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Principal Consultant - MandA IT Application - Infosys Consulting

Position Overview: As a Principal Consultant specializing in IT Applications, you will lead and manage 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 leverage your experience to provide IT strategic direction, drive operational excellence, and liaise with business process owners and application owners to ensure the running of business operations using the IT applications. You will work closely with clients and senior leadership to ensure the successful delivery of IT infrastructure solutions. Key Responsibilities: Strategic IT Leadership: Lead IT application projects, ensuring alignment with the overall business strategy and IT roadmap. Develop and present strategic roadmaps for IT applications for a workstream including transformation, focusing on standardization, efficiency, and cost savings. Collaborate with senior leadership ensuring proper program governance, and business continuity. Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends in IT applications for a functional areas and lead their adoption where appropriate. Functional Track Management: Manage front-office and back-office application solutions. Oversee the analysis, design, and implementation of scalable and resilient IT application solution, involving COTS or custom applications for at least one functional area. Lead and guide Day 1 and TSA exit planning for a functional area. Manage projects for separation and integration of applications. Lead effort and develop strategies for standardization of business processes and applications. Create solutions for business requirements including extension of functionality in existing ERP and non-ERP applications and selection of new best of breed COTS packages. Create project plans and manage them. Highlight the risks and issues and creating mitigation plans. Identify project dependencies to ensure critical path is managed closely. Manage testing cycles (SIT and UAT) for each project. Manage cutover activities for separation/ integration projects. Integration: Create system landscape diagram. Create high level integration strategy. Manage integration activities across systems and guide the teams to ensure scalability and flexibility. Ensure end to end testing of integrations across systems. Data migration : Lead creation of data migration strategy for master and transaction data elements Manage coordination with business teams to define data migration criteria. Provide leadership for data migration activities from data mapping to extraction, transformation, and upload. Ensure data reconciliation and signoff. 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 in a clear and concise manner. Act as a trusted advisor, guiding stakeholders through IT transformation processes. Team Leadership and Development: Lead project teams, ensuring clear communication, effective collaboration, and timely delivery of milestones. Mentor and develop team members, fostering continuous learning and professional growth. Project / Program Management: Oversee project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation to ensure 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 and Practice Development: Collaborate with other service lines to create new joint offerings. Share insights through blogs, white papers, and other thought leadership. Develop Infosys methodologies and approaches to client delivery. Assist in developing IT application related tools and processes. Coach and lead ther consultants and participate in the performance management process. Help recruit and retain top-quality consultants.

Sales Support: Lead IT application and business transformation pre-sales and sales activities for MandA, including proposal development and solution presentations. Develop execution plans, cost estimates, and risk assessments. Identify and develop new business opportunities. Conduct market and client research.

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Minimum of 7 years in IT applications (ERP and non-ERP) management, with significant exposure in designing and implementing solutions for business requirements. Proven experience managing complex IT projects. Consulting or client-facing experience preferred. Deep 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 MandA application separation/ integration experience is beneficial. Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. Strong communication and presentation skills. Ability to build and maintain client relationships. Ability to travel up to 100%. U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. Infosys will not sponsor H-1B or other work authorization for this role at this time.

Preferred Qualifications: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. Solid...

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