Overview
A Principal Consultant will work directly with Esri Cross Division Leadership to define the strategy and goals for a specified Sectors and/or Industries. A Principal Consultant will lead and empower other consultants to enable customer success by providing vision and leadership through the hands-on enablement of ArcGIS to support critical customer workflows and missions. In addition, a Principal Consultant will participate in, support and be a leader within the Esri communities with a highly complex scope of risk management, business, and technology efforts with a focus on expanding the role of GIS and pathways for further growth of Esri employees and customers.
Responsibilities
- Lead high-stake, large, and complex Professional Services engagements, projects, and programs to implement ArcGIS effectively across a range of time scales
- Partner with Professional Services leadership, Business Development staff, and other Esri divisions to inspire Sector and Industry leadership to support the growth of ArcGIS into new markets and industries
- Lead and empower others in the scoping, management, and delivery of successful and impactful proposals and projects
- Provide project engagement support through all levels of management, Technical Consulting engagement supports, to include executive consulting, relationship management, and conceptual architecture
- Create and foster internal collaboration to focus on expanding the role of GIS and pathways for further growth of Esri employees and customers
- Work to mitigate challenges through proper escalation and other protocols to achieve project and program completion
- Provide vision and thought leadership regarding consulting, risk management, project management, and technology best practices to advise strategic and high-risk Esri customers on helping them make better decision across all time scales
- Discover and showcase the value of location within customer workflows and drive substantial return on their investment in Esris products and services
- Lead by creating innovative and outstanding proposals and win work with strategic customers in new areas of GIS use
- Act as a resource for colleagues with lesser experience and other staff
- As a lead, empower the team by strategically leading all stages of the engagement or project through mentoring, active coaching, reviewing, and aligning of budgets and portfolios, risk management and personnel management efforts
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Requirements
- 12+ years of professional experience in GIS project management and/or GIS consultancy
- Proven experience in engaging, creating, designing, and optimizing enterprise GIS solutions/systems that leverage Esri software products
- Demonstrated proficiency in evaluating, understanding, and translating high-level customers business goals, objectives, and strategies into technical plans and solutions using Esri products
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to deliver highly complex, high-risk projects and engagements on time and within budgets
- Strong proficiency in preparing innovative and impactful proposals, including preparing executive summaries, solution definition, scope of services, staffing, and pricing
- Proven ability to develop and create project and program designs, work plans, project and program budgets, and project and program timelines/schedules
- Demonstrated experience in strategically contributing to goal and strategy definition and planning with Sr. Leadership, Executives, and Division Leadership
- Ability to engage, collaborate, facilitate, lead, and partner with customers, internal and external teams, and stakeholders
- Professional experience winning new work in collaboration with specified Sector and/or Industry Sales and Business Development teams
- Experience in leading and empowering team activities to include finances, budgets, personnel, and risk management
- Bachelors Degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related STEM field
Recommended Qualifications
- Experience with ArcGIS, location-based services, geo-enabled apps, spatial analysis, or similar geospatial technology
- Experience with current technology implementation patterns including service-oriented and cloud computing architecture
- Understanding of IT integration concepts such as databases, web services, webhooks, mobile device configurations, web browsers, IT system architecture concepts
- Masters Degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related STEM field
Total Rewards
Esri's competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is
400,008 د.إ - 768,554 د.إ AED
About Esri
At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life's best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri's Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.
If you don't meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!
Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email askcareers@esri.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
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Requisition ID: 2025-2417