IT Strategy & Performance - Senior / Managing Consultant

Capgemini
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Application Portfolio Management
Cloud Computing
Computer Security
Interoperability

Job description

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 Senior and Managing Consultant level candidates with a breadth of experience that will enable them to deliver across our three core disciplines. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Technology Strategy and IT Cost & Value, but IT M&A experience is also desirable. You will have the opportunity to work across a range of sectors. The responsibilities of the Senior/Managing Consultant role in IT Strategy & Performance typically includes:

  • Client delivery, leading workstreams and project teams in complex technology engagements including Technology Strategy & Transformation and technology cost transformation.
  • Driving cultural and organisational change with clients to align IT and business stakeholders around strategy, cost and value objectives. Advising on the strategic role of technology within organisations and how to operationalise the capabilities.
  • Advising clients on translating complex technical findings into actionable commercial insights and deliverable strategies, focusing on value to the client.
  • Contributing to the development of our offerings and supporting capability building within the IT Performance team, supporting the growth of our offers across market units and developing winning proposals for our clients.
  • Providing leadership 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.

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 - Leading/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.

Requirements

We are looking for Senior/Managing Consultant level candidates who can demonstrate the following:

  • Consulting experience (4+ years) across Technology Strategy and/or IT Cost & Value.
  • Evidence of strong track record delivering on Digital Strategy & Transformation projects and/or technology cost transformation.
  • Evidence of technical and strategic expertise across Technology Strategy, Target Operating Model Design, Transformation Roadmapping, Business-IT Alignment, IT Financial Management, Total Cost of Ownership, Application Portfolio Rationalisation, Benchmarking and Optimisation.
  • Evidence of managing teams/workstreams in complex delivery environments and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
  • Experience in identifying real world application of technology to drive value from technology investments.

Desirable Experience

  • Currently working in a major consulting firm, and/or in industry with a consulting background, possibly including within an in-house strategy function.
  • Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
  • Experience of supporting proposition building/development and growth.
  • Business development - utilising a combination of the organisation's broader pre-existing relationships, company relationships and your own network to generate revenue.

Benefits & conditions

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., 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 the company

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.

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