Manager Strategy & Consulting - Technology Strategy

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

As a Manager in the Technology Strategy and Consulting domain, you will develop innovative strategies to improve business performance and to lead our clients through their digital change. You will work on a broad range of projects including the development of business strategy, business cases and operating models, technical / digital product management and roadmap development.

You will have a minimum of 7 years of Tech Strategy and/or Management Consulting experience within a leading consulting firm. You must have deep expertise in all things digital including demonstrated expertise in digital business models, financial modelling, business casing and digital product management. Also expected are skills, interest or experience in technology and using technology to drive value accretive business strategy.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Take ambiguous and complex business or technology problems and use research and business assessment capabilities, define the problem, drive innovative ideas, define the opportunity set, and recommend actionable next steps.
• Bring rigor to a client’s decision-making process by performing detailed cost/benefit analysis, presenting and evaluating solution options, and driving consensus among key stakeholders. In some instances, we help our clients develop new digital products that continue to deliver value far beyond a particular engagement.
• Define scope and plan new technical digital solutions for clients. This includes determining how to measure business results, modeling current/future business capabilities and identifying the organizational, cultural and operational changes required to successfully unlock value.

• At least 7 years relevant experience including 3 years focused on technical / digital strategy. You will have a progressive career that has likely included a leading consulting or strategy practice, start-up, industry, or unique combination of these three.
• You have solid experience in business strategy, opportunity assessment, financial modelling, User Experience, Analytics, IT projects and business case development.
• You have working knowledge of design thinking, customer journeys, service design and customer experience.
• Strong consulting skills and experience consulting to C-level clients.
• A "change agent" attitude, constantly pushing us and our clients to new opportunities, approaches, ideas, perspectives, etc.
• Cool under pressure and in unpredictable circumstances. Thrive in ambiguous environments, and in informal, loosely structured and creative work environments
• An expert collaborator and mentor that brings out the best in others
• Personality! Must have a sense of humour and be able to see the funny side of life. An enthusiastic participant and a thoughtful observer when the moment calls for it.