Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant - M&A IT Applications Energy & Utility - Infosys Consulting

Infosys Consulting's Tech Transformation Advisory Practice is seeking a Senior Consultant specializing in IT Application for Energy and Utility.

Position Overview:

As a Senior Consultant specializing in IT Applications for Energy and Utility, you will support complex projects that involve analyzing, designing, and implementing separation and integration of IT applications that include ERP and non- ERP applications which can be COTS or custom. You will work closely with clients and senior leadership to ensure the successful delivery of IT infrastructure solutions.

Responsibilities:

Strategic IT Support:

• Support IT application projects, ensuring alignment with the overall business strategy and IT roadmap.
• Assist in developing and presenting strategic roadmaps for IT applications for a workstream including transformation, focusing on standardization, efficiency, and cost savings.
• Collaborate with IT and Business leads ensuring proper program governance, and business process design.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends in IT applications for a functional area and lead their adoption where appropriate.

Functional Track Management:

• Support front-office and back-office application solutions.
• Assist in the analysis, design, and implementation of scalable and resilient IT application solution, involving COTS or custom applications for at least one functional area.
• Support Day 1 and TSA exit planning for a functional area.
• Support projects for separation and integration of applications.
• Support effort for standardization of business processes and applications.
• Assist in creating solutions for business requirements including extension of functionality in existing ERP and non-ERP applications and selection of new best of breed COTS packages.
• Run the project according to plan and highlight the risks and issues proactively. Work on creating mitigation plans.
• Identify project dependencies to ensure critical path is managed closely.
• Support testing cycles (SIT and UAT) for each project.
• Assist in cutover activities for separation/ integration projects.
• Support data migration strategy and execution activities.
• Assist in integration development and testing for a functional area.

Client and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, understanding their needs and providing tailored IT solutions.
• Present project updates, findings, and recommendations to client executives and stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Act as a person running the project activities, work with stakeholders through IT transformation processes.

Team Collaboration and Development:

• Collaborate with project teams, ensuring clear communication, effective collaboration, and timely delivery of milestones.
• Mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

Project / Program Management:

• Support project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation to ensure project goals and timelines are met.
• Implement and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track project success, including uptime, incident resolution time, and cost savings.

Thought Leadership & Practice Development:

• Contribute to the development of joint offerings with other service lines.
• Share insights through blogs, white papers, and other thought leadership.
• Assist in developing and refining Infosys methodologies and approaches to client delivery.
• Help develop IT infrastructure tools and processes.
• Participate in recruiting and retaining top-quality consultants.

Business Development and Sales:

• To support application business development and sales activities, including proposal development and solution presentations.
• Assist in developing execution plans, cost estimates, and risk assessments.
• Identify and support new business opportunities and client relationships.
• Conduct market and client research business growth strategies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• Minimum of 5 years in IT infrastructure, with exposure to IT operations and security.
• Proven experience supporting complex IT projects.
• Consulting or client-facing experience preferred.
• M&A experience is beneficial but not required.
• Good understanding of one or more functional areas (finance, commercial, supply chain and logistics, supply chain planning, manufacturing, engineering, procurement, HR).
• ERP or major business application implementation experience would be beneficial though not required.
• Application selection and implementation experience
• Application implementation and rollout experience or M&A application separation/ integration experience will be beneficial.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate with and support project teams.
• Ability to travel up to 75%.
• Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Good program/project management skills, including interviewing clients, process mapping, project planning, and stakeholder communication.
• Good presentation skills and experience supporting successful project proposals.
• Relevant certifications such as PMP, application specific certifications (SAP/ Oracle/ SFDC etc.) are desirable but not required.

This job description may not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee.

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits: -

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

---