Senior Consultant- IT Strategy
Gartner
- La Défense, Hauts-de-Seine
- CDI
- Temps-plein
As a Senior Consultant working at the highest senior levels within our clients’ organizations you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in shaping, managing and delivering real value assisting our clients in successfully managing their technology and defining their IT strategies.What you’ll do:
- Identify, develop and document issues and recommendations using independent judgment concerning engagement areas being reviewed.
- Conduct research, interviews and presentations for clients (executive and/or board level)
- Assist with the comprehensive cost / benefits analysis and preparation of business cases for technology investments.
- Assist in coordinating and communicating the results of engagements via written reports and oral presentations to client management and key stakeholders
- Contribute to the development of project management, quality assurance and professional consulting and auditing approaches/methodologies.
- Participate in delivery of strategic IT consulting engagements, within a given timeframe and budget, for a variety of clients, which include IT benchmarking and general IT consulting.
- Minimum 5+ years of diversified strategic IT experience (technology, organization and processes).
- Languages: Fluent English & French
- Consulting experience in a similar role in a professional services firm or industry experience at a strategic or management level.
- Analytical skills
- Flexibility and adaptability; able to change direction quickly and thoughtfully under changing client needs
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree
- Excellent project management skills, team work capacity, strong work ethic and willingness to travel and work in a diverse international environment
- Deeper knowledge of one or more of the following is a plus:
- IT strategy
- IT organization & governance
- Enterprise Architecture
- IT/Business Process Outsourcing
- Critical Program Management support (QA, risk, audit)
- IT performance optimization
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and spoken
- Ability to articulate IT strategies and understand business strategies and the alignment of both
- Comfortable influencing and building trust-based, value-added relationships with senior executives
- Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
- Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges
- Maintain a senior consultant level expertise and currency in industry leading information management technologies
- You will have a natural aptitude for critical and analytical thinking, as well as the capacity to accept out-of-the box solutions
- A world-class consulting environment
- The opportunity to work on cutting edge IT strategy engagements with a tier one client portfolio
- A competitive salary
- Structured bonus based on individual and corporate performance
- Opportunities for promotion with a clear defined career development structure
- Opportunity to participate actively in the development and future of Gartner Consulting
- A dynamic but relaxed and supportive working environment that encourages personal development