- Our Manufacturing, logistics, Energy and utilities group is looking for a Consulting Manager to join our journey. We're looking for someone who is strong IT consultant in the power utility (Utilities- Water/ Electricity) domain.

- We're looking for Consulting Manager with Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development.

- As a Consulting Manager ( Manager level position) this means leading a team of Consultants through a client-facing engagement, managing escalations, and serving as a the owner of a workstream; maintaining expertise in your domain; meaningfully contributing to the sales process through a mix of RPI development, client presentations, financial modeling, pricing strategy, and flawless delivery; creating service offerings and/or client partner training materials; and contributing to People Care initiatives, recruiting, and mentoring. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.

- Our solutions are in demand and we're passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!

Responsibilities:

- Work with clients to establish a clear connection between business goals/strategies to capability development, and implementation to achieving desired business value.

- Define product / platform strategies and solutions focused in Utilities domain

- Understand the scope and define business requirements with the business stakeholders

- Translate business needs into functional specifications and detailed requirements

- Map business processes to identify improvement in Utilities back-office operations

- Lead backlog creation and provide functional guidance during sprint planning

- Gather and document functional requirements from stakeholders

- Create detailed design document that outlines the proposed solutions

- Work within Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks, ensuring requirements are clearly captured, refined, and prioritized in collaboration with product and development teams

- Prepare functional use cases, detailed user stories

- Review test plans prepared by QA Team, Support UAT

- Assist in resolving scope and requirements related queries

- Manage change requests / enhancements / features

- Work with cross-functional teams with different time zones

- Advanced problem-solving skills

- Ability to articulate requirements (good communication)

- Provide training and support to end-users and stakeholders on processes

- Active participation in daily meetings with the functional and development team, as well as frequent meetings with stakeholders and key users

- Create and maintain long-term working relationships with technology teams, functional counterparts, vendors, and business partners.

Qualifications

- The track record and experience to achieve the above, which includes ideally 8+ years of management consulting experience in the Utilities (Electric or water) domain, where at least 2 of those (though ideally 4+) have been technology (business or technical consultative) team lead experience

- Has worked as an IT Analyst, IT Project Manager, IT Program Manager, IT Business Analysis or Product Management in the Utilities domain

- Prior experience supporting or leading cloud migration projects is preferred, with familiarity in assessing legacy systems, defining migration strategies, and collaborating with technical teams to enable cloud adoption

- Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically.

- Exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.

- Show proficiency in project management methodologies and tools.

- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and hands-on experience using Jira (or similar tools) to manage user stories, track progress, and support sprint activities

- Thrive in ambiguous or fast- changing environments with a strong bias for action and the ability to drive clarity

- Have a proven track record of delivering successful consulting projects.

- Display a deep understanding of the Energy/ Utility sector including market trends and challenges.

- Be adept at using data analytics to drive decision-making and strategy development.

- Be capable of working effectively in a hybrid work model balancing remote and in-office responsibilities.

- Show a commitment to continuous improvement and staying current with industry advancements.

- Exhibit strong leadership qualities with the ability to mentor and develop junior team members.

- Ability to travel if needed for business requirements

- Bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent