Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
SAP
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
At PwC our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs implement software solutions and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.
As a business application consulting generalist at PwC you will provide consulting services for a wide range of business applications. You will leverage a broad understanding of various software solutions to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency through analysis implementation training and support.
*Why PWC
about us.
At PwC we believe in providing equal employment opportunities without any discrimination on the grounds of gender ethnic background age disability marital status sexual orientation pregnancy gender identity or expression religion or other beliefs perceived differences and status protected by law. We strive to create an environment where each one of our people can bring their true selves and contribute to their personal growth and the firms growth. To enable this we have zero tolerance for any discrimination and harassment based on the above considerations.
Job Description & Summary A career within Consulting services will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients leverage technology to enhance their customer experiences
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for overall project schedule & planning which includes developing and coordinating realistic project plan including key milestones success metrics and drive project progress
- Ability to lead a team of large pool of Technical Architects and Business/ Technical Consultants.
- Understand and assess scope critical paths and dependencies for delivering and shipping digital products and facilitate discussions across all functions & stakeholders
- Anticipate bottlenecks identify assess track and mitigate issues risks and work with team members and management to mitigate and escalate as deemed suitable
- Support project estimation process with key contributors to help define scope and prepare statements of work including tasks deliverables milestones resources and estimated costs
- Manage all daytoday administrative activities of a given project from inception to closure such as reviewing timesheets analyse plan versus actual figures managing monthly/quarterly financial closing and invoicing.
- Maintain regular communication with both the customer and internal teams and constantly manage customer expectations (also in critical situations or throughout escalations)
- Work with thirdparty subcontractors and technology partners as required
- Manage weekly resource planning and financial forecast updates
- Contribute to operational best practices by formalizing and/or improving processes and standards
*Mandatory skill sets
- Experience in Project Management methodologies (PMBOK PRINCE2 and Scrum methodologies
- Experience working with IT application development projects will be an advantage
- Proven successful project management experience preferably delivering large enterprisebased applications and solutions.
- Innovative thinker high attention to detail and thoroughness
- Excellent problemsolving skills with a demonstrated ability to identify issues solve them quickly and well and know when to rely on internal resources to assist.
- Strong conflict resolution skills
- Superb organizational skills to be able to coordinate complicated projects.
- Proven technical ability to understand the impact of technical changes and to articulate highlevel technical solutions to address business problems.
- Agile/SCRUM and/or PMI Certification and demonstrated rigor in project management best practices.
*Preferred skill sets
- Experience in ERP Implementation
*Years of experience required
- Minimum 8 years of experience plus MBA is required for the role
- Overall experience can vary between 816 Years
*Education Qualification
- Relevant IT Project Management experience in Cloud Migration or large enterprise
- B.E/ qualification is preferred
- MBA is desirable but not mandatory
- Work experience in IT & ITeS/Consulting companies preferred
Education (if blank degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required: Bachelor of Engineering
Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Certifications (if blank certifications not specified)
Required Skills
Agile Methodology
Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback Accepting Feedback Active Listening Analytical Reasoning Analytical Thinking Application Software Business Data Analytics Business Management Business Technology Business Transformation Communication Creativity Documentation Development Embracing Change Emotional Regulation Empathy Implementation Research Implementation Support Implementing Technology Inclusion Intellectual Curiosity Learning Agility Optimism Performance Assessment Performance Management Software 16 more
Desired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Not Specified
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship
No
Government Clearance Required
No
Job Posting End Date
Required Experience:
Senior IC