Associate Partner- Enterprise Data Lifecycle Management.

Job Description

Associate Partner - Enterprise Data Lifecycle Management

Infosys Consulting's NAM SAP practice is currently seeking an Associate Partner with deep experience in Enterprise Data Lifecycle Management.

As a thought leader in Enterprise Data Lifecycle Management, you will lead major projects and serve as a key customer-facing member of an Infosys Consulting team. You will contribute to the development of solutions to solve business problems and increase adoption of Infosys driven solutions. You will operate independently to provide quality work products to client engagements and perform varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment.

About the Role

This job requires skills and experience in the following areas:

• Provide leadership and subject matter expertise to support clients in the areas of data.

• Responsible for gathering business requirements in the areas of data governance, data strategy and data migration across all industry verticals, preparing requirement documents and supporting designing end-to-end solutions.

• Experience in the data governance and data migration software key products such as Syniti

• Knowledge of new master data processes and architectures

• Ability to perform analytical calculations of data architecture platforms, provide accurate technical assessment of various approaches, and incorporate these into technology roadmaps.

Responsibilities:

• Manage senior client relationships at CxO, SVP and VP levels for data strategy, governance and migration components.

• Work collaboratively with senior leadership for major ERP enabled transformation programs. Provide support to ERP & Alliance Leadership globally

• Support account management/sales in business development and sales meetings

• Work with pursuit teams to develop proposals and present at orals for transformation engagements.

• Provide thought leadership to enhance tools, templates and IP for Infosys Consulting

Practice Development:

• Determine and implement strategy for the practice - where and how to compete and ensure operational discipline to enable practice growth

Business Development:

• Leverage internal (e.g., IBU contacts, sales teams) and external (e.g., personal networks, professional networks, analysts) channels to identify clients.

• Create/identify multi-million-dollar opportunities within existing and new clients using visionary industry knowledge, intellectual capital, background in potential problem areas, knowledge of upcoming regulatory or market changes in order to create engagement opportunities

• Estimate sales potential, identify key clients, identify collaboration opportunities with IBUs, actively lead pursuits and contribute to the business planning of the group

• Actively participate in defining the portfolio of projects within the Life Sciences Practice

Client Relationship Management:

• Build and maintain professional relationship with senior and C-level client executives and expand professional network in client organizations

• Ability to speak on behalf of the client`s best interests, and countering views of the client executives if necessary

• Anchor new and existing client accounts, and interfacing on engagement-level client concerns

Proposal Development:

• Lead teams to prepare large proposals and program plans, facilitate Infosys differentiators (like specific consulting frameworks, intellectual property etc.), articulate value proposition, review, and fine tune the financials, and lead proposal presentations in order to create a compelling proposition for the client to engage Infosys

• Analyze the probability of winning the deal & the criticality of the deal for Infosys, as well as appropriately prepare for negotiations on terms and conditions of the engagement with the client, and obtain confirmation and approval from all internal stakeholders to ensure timely and smooth closure of the deal

Engagement Management:

• Lead engagement planning, budgeting, resource mobilization and deliverable definition

• Lead project launch to ensure that the engagement is kicked off smoothly

• Review the progress periodically with the team as well as the client, appropriately intervene in critical situations, and guide the team to address critical issues to ensure that the client realizes the business value articulated at the time of the deal closure

• Actively participate in project governance including Steering Committee and Strategic Business Review sessions

Thought Leadership:

• Develop practice service offerings, solutions, and methodologies

• Develop point of views (POVs) and speak at events such as supply chain conferences, establishing self as an industry thought leader

• Author multiple articles that advance the quality of supply chain services

• Mentor others to actively publish in Life Science periodicals

Recruitment & People Management:

• Demonstrate the ability to attract, retain and develop top consulting talent and the next generation of Infosys Consulting leaders

• Identify upcoming skill needs and potential sourcing pools, interview candidates, influence a favorable perception of Infosys as an employer, and decide on offer details to ensure that the practice has the appropriate skills required

• Perform the role of counselor and coach, provide feedback and guidance, actively participate in performance reviews, provide leadership and act as role model for team members

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required.

• U.S. citizens and those already authorized to work in the U.S. Infosys is unable to sponsor visas at this time.

• 12+ years of experience in business process consulting specifically leading data management value-stream

• Strong domain expertise in data management including proficiency with tools such as Syniti

• Digital transformation experience in multiple industry verticals e.g., Life Sciences, Manufacturing and Retail is a plus

• Passion for transforming our clients' businesses to unlock value for their shareholders, clients, and partners.

• Ability to travel up to 4 days a week to multiple local, state and/or national client locations.

• Ability to travel internationally for select client meetings for business development and/or delivery purposes.

• Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team, including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An MBA with an advanced degree or equivalent experience in leading data management

• Strong client facing skills including presentations to senior leadership, advice and consult with clients

About Us:

Infosys Consulting is a global management consulting firm helping some of the world's most recognizable brands transform and innovate. Our consultants are industry experts that lead complex change agendas driven by disruptive technology. With offices in 20 countries and backed by the power of the global Infosys brand, our teams help the C-suite navigate today's digital landscape to win market share and create shareholder value for lasting competitive advantage. To see our ideas in action, or to join a new type of consulting firm, visit us at www.InfosysConsultingInsights.com.

Infosys is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.