GDS Consulting_Transformation Delivery - Senior Consultant

Transformation Delivery – Senior Consultant

Key responsibilities of candidate include: 
•    Developing project plans and goals
•    Communicate the vision and goals of the project or portfolio of projects.
•    Analyze and develop procedures for management and technical duties.
•    Define project responsibilities with stakeholders.
•    Participate in how budget and staff are allocated for the project.
•    Maintain project time frames, budget estimates and status reports.
•    Responsible for the team that:
o    Executes the project plan, collaborating with other technology and business teams to achieve maximum results
o    Delivers the highest quality technology solutions, following industry and EY technology, architecture and security standards.
o    Resolves most appropriate technology solution to meet the business need, including evaluating Reuse, Buy or Build decisions
o    Demonstrates functionality of completed projects to partners
o    Develops performance measures to assess the success of projects and features and settle vital improvements.
o    Partners with internal customers to validate requirements and priorities through various forums (analysis, meetings, focus groups, etc.) and refine those requirements for broad market applicability
o    Collaborates with user experience, business analysts and engineers with a focus on defining project functionality and designing solutions that bring differentiating value to our current and prospective clients

Key Skills Required: 
•    Project Management
•    Requirements Gathering
•    Analysis and Documentation
•    Stakeholder Communication
•    Change Management
•    Quality Assurance

Education
A Bachelor’s degree in related field

Certification
Relevant industry certification (e.g. PMP, PSM, CSM, any technical certificate) is preferred but not required

To qualify for the role, you must have:

•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to create clear and concise documentation.
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
•    Must have at least 5 years of experience software development cycle and project management methodologies.
•    Must have some technical background as a developer or as a tester in earlier experience.
•    Must have 4 years of experience in one or a combination of the following: project development and delivery frameworks; Agile framework; and/or DevOps practices and services.
•    Must have 3-7 years of experience in project management and product management, including one or a combination of: leading technology projects, complete SDLC, CI/CD DevOps, and working with a scrum team.
•    Must have 4 years of experience in analysing business requirements, identifying gaps, and defining solutions to address complex business challenges.  
•    Knowledge of one more industry standard Agile PM tools – Jira or Azure Devops / Trello / Smartsheet / Confluence 
•    Must have good experience reporting on project status and milestone deliverables status to ensure timely project delivery.
•    Flexible to work in US and UK time zones
•    Amenable to work on client site if required by client
•    Amenable to support North America/EMEIA/APAC/Oceania shift as required by client

Good to have: 
•    Strong knowledge of MS Project/Project online (for web) and other project management tools
•    Experience working with Agile Transformation Project 
•    Should have good understanding and minimum exposure to PowerApps, Power Automate, Sharepoint Online, MS Teams and PowerBI.
•    Understanding of waterfall methodologies
•    JIRA/ADO administration and configuration knowledge
•    Business analysis skill
•    Experience working or setting up a Project Management Office (PMO)
•    Sector experience in areas such as Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Consumer Products & Retail, Oil & Gas, Energy/Power & Utility, Technolgy, Media & Entertainment, Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility, Automotive, etc.