Solution Architect

The GSAD Solution Architect will take a lead in providing sales support and solution configuration on large, complex, Consulting and Managed Services deals and working with other SAs within the GSAD Solutioning Tower. This role will also help support our offering and asset development activities when not fully engaged in sales pursuits. This role works with the other GSAD Solutioning Architects and other GSAD leaders as well as collaborates with Regions/Areas and other parts of the wider Avanade and Accenture organization.

What you'll do Drive Client Impact

Acts as a Solution Architect with end-to-end responsibility for shaping the Consulting and/or Managed Services portion of large, complex cross Business group and Type of Work deals.

Within deals, provides oversight of the GSAD SAs and region SAs to ensure we leverage the best of Avanade to shape compelling and winning solutions.

Work within the client business team to interpret client defined or implied requirements against Avanade solution templates and delivery capabilities.

Engage with client stakeholders and other knowledgeable resources to validate service requirements, explore solution options, and identify service integration requirements.

Lead the definition of a solution that meets the agreed requirements.

Work closely with Avanade delivery teams, including offshore delivery centers and third parties to realize service estimates in accordance with the Avanade Solutioning guidelines.

Identify all service costs and populating cost models accurately to ensure a full visibility of costs related to establishing and delivering the service over the contract term.

Create and document a Solution Plan and engage internal stakeholders as required to populate the Avanade ‘Deal Review System’ and support an internal sign-off (at regional, area and global levels) of costs and risk.

Identify and mitigate solution risks.

Support the development of pricing and commercial strategies and commercial dialogue with clients.

Support sales activity in presenting our solution approach and methods to client stakeholder groups.

Plan for and support service implementation, transition, and introduction activities.

Advance Client Solutions and Engineering Assets

Build and maintain strong working relationships with delivery center solution architects.

Creates, updates, and publishes solution guidance aligned to how we solution and deliver the Avanade offerings/plays by working collaboratively with the delivery teams and existing SA community.

Enhances collateral (e.g., SP51 template, KDAs, solution guides, SOW, RFP response writing) working with various stakeholders (Practices, GSAD, Sales CoE, delivery, Business Groups) to bring most value to SAs and deals and to help make solutioning more efficient and solutioned to win at optimized costs.

Support Practice & People Development

Lead and is faculty on SA training.

Works with Avanade Global Solution and Delivery stakeholders, Accenture Leads to drive a capability plan to bring maturity/structure across the Avanade SA community to enable support for both Avanade and Accenture deals.

Helps build the SA community within the Global teams (ATC, Accenture, GSAD, Avanade Practices) and with the SA’s within regions.

Contributes to building capability from roadmaps and approved backlog and supports the SA community in doing the same.

Work with various stakeholders within Avanade and Accenture to define the career path, training, and capability development for SAs in partnership with Avanade HR, sales, delivery, and the Global Solution and Delivery team.

Works with Avanade Practices to develop and execute a strategic view for global SA training, certification, and capability in close collaboration with the Global Solution and…