Senior Consultant -M&A IT Applications - Business Consulting

Senior Consultant - M&A IT Applications - Infosys Consulting Infosys Consulting's Tech Transformation Advisory Practice is seeking a Senior Consultant specializing in IT Application. Position Overview: As a Senior Consultant specializing in IT Applications, you will support complex projects that involve analyzing, designing, and implementing separation and integration of IT applications that include ERP and non- ERP applications which can be COTS or custom. You will work closely with clients and senior leadership to ensure the successful delivery of IT infrastructure solutions. Responsibilities: Strategic IT Support:

• Support IT application projects, ensuring alignment with the overall business strategy and IT roadmap.
• Assist in developing and presenting strategic roadmaps for IT applications for a workstream including transformation, focusing on standardization, efficiency, and cost savings.
• Collaborate with IT and Business leads ensuring proper program governance, and business process design.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends in IT applications for a functional area and lead their adoption where appropriate.

Functional Track Management:

• Support front-office and back-office application solutions.
• Assist in the analysis, design, and implementation of scalable and resilient IT application solution, involving COTS or custom applications for at least one functional area.
• Support Day 1 and TSA exit planning for a functional area.
• Support projects for separation and integration of applications.
• Support effort for standardization of business processes and applications.
• Assist in creating solutions for business requirements including extension of functionality in existing ERP and non-ERP applications and selection of new best of breed COTS packages.
• Run the project according to plan and highlight the risks and issues proactively. Work on creating mitigation plans.
• Identify project dependencies to ensure critical path is managed closely.
• Support testing cycles (SIT and UAT) for each project.
• Assist in cutover activities for separation/ integration projects.
• Support data migration strategy and execution activities.
• Assist in integration development and testing for a functional area.

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 and stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Act as a person running the project activities, work with stakeholders through IT transformation processes.

Team Collaboration and Development:

• Collaborate with project teams, ensuring clear communication, effective collaboration, and timely delivery of milestones.
• Mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

Project / Program Management:

• Support project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation to ensure project 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:

• Contribute to the development of joint offerings with other service lines.
• Share insights through blogs, white papers, and other thought leadership.
• Assist in developing and refining Infosys methodologies and approaches to client delivery.
• Help develop IT infrastructure tools and processes.
• Participate in recruiting and retaining top-quality consultants.

Business Development and Sales:

• To support application business development and sales activities, including proposal development and solution presentations.
• Assist in developing execution plans, cost estimates, and risk assessments.
• Identify and support new business opportunities and client relationships.
• Conduct market and client research business growth strategies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years in IT infrastructure, with exposure to IT operations and security.
• Proven experience supporting complex IT projects.
• Consulting or client-facing experience preferred.
• M&A experience is beneficial but not required.
• Good understanding of one or more functional areas (finance, commercial, supply chain and logistics, supply chain planning, manufacturing, engineering, procurement, HR).
• ERP or major business application implementation experience would be beneficial though not required.
• Application selection and implementation experience
• Application implementation and rollout experience or M&A application separation/ integration experience will be beneficial.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate with and support project teams.
• Ability to travel up to 75%.
• Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Good program/project management skills, including interviewing clients, process mapping, project planning, and stakeholder communication.
• Good presentation skills and experience supporting successful project proposals.
• Relevant certifications such as PMP, application specific certifications (SAP/ Oracle/ SFDC etc.) are desirable but not required.

This job description may not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee.

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits: -

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off