IT Strategy & Performance - Consultant

The Business Technology practice is one of the leading CIO & CTO advisory and technology innovation teams in the UK and Europe. Our consultants deliver tangible outcomes across business and IT-oriented environments, working collaboratively with major FTSE 100 and government clients to help them achieve their strategic goals and leverage technology as a key driver of sustainable growth and ambitious change. YOUR ROLE Our IT Strategy & Performance team is one of the fastest growing teams in the Business Technology practice. We are structured across three core disciplines: (i) Technology Strategy; (ii) IT Cost & Value; and (iii) IT Mergers and Acquisitions. We are seeking Consultant level candidates with the experience to deliver across our three core disciplines. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in at least one of our disciplines and authentic enthusiasm for developing their breadth of skills and knowledge further. You will have the opportunity to work across a diverse range of sectors and projects. The responsibilities of the Consultant role in IT Strategy & Performance typically includes:

• Client delivery, owning distinct packages of work, self-organising and prioritising your tasks to deliver on client commitments within complex technology engagements.
• Building personal credibility with clients through delivery of outcomes and communication.
• Identifying and communicating potential leads and preparing proposal and sales materials.
• Contributing to the development of our offerings and supporting capability building within the IT Strategy & Performance team as we grow our offers and offer pipelines.
• Developing expertise and informed points of view on emerging technologies and digital capabilities: AI, advanced analytics, cybersecurity and cloud-native architectures - evaluating scalability, interoperability, and alignment with the client's long-term strategy.
• Building broad skills across our core disciplines and deepening expertise within at least one.

As part of your role, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development - Contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal contribution - Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & development - Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Do you have experience in IT?, * Consulting experience across Technology Strategy and/or IT Cost & Value.

• Evidence of strong track record delivering within Digital Strategy & Transformation projects and/or technology cost transformation.
• Evidence of developing technical and strategic expertise that is relevant to our core disciplines, this may include Technology Strategy, Target Operating Model Design, Transformation Roadmapping, Business-IT Alignment, IT Financial Management, Total Cost of Ownership, Application Portfolio Rationalisation, Benchmarking and Optimisation.
• Experience in identifying real application of technology to drive value from investments.

Desirable Experience

• Proven ability to deliver technology strategy engagements and/or cost and value engagements
• Currently working in a consulting firm, and/or in industry with a consulting background or in an internal strategy function.
• Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and in supporting business development through preparation of proposals and/or client pitches.
• Experience of supporting proposition (offer) building/development and growth.

You'll be free to make your role and your career what you want it to be. Proactivity and ambition flourish at Capgemini Invent. There are countless opportunities available to propel your development forward: seek out those that suit you, and we will back you all the way. In summary, we believe the following make this a great place to work:

• Show how single minds make for better teams: Work alongside fierce intellects who love to collaborate.

• Be comfortable outside your comfort zone: Self-stretchers thrive in our environment.

• Build momentum in your career: Make your role and your career what you want it to be.

• Stay true to who you are: Play to your strengths and bring your individuality.

• Aim for nothing less than leading edge: We thrive on the knowledge that the Digital work we do has impact.

• Give your curiosity freedom and focus: A place where inquisitiveness and entrepreneurial thinking are encouraged., At Capgemini we don't just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work. We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy. We are a Disability Confident Employer Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and

• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process. CSR We're also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we're working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone's access to a digital world. It's something we're really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world's most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a team that does the right thing. Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice. We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance. ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini ist einer der weltweit führenden Anbieter von Management- und IT-Beratung, Technologie-Services und Digitaler Transformation. Als ein Wegbereiter für Innovation unterstützt das Unternehmen seine Kunden bei deren komplexen Herausforderungen rund um Cloud, Digital und Plattformen.