Technology Consultancy Director

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborating with Solution Architect to apply complex HVP solution offerings to meet customer needs.
• Defines the SOW (statement of work) and project pricing for an engagement in collaboration with the Solution Architect
• Responsible for the development of methodology and offerings in the practice
• Manages SC engagements and project costs to bring engagements to satisfactory completion.
• Accountable for execution and delivery of more complex consulting services and commitments working with sales, PSEs, KATs and FSO.
• Responsible for project financial results and identifying pull-through revenue, in collaboration with other business stakeholders
• This position originates, develops and executes the most complex technical projects and influences future technology and product strategy. Focus, knowledge, judgment and intuition is required for those technical challenges that may not have an identified solution by customer, competitors or within industry. Works on critical complex issues that impact longer term product development and business success measured by two or more of the following: incremental revenue growth, market share increases, key customer penetrations, time to market improvement and commercial value of the work.
• Within safety guidelines originate, design, perform, collect data, analyze and compile reports on unusually complex engineering experiments and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.
• Develop innovative solutions as part of proven track record of significant technology contributions. Widely recognized internally (across Business Units) as one of the company's top experts in their field.
• Conceive and implement new technology, normally named as primary inventor on numerous critical patents and recognized through awards and/or published papers within the last five years. Decisions impact major product development programs and business success at the division/segment level.
• Leads through contribution to the development of new principles and concepts. As a technical role model to Applied's technical and engineering community, this position acts as a mentor to guide less experienced engineers. Typically is involved in judging the approach and verifying the validity of technical strategies
• Deep subject matter expert who consults with management and customers on exceptionally complex technical issues. Viewed as a company resource for specific technology and interacts with the engineering community internally and externally, based on business need. Represents Applied on industry boards/consortia, seen as a thought leader in area of expertise, regarded by customers and external leaders as an expert and thought leader in their field.

• Recognized as guru or external expert in a function
• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive expertise in leading-edge theories, techniques and/or technologies within own field

• Influences internal/external business and/or regulatory issues that have an impact on the business

• Leads highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership

• Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems; uses ground-breaking methods to think beyond existing solutions

• Impacts business direction through the development of innovative services or products

• Negotiates with senior management, customers, regulators or vendors to influence decisions