Principal - M&A IT Energy & Utility - Business Consulting

Position: Principal - M&A IT Application Energy & Utility - Business Consulting
Principal Consultant – M&A IT Application Energy & Utility – Infosys Consulting

Infosys Consulting's Tech Transformation Advisory Practice is seeking a Principal Consultant specializing in IT Applications separation and integration for Energy & Utility.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic IT Leadership

• 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.

• Oversee the analysis, design, and implementation of scalable and resilient IT application solution, involving COTS or custom applications for at least one 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 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

• 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 & 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 other 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 M&A, 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 foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.

• Minimum of 7 years in IT

• Proven experience managing complex IT projects.

• Consulting or client-facing experience preferred.

• Application implementation and rollout experience or M&A application separation/ integration experience is beneficial.

• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Proven leadership and team…