Practice Head/Competency Head - IT

Role : Microsoft Practice Head/Competency Head

Title : Senior Manager / Director

Location : Hyderabad

Company : USA international Management and Technology consulting firm.

Role overview :

The ideal candidate would be someone who comes with around 15 years of experience and has proven experience in solution architecting, capability building, business pursuit, operations and some delivery management - all focused in Microsoft technologies

Roles & Responsibilities :

- Will be responsible for providing subject matter expertise in the MSFT Stack area during the pursuit process and during project execution. Should have played the role of a SME / Architect.

- Will be responsible for building high performance teams and mentoring of resources in the CoP (community of Practice) both in terms of the subject knowledge as well as career choices.

- Responsibilities will include planning for lateral resource intake and grooming internal talent based on the business pipeline.

- Will be responsible for regular delivery reviews and oversight of engagements that have financial business processes as critical components.

- Will be required to drive effective strategies for sales and lead generation or Go-To-Market approaches or practice management

- Will be responsible for continuously evaluating the market opportunities in the realm of MSFT Stack and enhance the service offerings to address the market needs.

- Will be responsible to contribute to (and at times lead) the pursuit process for business in new accounts as well as existing accounts. This will include preparation of proposals, presales presentations, etc.

- Will have to work closely the pre-sales and sales team, right from the RFP/RFI and RFQ process and showcase the capabilities of the delivery organization in the financials competency.

- Will be Responsible for providing thought leadership emanating in the form of discussion papers and white papers to create best in class practices and tools for all client engagement.

Additional Requirements :

- Should have working knowledge of CMMI processes

- Ideally, should have worked in an IT services company of similar or larger size, with a global delivery model.

- Prefer candidates who have started careers in consulting/implementation projects and transitioned into managing offshore centric engagements

- Should be highly articulate with excellent communication and presentation skills.

- Should have the ability to work with multi-cultural teams

- Should be conversant with the onsite/offshore model and should be willing to travel for short stints (anywhere between a day to 15 days) at short notices.

Education :

BE/Btech in CS from reputed institutes.