Lunch & Learns). Want to know more? Get in touch with . Otherwise, apply here.
Feb 05, 2025
Full time
We're a transformation consultancy and we exist to reimagine how enterprises operate, making data and AI their competitive advantage. We turn enterprises into data-driven and AI enabled organisations, unleashing business growth and accelerating outcomes. We have big ambitions for the future. Since we launched in October 2021, we've grown to over 100 people and are working with some of the UK's largest enterprises to deliver real transformation. We focus on Energy & Utilities and Financial Services and look to deliver pioneering projects for our clients, at the heart of their business. We're building an open, collaborative culture and we are always on the lookout for top talent to join us in our next phase of growth. If you're interested in working on business-defining engagements with some of the brightest minds in the industry, apply below! Our Values We're committed to building an organisation where everyone can thrive. That's why we collectively created the following values: Creating Lasting Impact: We are outcomes focused and results driven. Championing Each Other: We work strongest as a team and challenge each other respectfully. Continuously Improve: We are always seeking to improve and reach our full potential. The Opportunity This is an opportunity to join the Financial Services practice in its early stages as a Consulting Director, co-creating the strategy and GTM for the practice as well as leading strategic engagements with clients and ultimately getting an opportunity to shape Mesh-AI's business in the sector. We are looking for talented individuals who are very comfortable operating at the intersection of Financial Services and Data & AI, engaging with the most senior stakeholders at our clients to shape opportunities and then own the delivery of all the solutions for a portfolio of clients to ensure Mesh-AI delivers on expected outcomes. This will involve leading and overseeing advisory as well as specialist engineering and software development engagements. Responsibilities You will be pivotal in defining Mesh-AI's FSI strategy and own the delivery of key aspects of the strategy. Involved in all levels of account planning, you'll work closely with our Client Directors (Sales) to engage c-level customers ensuring we understand, propose & deliver valuable outcomes for them differentiating our offerings from the competition. Beyond the initial sales process, you will have responsibility to form a successful delivery team, being accountable for team structure, interview and selection of consultants to join accounts. You will be ultimately responsible for the delivery of the engagement end to end. You will lead & support customer discovery & consulting activities by running interactive sessions, interviewing employees and creating structured written reports, roadmaps and presentations for the customer. You will provide engagement leadership & cultivate client relationships for the lifetime of the account ensuring success through delivery & growth of the account. You will deliver thought leadership publicly, to customers and our own consultants both in written (blog posts, white papers) and verbal (webinars, lunch and learn sessions) form. Requirements Experience within Financial Services, ideally with a focus around one of the verticals such as Insurance, Banking, Payments or Capital Markets. Past or current experience in delivery leadership with a focus on enterprise transformation. Previous experience in business case creation is essential, either within consulting or in-house. Able to document strategic roadmaps and build investment cases for transformational change in highly regulated enterprise customers. Experience in mapping business pain to technology solutions and operating model changes with a specific focus around data, analytics, AI & ML. Deep understanding of modern data architectures, governance approaches and ways of working. Experience in effectively selling & delivering outcome-based professional services in enterprise organisations is a plus. Skilled at developing Work Orders / Statements of Work with sales teams & delivery consultants is a plus. Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills. Why Mesh-AI Value-driven, fast-growing start-up organisation with huge opportunity for career growth. Highly competitive salary package along with company bonus & benefits. A hugely collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment where every person's viewpoint is considered - a chance to make your mark on a growing business. Financially backed business meaning security and support for new initiatives and global market expansion. Flexible working policy to ensure you work where you work best and deliver great outcomes for our clients. Drive your development with a personal learning budget (Mentors, Career Framework, Delivery forums, Lunch & Learns). Want to know more? Get in touch with . Otherwise, apply here.
Job Title : Director - Technology Consultancy Location : London Salary/Rate : 60000 - 74000 Start Date : 03/03/25 Job Type : Permanent The Director will be a strategic and entrepreneurial leader responsible for overseeing the entire technology consulting practice within the firm. You will play a key role in defining the vision, strategy, and operational execution of our consulting services, while leading high-impact client engagements. This senior-level position requires deep expertise in technology consulting, exceptional client relationship management skills, and a strong ability to drive business growth. As part of the leadership team, you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of the firm's technology offerings, manage a talented team of consultants, and contribute to the overall success of the business. Job Responsibilities/Objectives Leadership & Strategy : Vision & Strategy : o Lead the development and execution of the technology consulting strategy, aligning it with the firm's overall growth objectives. o Establish a clear vision for the practice, ensuring it remains innovative, competitive, and client-focused. o Drive thought leadership in emerging technologies and market trends, positioning the firm as an industry leader. Practice Development : o Oversee the growth and development of the technology consulting practice, including expansion of service offerings, client base, and market presence. o Lead the development of new consulting methodologies, frameworks, and tools to improve service delivery and client value. o Collaborate with other leadership team members to identify and implement synergies between technology consulting and other practice areas. Client Relationship & Delivery: Client Engagement : o Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with senior executives, key decision-makers, and stakeholders at client organisations. o Lead high-value engagements with clients, ensuring the successful delivery of complex technology solutions that meet or exceed expectations. o Act as the senior point of contact for strategic accounts, providing expert advice on technology challenges and solutions. Project Oversight : o Provide oversight and guidance on large-scale technology projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. o Ensure the successful management of project portfolios, driving cross-functional collaboration and resolving issues that arise during delivery. o Maintain a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes for clients through innovative technology solutions. Team Leadership & Development : Team Building & Talent Development : o Lead, mentor, and develop a team of high-performing consultants, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. o Recruit, train, and retain top talent, building a robust bench of consultants with diverse skill sets and expertise. o Champion a collaborative, supportive, and dynamic work environment, ensuring team members are motivated and aligned with the firm's values. Performance Management : o Set clear performance expectations, provide regular feedback, and create opportunities for professional growth and development. o Foster a high-performance culture focused on delivering exceptional client outcomes and achieving business goals. Business Development & Growth : Business Development & Sales : o Drive business growth through identifying new client opportunities, expanding existing accounts, and leading proposal efforts for large-scale engagements. o Lead the development of client proposals, sales presentations, and RFP responses. o Work closely with the marketing and business development teams to promote the firm's technology consulting capabilities and increase visibility in key target markets. Revenue & Profitability : o Ensure the profitability of technology consulting projects by managing costs, resources, and scope effectively. o Contribute to the firm's overall financial goals, including revenue generation, margin targets, and sustainable growth. Innovation & Thought Leadership : Technology Innovation : o Stay at the forefront of technology trends, including AI, cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics, and digital transformation. o Bring innovative ideas to the firm, developing solutions that drive client value and differentiate the firm in the marketplace. o Lead internal initiatives to integrate cutting-edge technologies into consulting methodologies and service offerings. Market Positioning : o Represent the firm as a thought leader at industry events, conferences, and webinars, showcasing expertise in technology consulting. o Contribute to the development of white papers, case studies, and other thought leadership content. The ideal candidate will have the following : Extensive Experience in Technology Consulting : o Significant experience in technology consulting, with a proven track record of managing large, complex engagements. o Deep expertise in areas such as cloud computing, digital transformation, enterprise architecture, IT strategy, cybersecurity, data analytics, and emerging technologies. o Experience in delivering consulting services across multiple industries, with a focus on driving innovation and business value. Leadership & Team Management : o Proven experience in leading and developing high-performing teams, with the ability to motivate, mentor, and inspire consultants at all levels. o Strong leadership presence with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to engage with senior client stakeholders and internal teams. Business Development & Sales Expertise : o Demonstrated ability to generate and close new business, with experience in proposal development, client presentations, and contract negotiations. o A strong network of contacts within the technology consulting industry and a proven ability to expand client portfolios. Client Relationship Management : o Extensive experience managing senior client relationships and engaging in strategic conversations with C-suite executives and senior decision-makers. o Ability to translate client needs into tailored technology solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. Strategic Thinking & Problem-Solving : o Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate client needs and develop innovative solutions. o Experience in managing complex technology projects and programmes, ensuring successful delivery. Educational Qualifications & Certifications : o A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration). o MBA or equivalent advanced qualification (preferred). o Relevant technology certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, Salesforce) would be a plus. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
Jan 29, 2025
Full time
Job Title : Director - Technology Consultancy Location : London Salary/Rate : 60000 - 74000 Start Date : 03/03/25 Job Type : Permanent The Director will be a strategic and entrepreneurial leader responsible for overseeing the entire technology consulting practice within the firm. You will play a key role in defining the vision, strategy, and operational execution of our consulting services, while leading high-impact client engagements. This senior-level position requires deep expertise in technology consulting, exceptional client relationship management skills, and a strong ability to drive business growth. As part of the leadership team, you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of the firm's technology offerings, manage a talented team of consultants, and contribute to the overall success of the business. Job Responsibilities/Objectives Leadership & Strategy : Vision & Strategy : o Lead the development and execution of the technology consulting strategy, aligning it with the firm's overall growth objectives. o Establish a clear vision for the practice, ensuring it remains innovative, competitive, and client-focused. o Drive thought leadership in emerging technologies and market trends, positioning the firm as an industry leader. Practice Development : o Oversee the growth and development of the technology consulting practice, including expansion of service offerings, client base, and market presence. o Lead the development of new consulting methodologies, frameworks, and tools to improve service delivery and client value. o Collaborate with other leadership team members to identify and implement synergies between technology consulting and other practice areas. Client Relationship & Delivery: Client Engagement : o Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with senior executives, key decision-makers, and stakeholders at client organisations. o Lead high-value engagements with clients, ensuring the successful delivery of complex technology solutions that meet or exceed expectations. o Act as the senior point of contact for strategic accounts, providing expert advice on technology challenges and solutions. Project Oversight : o Provide oversight and guidance on large-scale technology projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. o Ensure the successful management of project portfolios, driving cross-functional collaboration and resolving issues that arise during delivery. o Maintain a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes for clients through innovative technology solutions. Team Leadership & Development : Team Building & Talent Development : o Lead, mentor, and develop a team of high-performing consultants, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. o Recruit, train, and retain top talent, building a robust bench of consultants with diverse skill sets and expertise. o Champion a collaborative, supportive, and dynamic work environment, ensuring team members are motivated and aligned with the firm's values. Performance Management : o Set clear performance expectations, provide regular feedback, and create opportunities for professional growth and development. o Foster a high-performance culture focused on delivering exceptional client outcomes and achieving business goals. Business Development & Growth : Business Development & Sales : o Drive business growth through identifying new client opportunities, expanding existing accounts, and leading proposal efforts for large-scale engagements. o Lead the development of client proposals, sales presentations, and RFP responses. o Work closely with the marketing and business development teams to promote the firm's technology consulting capabilities and increase visibility in key target markets. Revenue & Profitability : o Ensure the profitability of technology consulting projects by managing costs, resources, and scope effectively. o Contribute to the firm's overall financial goals, including revenue generation, margin targets, and sustainable growth. Innovation & Thought Leadership : Technology Innovation : o Stay at the forefront of technology trends, including AI, cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics, and digital transformation. o Bring innovative ideas to the firm, developing solutions that drive client value and differentiate the firm in the marketplace. o Lead internal initiatives to integrate cutting-edge technologies into consulting methodologies and service offerings. Market Positioning : o Represent the firm as a thought leader at industry events, conferences, and webinars, showcasing expertise in technology consulting. o Contribute to the development of white papers, case studies, and other thought leadership content. The ideal candidate will have the following : Extensive Experience in Technology Consulting : o Significant experience in technology consulting, with a proven track record of managing large, complex engagements. o Deep expertise in areas such as cloud computing, digital transformation, enterprise architecture, IT strategy, cybersecurity, data analytics, and emerging technologies. o Experience in delivering consulting services across multiple industries, with a focus on driving innovation and business value. Leadership & Team Management : o Proven experience in leading and developing high-performing teams, with the ability to motivate, mentor, and inspire consultants at all levels. o Strong leadership presence with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to engage with senior client stakeholders and internal teams. Business Development & Sales Expertise : o Demonstrated ability to generate and close new business, with experience in proposal development, client presentations, and contract negotiations. o A strong network of contacts within the technology consulting industry and a proven ability to expand client portfolios. Client Relationship Management : o Extensive experience managing senior client relationships and engaging in strategic conversations with C-suite executives and senior decision-makers. o Ability to translate client needs into tailored technology solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. Strategic Thinking & Problem-Solving : o Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate client needs and develop innovative solutions. o Experience in managing complex technology projects and programmes, ensuring successful delivery. Educational Qualifications & Certifications : o A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration). o MBA or equivalent advanced qualification (preferred). o Relevant technology certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, Salesforce) would be a plus. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
Description At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity. Director, Technology Consulting - ICT (Insurance Consulting and Technology) The Technology Consulting (TC) function within ICT (Insurance Consulting and Technology) is responsible for delivering a wide range of advisory services related to Insurance Technology. These services encompass software products, enterprise platforms, and strategic consulting across key technology domains. Key Responsibilities: Client Engagements & Industry Challenges: Direct and participate in consulting engagements with clients to address industry demands, focusing on: Solution Architecture & Technology Advisory Data Architecture, Strategy, and Consulting Software Rollouts & Implementations: Manage and drive the deployment of software solutions and SaaS/Cloud implementations (e.g., Unify, Radar Live, IFRS17, Radar Fusion). Pre-Sales & Complex Technology Solutions: Support pre-sales activities, particularly for complex technology solutions, ensuring tailored offerings meet client needs. Program & Project Delivery: Lead the delivery and program management of high-value, complex technology projects from inception through execution. Oversee software product installation and integration. CIO/Senior Technologist Engagement: Engage with senior executives, including CIOs, to align technology strategies with business objectives. Voice of the Customer (VOC): Function as a voice of the customer representing customer requirements, specifically non-functional requirements, for our software and SaaS offerings. Leadership Role: The Director of Technology Consulting will drive the success of the function, overseeing the development of data strategy, design, and architecture capabilities in complex domains. The role requires integrating the voice of the market and clients into both internal and external deliverables. Expectations: Drive the growth of the ICT business, developing and marketing technology propositions. Continuously improve team capabilities and contribute to high-value programs. Lead and manage cross-functional teams to deliver successful client engagements. Build and maintain senior-level relationships both internally within WTW and externally with clients. Key Areas of Focus: Complex Solutions & Technical Leadership: Build and sustain technical expertise in complex solution architecture. Serve as a point of contact for advice and guidance on best practices in architecture and technology. Data Architecture: Lead the develop and maintenance of propositions for Data Strategy, design, and architecture. Ensure alignment and management of capacity planning in collaboration with Technology and Insurance Consulting colleagues. Client Sales & Engagement Support: Guide client sales processes, including RfP management and client presentations. Lead discovery sessions and design solutions tailored to client needs. Coordinate and manage engagements, ensuring clear ownership of WTW responsibilities. Collaboration with Insurance Consulting & Other Functions: Partner with colleagues across Insurance Consulting and Insurance Technology to integrate technology consulting services. Contribute to the development of new market propositions, ensuring alignment across ICT. Additional Responsibilities: Promote global best practices in technology consulting. Review and enhance deliverables to ensure consistency, completeness, and alignment with regional messaging. Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies, particularly in insurance. Foster strong, trust-based relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that client expectations are met. Team Development & Growth: As a senior colleague within the Technology Consulting function, you will play a critical role in shaping and growing our technology consulting capabilities, contributing to the evolution of the team and its impact on the business. Essential Skills and Experience: Deep experience in a global technology consulting, professional services, or client-facing software organization, with a proven track record of delivering complex solutions. OR Experience in a global technology consulting, professional services, or client-facing software organization, combined with experience at an insurance carrier. Deep knowledge of the Insurance Industry, including its technology and business demands in the current market as well as future facing trends. Strong analytical and technical problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to navigate complex challenges and develop innovative solutions. Proven expertise in the data domain, including data strategy, architecture, and integration across various systems. Demonstrated ability to design, articulate, and develop complex IT architectures, both in pre-sales and post-sales contexts. Comfortable adapting to situations where limited information is available about a client's technology stack, and able to define solutions based on evolving requirements. Experience in solution discovery and design, leading workshops, and utilizing tools for data integration designs, taking both technical and data considerations into account. Extensive experience in solution design, including an understanding of the impacts, best practices, and emerging technology trends. Expertise in data strategy and architecture, with hands-on experience in ingesting, modeling, and serving data from various sources (e.g., core business/finance systems). In-depth knowledge of structured and unstructured data storage solutions and database technologies, particularly those native to cloud platforms (focus on Data Warehousing technologies). Proven success in managing client relationships through the entire consulting lifecycle: Sales, Design, and Delivery. Highly Desirable Skills and Experience: Project Management Accreditation (e.g., Prince2, AgilePM, Scrum) demonstrating familiarity with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Architecture Methodology Accreditation (e.g., TOGAF) with experience applying frameworks to technology solution design. Familiarity with Cloud computing platforms such as Azure or AWS, with practical experience in leveraging cloud technologies for enterprise solutions. Experience in contracting professional services with large, complex organizations, including negotiating and delivering on multi-faceted projects. Hands-on technical experience with SQL Server, data technologies, and Python-based tools, with the ability to implement technical solutions. Awareness of current and emerging technologies, including their potential applications, benefits, and limitations. Qualifications .
Jan 26, 2025
Full time
Description At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity. Director, Technology Consulting - ICT (Insurance Consulting and Technology) The Technology Consulting (TC) function within ICT (Insurance Consulting and Technology) is responsible for delivering a wide range of advisory services related to Insurance Technology. These services encompass software products, enterprise platforms, and strategic consulting across key technology domains. Key Responsibilities: Client Engagements & Industry Challenges: Direct and participate in consulting engagements with clients to address industry demands, focusing on: Solution Architecture & Technology Advisory Data Architecture, Strategy, and Consulting Software Rollouts & Implementations: Manage and drive the deployment of software solutions and SaaS/Cloud implementations (e.g., Unify, Radar Live, IFRS17, Radar Fusion). Pre-Sales & Complex Technology Solutions: Support pre-sales activities, particularly for complex technology solutions, ensuring tailored offerings meet client needs. Program & Project Delivery: Lead the delivery and program management of high-value, complex technology projects from inception through execution. Oversee software product installation and integration. CIO/Senior Technologist Engagement: Engage with senior executives, including CIOs, to align technology strategies with business objectives. Voice of the Customer (VOC): Function as a voice of the customer representing customer requirements, specifically non-functional requirements, for our software and SaaS offerings. Leadership Role: The Director of Technology Consulting will drive the success of the function, overseeing the development of data strategy, design, and architecture capabilities in complex domains. The role requires integrating the voice of the market and clients into both internal and external deliverables. Expectations: Drive the growth of the ICT business, developing and marketing technology propositions. Continuously improve team capabilities and contribute to high-value programs. Lead and manage cross-functional teams to deliver successful client engagements. Build and maintain senior-level relationships both internally within WTW and externally with clients. Key Areas of Focus: Complex Solutions & Technical Leadership: Build and sustain technical expertise in complex solution architecture. Serve as a point of contact for advice and guidance on best practices in architecture and technology. Data Architecture: Lead the develop and maintenance of propositions for Data Strategy, design, and architecture. Ensure alignment and management of capacity planning in collaboration with Technology and Insurance Consulting colleagues. Client Sales & Engagement Support: Guide client sales processes, including RfP management and client presentations. Lead discovery sessions and design solutions tailored to client needs. Coordinate and manage engagements, ensuring clear ownership of WTW responsibilities. Collaboration with Insurance Consulting & Other Functions: Partner with colleagues across Insurance Consulting and Insurance Technology to integrate technology consulting services. Contribute to the development of new market propositions, ensuring alignment across ICT. Additional Responsibilities: Promote global best practices in technology consulting. Review and enhance deliverables to ensure consistency, completeness, and alignment with regional messaging. Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies, particularly in insurance. Foster strong, trust-based relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that client expectations are met. Team Development & Growth: As a senior colleague within the Technology Consulting function, you will play a critical role in shaping and growing our technology consulting capabilities, contributing to the evolution of the team and its impact on the business. Essential Skills and Experience: Deep experience in a global technology consulting, professional services, or client-facing software organization, with a proven track record of delivering complex solutions. OR Experience in a global technology consulting, professional services, or client-facing software organization, combined with experience at an insurance carrier. Deep knowledge of the Insurance Industry, including its technology and business demands in the current market as well as future facing trends. Strong analytical and technical problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to navigate complex challenges and develop innovative solutions. Proven expertise in the data domain, including data strategy, architecture, and integration across various systems. Demonstrated ability to design, articulate, and develop complex IT architectures, both in pre-sales and post-sales contexts. Comfortable adapting to situations where limited information is available about a client's technology stack, and able to define solutions based on evolving requirements. Experience in solution discovery and design, leading workshops, and utilizing tools for data integration designs, taking both technical and data considerations into account. Extensive experience in solution design, including an understanding of the impacts, best practices, and emerging technology trends. Expertise in data strategy and architecture, with hands-on experience in ingesting, modeling, and serving data from various sources (e.g., core business/finance systems). In-depth knowledge of structured and unstructured data storage solutions and database technologies, particularly those native to cloud platforms (focus on Data Warehousing technologies). Proven success in managing client relationships through the entire consulting lifecycle: Sales, Design, and Delivery. Highly Desirable Skills and Experience: Project Management Accreditation (e.g., Prince2, AgilePM, Scrum) demonstrating familiarity with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Architecture Methodology Accreditation (e.g., TOGAF) with experience applying frameworks to technology solution design. Familiarity with Cloud computing platforms such as Azure or AWS, with practical experience in leveraging cloud technologies for enterprise solutions. Experience in contracting professional services with large, complex organizations, including negotiating and delivering on multi-faceted projects. Hands-on technical experience with SQL Server, data technologies, and Python-based tools, with the ability to implement technical solutions. Awareness of current and emerging technologies, including their potential applications, benefits, and limitations. Qualifications .
Who are Eden Smith? Eden Smith is a niche data services company. We have a unique organisational structure that is divided into 4 core areas of business: Data Consulting, Executive Search, Data Staffing and Education & Training. We are growing within our Data & Analytics Consulting and Staffing business. With over 7 years Embedded in the data community we are considered thought leaders for our people first approach. We support businesses to become data enabled, building skills and data cultures alongside technology enhancements By combining staffing, consulting, and education services our solutions are truly unique, enabling us to fully utilise the power of the data community. We are here to support businesses in becoming data enabled together. What does the Consulting Division do? We work closely with our customers to support them in their transformations as part of their journey to become data driven. From providing guidance and support in best practices to managing projects that implement the latest technologies. Regardless of the size, we approach our projects with the philosophy of sustainable and practical solutions for our customers. This means that we partner with their internal teams to ensure knowledge transfer for internal growth, and we focus on upskilling and supporting our customers long term internal capabilities. Our Client Programmes We work with a range of public sector, private sector and not-for-profit organisations. From small start-ups to global enterprises supporting a range of projects, from creating a data strategy to building data products. This role of Solution Sales - Data Analytics' will work across our Consulting clients' programmes to develop new and existing relationships and to grow revenue within the first 12 months of the client life cycle. You will be reporting to our Director of Consulting and working alongside internal and external technical teams as well as Eden Smith's staffing and education divisions. Role Description To consult with business and data professionals to guide and advise on best approaches and solutions for a client's data transformations. Identify, qualify, and prepare new business opportunities to support client's data projects through our data consulting solutions. Successfully evidence and present business and commercial value to clients. Develop and expand client relationships to drive first year revenue and sales growth. Coordinate closely with the Director of Consulting, technical teams, and other sales teams to align solutions designed with customers' business requirements. Expand and maintain our partnership network to drive lead generation and offer value add services to the data community we support. Work with Eden Smith Directors to jointly plan account and market strategies to grow projects within the consulting division. Develop knowledge and understanding of data solutions and analytical trends in the market to advise on upcoming technologies and industry best practices. Produce marketing content that delivers to our market position as thought-leaders to support our data community and lead generation. Take an active role within the data community attending client meeting, events and industry meetups both virtually and in-person. Be a Champion to the Eden Smith eco-system identifying opportunities for other divisional services and ways in which we can support our clients. Role Profile Experience of generating and managing sales life cycles and pipelines. Ability to confidently present and discuss business and commercial value. Excellent communication and confident in managing senior stakeholders. Basic knowledge and interest in data technologies and industry trends including data architecture, governance, and analytics. Excellent ability in listening to others to identify and summarise challenges and pain points. Inquisitive and consultative approach for driving improvements. Comfortable networking within senior and enterprise environments. Person Specification: Behaviours and Mindset A leading performer who strives to support clients in solving challenges and pain points. Provides expert advice on complex decisions and problems that impact client solutions. Researches and proposes new tools to facilitate self, team, and company-wide learnings. Self-efficient in identifying, organising, and communicating their own workloads and task lists. Inquisitive and eager to learn, always looking to develop their own understanding. Improves others through mentorship or guidance on specific areas related to their functional knowledge Approaches challenges in a practical and pragmatic manner considering multiple impacts on people, process, and technologies. Job Offer We are offering excellent work/life benefits including a predominantly home based working model, with optional hybrid working on an ad hoc basis, private healthcare & monthly Wellbeing' payments. You will also find yourself as part of a cohesive and a collaborative team, with an entrepreneurial mindset that allows everyone to be involved in the company's development and direction.
Dec 13, 2022
Full time
Who are Eden Smith? Eden Smith is a niche data services company. We have a unique organisational structure that is divided into 4 core areas of business: Data Consulting, Executive Search, Data Staffing and Education & Training. We are growing within our Data & Analytics Consulting and Staffing business. With over 7 years Embedded in the data community we are considered thought leaders for our people first approach. We support businesses to become data enabled, building skills and data cultures alongside technology enhancements By combining staffing, consulting, and education services our solutions are truly unique, enabling us to fully utilise the power of the data community. We are here to support businesses in becoming data enabled together. What does the Consulting Division do? We work closely with our customers to support them in their transformations as part of their journey to become data driven. From providing guidance and support in best practices to managing projects that implement the latest technologies. Regardless of the size, we approach our projects with the philosophy of sustainable and practical solutions for our customers. This means that we partner with their internal teams to ensure knowledge transfer for internal growth, and we focus on upskilling and supporting our customers long term internal capabilities. Our Client Programmes We work with a range of public sector, private sector and not-for-profit organisations. From small start-ups to global enterprises supporting a range of projects, from creating a data strategy to building data products. This role of Solution Sales - Data Analytics' will work across our Consulting clients' programmes to develop new and existing relationships and to grow revenue within the first 12 months of the client life cycle. You will be reporting to our Director of Consulting and working alongside internal and external technical teams as well as Eden Smith's staffing and education divisions. Role Description To consult with business and data professionals to guide and advise on best approaches and solutions for a client's data transformations. Identify, qualify, and prepare new business opportunities to support client's data projects through our data consulting solutions. Successfully evidence and present business and commercial value to clients. Develop and expand client relationships to drive first year revenue and sales growth. Coordinate closely with the Director of Consulting, technical teams, and other sales teams to align solutions designed with customers' business requirements. Expand and maintain our partnership network to drive lead generation and offer value add services to the data community we support. Work with Eden Smith Directors to jointly plan account and market strategies to grow projects within the consulting division. Develop knowledge and understanding of data solutions and analytical trends in the market to advise on upcoming technologies and industry best practices. Produce marketing content that delivers to our market position as thought-leaders to support our data community and lead generation. Take an active role within the data community attending client meeting, events and industry meetups both virtually and in-person. Be a Champion to the Eden Smith eco-system identifying opportunities for other divisional services and ways in which we can support our clients. Role Profile Experience of generating and managing sales life cycles and pipelines. Ability to confidently present and discuss business and commercial value. Excellent communication and confident in managing senior stakeholders. Basic knowledge and interest in data technologies and industry trends including data architecture, governance, and analytics. Excellent ability in listening to others to identify and summarise challenges and pain points. Inquisitive and consultative approach for driving improvements. Comfortable networking within senior and enterprise environments. Person Specification: Behaviours and Mindset A leading performer who strives to support clients in solving challenges and pain points. Provides expert advice on complex decisions and problems that impact client solutions. Researches and proposes new tools to facilitate self, team, and company-wide learnings. Self-efficient in identifying, organising, and communicating their own workloads and task lists. Inquisitive and eager to learn, always looking to develop their own understanding. Improves others through mentorship or guidance on specific areas related to their functional knowledge Approaches challenges in a practical and pragmatic manner considering multiple impacts on people, process, and technologies. Job Offer We are offering excellent work/life benefits including a predominantly home based working model, with optional hybrid working on an ad hoc basis, private healthcare & monthly Wellbeing' payments. You will also find yourself as part of a cohesive and a collaborative team, with an entrepreneurial mindset that allows everyone to be involved in the company's development and direction.
Digital Architect Location: UK Location Competitive Salary + Package (Dependent on experience) (Accenture will be recruiting at the following levels: Consultant, Manager & Senior Manager) Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. "Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us." -Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO As a team: The Architect is the essence of every project we bring to life from streaming live sport across the world, solving health emergencies to serving customers in new ways with innovative new Digital products. We're looking for architects who can support the delivery of increasingly transformational digital products that traverse a diverse range of devices (iOS, Android, smart TVs, embedded technology) and plug into an ecosystem of cloud services at massive scale with millions of users. We need people who are as comfortable at a whiteboard scribbling a design as they are working on detailed specifications for a distributed team of developers. We're also looking for architects who are as satisfied with their designs as they are the end product, and can problem solve and overcome challenges at every stage of the lifecycle. Perhaps you enjoy sifting insight from vast sources of user data, rapid prototyping a feature to unravel its feasibility or just conducting a really audacious technical test to solve a problem, all of these things combine with collaboration with our delivery leads and product managers to make bring amazing Digital products alive In our team you will learn: To use the latest in platform engineering including Cloud technologies like AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform How to make incredible things happen on a range of devices such as smart TVs running Tizen or WebOS, or unravelling complicated problems stringing together cloud and physical infrastructure How technical architecture expertise can contribute to new sales activities, communicating why the architecture designs meet current and future business requirements How to deliver scalable platforms serving millions of users for products with a global reach How to work day-to-day with clients ranging from developers and testers through to product managers and directors In this role you will: Lead the end-to-end design of performant, secure, robust and maintainable platforms architectures across evolving technologies Support the development and delivery into production of the architecture and coach engineers during delivery using a variety of methodologies Analyse and resolve architectural problems throughout the lifecycle of the solution working closely with either agile development and operations teams or in a full DevSecOps model Lead technical architecture design and assessment projects at client sites with key client partners Cultivate successful, motivated teams across the globe to deliver large transformational technology change for our clients Show more Show less Qualifications We are looking for experience in the following skills: An ability to communicate design concepts to both deeply technical development teams as well as non-technical staff A deep and practical working knowledge of one (or more) of the major cloud platforms Solid understanding of key architecture concerns such as security, availability, scalability, operability, maintainability and how to ensure that they are delivered as specified Knowledge of and experience applying modern architecture principles and patterns Experience supporting operational platforms in high-scale live production environments Set yourself apart: Demonstrable hands-on experience designing, building and maintaining scalable products and platforms A track record of using technical architecture and modern engineering principles to improve the end user experience and backend functionality of products and platforms Demonstrable experience of upskilling, teaching and running an engineering or architecture team Prior experience working with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders on business-critical systems What's in it for you At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for. About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries - powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Closing Date for Applications 31/08/2022 Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found. INDX222
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Digital Architect Location: UK Location Competitive Salary + Package (Dependent on experience) (Accenture will be recruiting at the following levels: Consultant, Manager & Senior Manager) Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. "Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us." -Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO As a team: The Architect is the essence of every project we bring to life from streaming live sport across the world, solving health emergencies to serving customers in new ways with innovative new Digital products. We're looking for architects who can support the delivery of increasingly transformational digital products that traverse a diverse range of devices (iOS, Android, smart TVs, embedded technology) and plug into an ecosystem of cloud services at massive scale with millions of users. We need people who are as comfortable at a whiteboard scribbling a design as they are working on detailed specifications for a distributed team of developers. We're also looking for architects who are as satisfied with their designs as they are the end product, and can problem solve and overcome challenges at every stage of the lifecycle. Perhaps you enjoy sifting insight from vast sources of user data, rapid prototyping a feature to unravel its feasibility or just conducting a really audacious technical test to solve a problem, all of these things combine with collaboration with our delivery leads and product managers to make bring amazing Digital products alive In our team you will learn: To use the latest in platform engineering including Cloud technologies like AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform How to make incredible things happen on a range of devices such as smart TVs running Tizen or WebOS, or unravelling complicated problems stringing together cloud and physical infrastructure How technical architecture expertise can contribute to new sales activities, communicating why the architecture designs meet current and future business requirements How to deliver scalable platforms serving millions of users for products with a global reach How to work day-to-day with clients ranging from developers and testers through to product managers and directors In this role you will: Lead the end-to-end design of performant, secure, robust and maintainable platforms architectures across evolving technologies Support the development and delivery into production of the architecture and coach engineers during delivery using a variety of methodologies Analyse and resolve architectural problems throughout the lifecycle of the solution working closely with either agile development and operations teams or in a full DevSecOps model Lead technical architecture design and assessment projects at client sites with key client partners Cultivate successful, motivated teams across the globe to deliver large transformational technology change for our clients Show more Show less Qualifications We are looking for experience in the following skills: An ability to communicate design concepts to both deeply technical development teams as well as non-technical staff A deep and practical working knowledge of one (or more) of the major cloud platforms Solid understanding of key architecture concerns such as security, availability, scalability, operability, maintainability and how to ensure that they are delivered as specified Knowledge of and experience applying modern architecture principles and patterns Experience supporting operational platforms in high-scale live production environments Set yourself apart: Demonstrable hands-on experience designing, building and maintaining scalable products and platforms A track record of using technical architecture and modern engineering principles to improve the end user experience and backend functionality of products and platforms Demonstrable experience of upskilling, teaching and running an engineering or architecture team Prior experience working with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders on business-critical systems What's in it for you At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days' vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for. About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries - powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Closing Date for Applications 31/08/2022 Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found. INDX222
A career in our Technology Consulting practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world's largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.As a member of the team, you'll work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there. We deliver the technological solutions organisations need to compete and grow and build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, partnering with best in class technologies and solution sets. In joining, you'll help our clients understand and evolve the way they align Information Technology with their business strategy, create integrated end to end solutions, and use enterprise applications to solve complex business problems. Our Digital Platforms Practice PwC has formed a world-leading digital practice to help our clients define the next generation of banking. Leveraging our heritage in financial services, plus our experience at the forefront of digital banking today, we bring a unique perspective on how to turn new and emerging technology into cut-through customer propositions, and help tomorrow's leaders to build or recalibrate business models for success. PwC has unique assets to help clients get ahead in this new age of banking. These solutions give our clients access to premade digital platforms, ecosystems and business model blueprints, so that they don't have to start from scratch. This not only helps clients to accelerate digital transformation, but also gives leaders confidence that they are steering their business and business culture in the right direction to remain successful in the future. To support this rapid growth we are looking for people who enjoy the excitement of shaping new ideas and working as part of multi-disciplinary teams on complex challenges, where each project is likely to be different to the last. We are looking for candidates with the passion and commitment, intellect and experience that can enable our clients' success in the intensely competitive economic environment of the digital age. About the role There is significant market growth expected over the coming years in Financial Services banking digital transformation driven by the following factors: Banks have spent years on developing digital apps, but not digitised their underlying platforms. Cost reduction and need for agility is bringing this to the top of the agenda It is generally acknowledged that 'custom build' digital banks by incumbents is not a good strategy and that traditional 'core banking replacement' programmes destroy value. Covid has brought channel shift and digital capabilities front and centre. Migration to digital banking just accelerated this shift by 3-4 years Banks are now looking to transform using business led, cloud based ecosystem solutions that can be configured, deployed and adapted quickly. PwC has developed a unique and innovative set of assets, platforms and ecosystem partnerships to support our clients capitalising on that growth. Our Digital Programmes Delivery Leads will be central to our work in this space. They'll take a lead role in the overall delivery of new digital solutions, working with our client's leadership teams to guide these programmes from discovery to release and beyond. They will have a wealth of delivery experience gained from Industry or Consulting in which they have led teams through complex projects that include emerging technology and cloud components for Tier 1 financial services clients. They will be able to demonstrate a history of working to the best industry standards, delivering solutions that are pragmatic, timely and aligned to the client's business objectives. They will be expected to be a 'hands-on' delivery practitioner; able to motivate and robustly drive a team through a complex plan of work. They will have a well-developed technical background coupled with strong stakeholder management. They will set themselves apart by having experience in the delivery of programmes incorporating emerging technologies and managing distributed delivery teams including offshore partners. Their primary focus will be the delivery of engagements and follow-on activities. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? (Yes) Amount of time client based (70%+) Opportunity for job sharing? (No) Need to travel/overnight stays away from home (Yes) Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? (Yes) Typical Amount of time PwC office based (20%) Requirements The Digital Programmes Delivery Lead will have a proven track record of helping global brands transform their organisations, taking a lead role for overall delivery of the solution. Furthermore, the ideal Digital Programmes Delivery Lead will have: A demonstrated track record of working to the best industry standards and ensuring that the delivery of the solutions are pragmatic, timely and aligned to the Clients business objectives and security requirements; 15+ years' hands on experience as a technical delivery lead, with a track record of delivering complex projects including emerging technology and cloud components for Tier 1 financial services clients; Knowledge of emerging technology and how to implement these in a large scale environment. The candidate will have experience in one or more of the following areas: Emerging Technology: AI, RPA, Drones, Robotics, Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) Industry recognised standard applications e.g. core banking, digital front end Transformational Enterprise Architectures: Integration, API's, Containers etc. Enterprise cloud vendors: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform The ability to inspire teams, being able to rapidly establish and lead high-performing multi-disciplinary, cross geography teams drawn from across PwC, our clients' staff, and third party organisations; Offshore Delivery Management experience - They will be an effective technical delivery leader with deep experience in managing delivery through offshore teams; Highly flexible interpersonal skills in relation to individual, social and business interaction. They will be comfortable using a range of influencing styles in order to build strong sustainable relationships and demonstrate the firm's values; Business acumen - Ability to explore opportunities and seek to understand if they are commercially right for the firm in the context of our Purpose. Experience leading client delivery engagements with focus on profitability and long-term sustainable growth for the firm and clients; Stand-out relationship building skills - The ability to anticipate client's needs and deliver high quality, value-added services and solutions which elevate the profile of the firm in the eyes of the client's executive team; An impactful and confident communication style and a history of managing senior stakeholders. They will be equally comfortable in both written and verbal communications, able to clearly explain their programmes and associated benefits / imperatives to non-technical and technical audiences alike. Consulting In Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients' business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies. The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. 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Dec 07, 2021
Full time
A career in our Technology Consulting practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world's largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.As a member of the team, you'll work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there. We deliver the technological solutions organisations need to compete and grow and build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, partnering with best in class technologies and solution sets. In joining, you'll help our clients understand and evolve the way they align Information Technology with their business strategy, create integrated end to end solutions, and use enterprise applications to solve complex business problems. Our Digital Platforms Practice PwC has formed a world-leading digital practice to help our clients define the next generation of banking. Leveraging our heritage in financial services, plus our experience at the forefront of digital banking today, we bring a unique perspective on how to turn new and emerging technology into cut-through customer propositions, and help tomorrow's leaders to build or recalibrate business models for success. PwC has unique assets to help clients get ahead in this new age of banking. These solutions give our clients access to premade digital platforms, ecosystems and business model blueprints, so that they don't have to start from scratch. This not only helps clients to accelerate digital transformation, but also gives leaders confidence that they are steering their business and business culture in the right direction to remain successful in the future. To support this rapid growth we are looking for people who enjoy the excitement of shaping new ideas and working as part of multi-disciplinary teams on complex challenges, where each project is likely to be different to the last. We are looking for candidates with the passion and commitment, intellect and experience that can enable our clients' success in the intensely competitive economic environment of the digital age. About the role There is significant market growth expected over the coming years in Financial Services banking digital transformation driven by the following factors: Banks have spent years on developing digital apps, but not digitised their underlying platforms. Cost reduction and need for agility is bringing this to the top of the agenda It is generally acknowledged that 'custom build' digital banks by incumbents is not a good strategy and that traditional 'core banking replacement' programmes destroy value. Covid has brought channel shift and digital capabilities front and centre. Migration to digital banking just accelerated this shift by 3-4 years Banks are now looking to transform using business led, cloud based ecosystem solutions that can be configured, deployed and adapted quickly. PwC has developed a unique and innovative set of assets, platforms and ecosystem partnerships to support our clients capitalising on that growth. Our Digital Programmes Delivery Leads will be central to our work in this space. They'll take a lead role in the overall delivery of new digital solutions, working with our client's leadership teams to guide these programmes from discovery to release and beyond. They will have a wealth of delivery experience gained from Industry or Consulting in which they have led teams through complex projects that include emerging technology and cloud components for Tier 1 financial services clients. They will be able to demonstrate a history of working to the best industry standards, delivering solutions that are pragmatic, timely and aligned to the client's business objectives. They will be expected to be a 'hands-on' delivery practitioner; able to motivate and robustly drive a team through a complex plan of work. They will have a well-developed technical background coupled with strong stakeholder management. They will set themselves apart by having experience in the delivery of programmes incorporating emerging technologies and managing distributed delivery teams including offshore partners. Their primary focus will be the delivery of engagements and follow-on activities. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? (Yes) Amount of time client based (70%+) Opportunity for job sharing? (No) Need to travel/overnight stays away from home (Yes) Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? (Yes) Typical Amount of time PwC office based (20%) Requirements The Digital Programmes Delivery Lead will have a proven track record of helping global brands transform their organisations, taking a lead role for overall delivery of the solution. Furthermore, the ideal Digital Programmes Delivery Lead will have: A demonstrated track record of working to the best industry standards and ensuring that the delivery of the solutions are pragmatic, timely and aligned to the Clients business objectives and security requirements; 15+ years' hands on experience as a technical delivery lead, with a track record of delivering complex projects including emerging technology and cloud components for Tier 1 financial services clients; Knowledge of emerging technology and how to implement these in a large scale environment. The candidate will have experience in one or more of the following areas: Emerging Technology: AI, RPA, Drones, Robotics, Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) Industry recognised standard applications e.g. core banking, digital front end Transformational Enterprise Architectures: Integration, API's, Containers etc. Enterprise cloud vendors: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform The ability to inspire teams, being able to rapidly establish and lead high-performing multi-disciplinary, cross geography teams drawn from across PwC, our clients' staff, and third party organisations; Offshore Delivery Management experience - They will be an effective technical delivery leader with deep experience in managing delivery through offshore teams; Highly flexible interpersonal skills in relation to individual, social and business interaction. They will be comfortable using a range of influencing styles in order to build strong sustainable relationships and demonstrate the firm's values; Business acumen - Ability to explore opportunities and seek to understand if they are commercially right for the firm in the context of our Purpose. Experience leading client delivery engagements with focus on profitability and long-term sustainable growth for the firm and clients; Stand-out relationship building skills - The ability to anticipate client's needs and deliver high quality, value-added services and solutions which elevate the profile of the firm in the eyes of the client's executive team; An impactful and confident communication style and a history of managing senior stakeholders. They will be equally comfortable in both written and verbal communications, able to clearly explain their programmes and associated benefits / imperatives to non-technical and technical audiences alike. Consulting In Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients' business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies. The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce..... click apply for full job details
A career in our Technology Consulting practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world's largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.As a member of the team, you'll work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there. We deliver the technological solutions organisations need to compete and grow and build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, partnering with best in class technologies and solution sets. In joining, you'll help our clients understand and evolve the way they align Information Technology with their business strategy, create integrated end to end solutions, and use enterprise applications to solve complex business problems. Our Digital Platforms Practice PwC has formed a world-leading digital practice to help our clients define the next generation of banking. Leveraging our heritage in financial services, plus our experience at the forefront of digital banking today, we bring a unique perspective on how to turn new and emerging technology into cut-through customer propositions, and help tomorrow's leaders to build or recalibrate business models for success. PwC has unique assets to help clients get ahead in this new age of banking. These solutions give our clients access to premade digital platforms, ecosystems and business model blueprints, so that they don't have to start from scratch. This not only helps clients to accelerate digital transformation, but also gives leaders confidence that they are steering their business and business culture in the right direction to remain successful in the future. To support this rapid growth we are looking for people who enjoy the excitement of shaping new ideas and working as part of multi-disciplinary teams on complex challenges, where each project is likely to be different to the last. We are looking for candidates with the passion and commitment, intellect and experience that can enable our clients' success in the intensely competitive economic environment of the digital age. About the role There is significant market growth expected over the coming years in Financial Services banking digital transformation driven by the following factors: Banks have spent years on developing digital apps, but not digitised their underlying platforms. Cost reduction and need for agility is bringing this to the top of the agenda It is generally acknowledged that 'custom build' digital banks by incumbents is not a good strategy and that traditional 'core banking replacement' programmes destroy value. Covid has brought channel shift and digital capabilities front and centre. Migration to digital banking just accelerated this shift by 3-4 years Banks are now looking to transform using business led, cloud based ecosystem solutions that can be configured, deployed and adapted quickly. PwC has developed a unique and innovative set of assets, platforms and ecosystem partnerships to support our clients capitalising on that growth. Working with our clients' executive teams, our Senior Solution Architect will take the lead role in developing solution and technical architectures, business case development, as well as supporting the delivery of banking transformations by providing architecture oversight and leadership. They will provide architectural and technical leadership on programmes involving business critical multi-application environments that will enable and unlock new value streams within the client's technology base. They will have wealth of experience as an architecture lead on the delivery of multi-year technology delivery programmes at global, multinational clients or will have worked at tier 1 technology firms to lead the implementation of their solutions from an architectural perspective to clients. They will have led large, distributed, multi-disciplinary teams including partner teams, across the full life-cycle of a project, practising agile delivery methods and utilising 'new' technology such as AI, IoT, etc. They will be able to provide diagnostic leadership on current architectures and be the technical and solution lead in executive level client discussions at tier 1 financial services institutions in both proposal and delivery phases. The Senior Solution Architect will have extensive experience in architecting and delivering core banking transformation in financial services. They will provide oversight of the overall architectural design by bringing deep understanding of the technology trends in financial services and several years of experience as lead architect architecting and delivering cloud native, API enabled and data led architectures in the industry. They will quickly become a trusted advisor for our clients in the area of core banking transformation and customer/products migration and be able to advise and reach consensus on architectural decisions and technology choices at senior executive level. They will set themselves apart by being able to lead and provide oversight of the development of solutions for both emerging and often cloud based technologies and client legacy systems in a way that delivers value to the client and enables the client to move to an agile technology estate. They will advise clients and partners at executive and board level, guiding them as they make appropriate software and vendor choices to support this plan and apply several best of breed technologies to create an overall solution. Ultimately they will act as a senior technical advisor to our clients' executives and board as they seek to grow revenue, remove complexity, scale globally, reduce costs and set our clients for success in the digital age. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? (Yes) Amount of time client based (70%+) Opportunity for job sharing? (No) Need to travel/overnight stays away from home (Yes) Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? (Yes) Typical Amount of time PwC office based (20%) Requirements The Senior Solution Architect will have a proven track record advising Banking & Capital Markets clients on how to transform their organisations through leading on business case development, taking lead roles in developing solution and technical architectures as well as supporting the delivery of banking transformations by providing architecture oversight and leadership. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will: Have an extensive history of leading the development of solution architectures of large technology enabled business transformations encompassing the wide range of multi-disciplinary skills required to deliver change through emerging technologies; Be a trusted adviser, with a track record of advising senior executives and company boards on executing value led technical transformation within leading organisations; Have 15+ years' experience as a technical/solution architect - with a successful track record of designing and delivering complex programmes including emerging technologies underpinned by cloud components and API, in one or more industries The candidate will have experience in all of the following areas: Industry Knowledge: Experience and understanding of the Financial Services industry, including knowledge of the technological capabilities required, challenges and vendor landscape. Core Banking Technology: deep understanding of the market and vendors, strengths and weaknesses as well as supporting capabilities (e.g. payment, accounting, risk, product management) API and Integration: extensive experience in API and ecosystem integration architectures, design patterns, API platforms and technology landscape. Digital Architectures: Architecting end to end digital solutions for business and operational teams leveraging DevOps capabilities Industry recognised front and back office applications: Broad understanding of SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, etc. and functional knowledge Transformational Enterprise Architectures: Integration/middleware solutions, Open API's, Microservices/Containerisation, etc. Enterprise cloud vendors: Migration to cloud using either Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform or any other large cloud providers Emerging Technology: Architecting solutions using emerging technologies such as AI, RPA, Drones, Robotics, Blockchain, etc. Have market presence, having a personal significant track record of delivering impactful results across a large network of clients; The ability to inspire teams, being able to rapidly establish and lead high-performing multi-disciplinary, cross geography teams drawn from across PwC, our clients' staff, and third party organisations; A proven track record of building effective relationships with third-party delivery organisations through the process of sourcing, selecting, and managing the technical engagement with vendors/software providers; An impactful and confident communication style, equally comfortable in both written and verbal communications and able to clearly explain their programmes and associated benefits / imperatives to non-technical and technical audiences alike. 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Dec 03, 2021
Full time
A career in our Technology Consulting practice, within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world's largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.As a member of the team, you'll work with clients to define their vision and plan how to get there. We deliver the technological solutions organisations need to compete and grow and build a lasting legacy of improvement and performance, partnering with best in class technologies and solution sets. In joining, you'll help our clients understand and evolve the way they align Information Technology with their business strategy, create integrated end to end solutions, and use enterprise applications to solve complex business problems. Our Digital Platforms Practice PwC has formed a world-leading digital practice to help our clients define the next generation of banking. Leveraging our heritage in financial services, plus our experience at the forefront of digital banking today, we bring a unique perspective on how to turn new and emerging technology into cut-through customer propositions, and help tomorrow's leaders to build or recalibrate business models for success. PwC has unique assets to help clients get ahead in this new age of banking. These solutions give our clients access to premade digital platforms, ecosystems and business model blueprints, so that they don't have to start from scratch. This not only helps clients to accelerate digital transformation, but also gives leaders confidence that they are steering their business and business culture in the right direction to remain successful in the future. To support this rapid growth we are looking for people who enjoy the excitement of shaping new ideas and working as part of multi-disciplinary teams on complex challenges, where each project is likely to be different to the last. We are looking for candidates with the passion and commitment, intellect and experience that can enable our clients' success in the intensely competitive economic environment of the digital age. About the role There is significant market growth expected over the coming years in Financial Services banking digital transformation driven by the following factors: Banks have spent years on developing digital apps, but not digitised their underlying platforms. Cost reduction and need for agility is bringing this to the top of the agenda It is generally acknowledged that 'custom build' digital banks by incumbents is not a good strategy and that traditional 'core banking replacement' programmes destroy value. Covid has brought channel shift and digital capabilities front and centre. Migration to digital banking just accelerated this shift by 3-4 years Banks are now looking to transform using business led, cloud based ecosystem solutions that can be configured, deployed and adapted quickly. PwC has developed a unique and innovative set of assets, platforms and ecosystem partnerships to support our clients capitalising on that growth. Working with our clients' executive teams, our Senior Solution Architect will take the lead role in developing solution and technical architectures, business case development, as well as supporting the delivery of banking transformations by providing architecture oversight and leadership. They will provide architectural and technical leadership on programmes involving business critical multi-application environments that will enable and unlock new value streams within the client's technology base. They will have wealth of experience as an architecture lead on the delivery of multi-year technology delivery programmes at global, multinational clients or will have worked at tier 1 technology firms to lead the implementation of their solutions from an architectural perspective to clients. They will have led large, distributed, multi-disciplinary teams including partner teams, across the full life-cycle of a project, practising agile delivery methods and utilising 'new' technology such as AI, IoT, etc. They will be able to provide diagnostic leadership on current architectures and be the technical and solution lead in executive level client discussions at tier 1 financial services institutions in both proposal and delivery phases. The Senior Solution Architect will have extensive experience in architecting and delivering core banking transformation in financial services. They will provide oversight of the overall architectural design by bringing deep understanding of the technology trends in financial services and several years of experience as lead architect architecting and delivering cloud native, API enabled and data led architectures in the industry. They will quickly become a trusted advisor for our clients in the area of core banking transformation and customer/products migration and be able to advise and reach consensus on architectural decisions and technology choices at senior executive level. They will set themselves apart by being able to lead and provide oversight of the development of solutions for both emerging and often cloud based technologies and client legacy systems in a way that delivers value to the client and enables the client to move to an agile technology estate. They will advise clients and partners at executive and board level, guiding them as they make appropriate software and vendor choices to support this plan and apply several best of breed technologies to create an overall solution. Ultimately they will act as a senior technical advisor to our clients' executives and board as they seek to grow revenue, remove complexity, scale globally, reduce costs and set our clients for success in the digital age. Additional information Opportunity for working from home? (Yes) Amount of time client based (70%+) Opportunity for job sharing? (No) Need to travel/overnight stays away from home (Yes) Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? (Yes) Typical Amount of time PwC office based (20%) Requirements The Senior Solution Architect will have a proven track record advising Banking & Capital Markets clients on how to transform their organisations through leading on business case development, taking lead roles in developing solution and technical architectures as well as supporting the delivery of banking transformations by providing architecture oversight and leadership. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will: Have an extensive history of leading the development of solution architectures of large technology enabled business transformations encompassing the wide range of multi-disciplinary skills required to deliver change through emerging technologies; Be a trusted adviser, with a track record of advising senior executives and company boards on executing value led technical transformation within leading organisations; Have 15+ years' experience as a technical/solution architect - with a successful track record of designing and delivering complex programmes including emerging technologies underpinned by cloud components and API, in one or more industries The candidate will have experience in all of the following areas: Industry Knowledge: Experience and understanding of the Financial Services industry, including knowledge of the technological capabilities required, challenges and vendor landscape. Core Banking Technology: deep understanding of the market and vendors, strengths and weaknesses as well as supporting capabilities (e.g. payment, accounting, risk, product management) API and Integration: extensive experience in API and ecosystem integration architectures, design patterns, API platforms and technology landscape. Digital Architectures: Architecting end to end digital solutions for business and operational teams leveraging DevOps capabilities Industry recognised front and back office applications: Broad understanding of SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, etc. and functional knowledge Transformational Enterprise Architectures: Integration/middleware solutions, Open API's, Microservices/Containerisation, etc. Enterprise cloud vendors: Migration to cloud using either Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform or any other large cloud providers Emerging Technology: Architecting solutions using emerging technologies such as AI, RPA, Drones, Robotics, Blockchain, etc. Have market presence, having a personal significant track record of delivering impactful results across a large network of clients; The ability to inspire teams, being able to rapidly establish and lead high-performing multi-disciplinary, cross geography teams drawn from across PwC, our clients' staff, and third party organisations; A proven track record of building effective relationships with third-party delivery organisations through the process of sourcing, selecting, and managing the technical engagement with vendors/software providers; An impactful and confident communication style, equally comfortable in both written and verbal communications and able to clearly explain their programmes and associated benefits / imperatives to non-technical and technical audiences alike. 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