Req ID: 288599
NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Transformation Consulting Manager to join our team in Detroit, Michigan (US-MI), United States (US).
Launch by NTT DATA is a digital product innovation service portfolio within one of the world's only truly full stack digital transformation companies. Specializing in innovation and digital product development for the world's leading brands, Launch by NTT DATA focuses on enterprise innovation, product strategy and experience, digital product realization and platform transformation. This attracts those who thrive in entrepreneurial environments and want to contribute to business strategies and growth.
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Launch by NTT DATA is seeking an ambitious, thoughtful, and technically minded innovator who is excited to help teams pursue new and valuable opportunities within a corporate innovation program. You will bring strategic thinking, project management, analytical, communication, creativity and problem solving, and technical proficiency to process, product, and business model innovation.
As an Innovation delivery Lead - Sr. Analyst Consultant within our Innovation Consultancy team, you confidently drive scouting and experimentation activities within innovation pipelines. You work with enterprise stakeholders across IT, operations, and business unit leaders to define and document early business case insights. You use future-building, facilitation, and product management skills that direct and activate analytical scopes of work across user, technology, financial, and strategic alignment needs. You are strong at documenting impactful corporate presentations and capturing critical thinking detail to steward transformation and change. You can read the people, not just the process or scope, to maximize communication and positive influence. You will work on various projects from incremental improvement-based initiatives to large, complex, conceptual, and strategic projects.
This role requires curiosity, thoughtfulness, diligence, high-quality execution, and interpersonal communication skills. In addition, the ideal candidate will have an eagerness and ability to tackle a wide breadth of project types, including hands-on technology exploration. Digital product, computer science, IT, or coding backgrounds will be valuable to help apply innovation frameworks, analysis, creative thinking, and project management best practices to digital enabled environments.
Launch by NTT DATA focuses on numerous industries. However, this role has a specific and long-term focus in the energy sector. As a result, appreciation of enterprise operational technologies will be significant.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Process ideas through the corporate innovation pipeline, from initial concept to experimentation/prototyping, with a focus on building knowledge and confidence
- Initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and experiment within various continuous improvement and innovation techniques by breaking down problems into smaller hypotheses
- Shape new opportunities into significant business value and results
- Quickly immerse into client background and context during the projects
- Comfortable navigating various groups of stakeholders
- Foster effective relationships with team and clients
- Manage multiple innovation tasks or projects as they run through the client-specific innovation process
- Organize, task, run meetings, and track progress on multiple simultaneous initiatives with all layers of an enterprise, including Director, VP, and C-Level stakeholders
- Work with internal and external technical resources
- Utilize internal client systems and techniques to streamline innovation integration
- Hands-on ability to explore and familiarize with current or new technology, "tinker" with solutions, collaborate with other subject matter experts, and make recommendations
Job requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree (Business, Design, Science, Technology, Math, Engineering)
- Strong business acumen and a cool head of a consultant
- Proven track record of generating tangible business results
- Organized and able to self-task, adapt, run meetings, and track progress on multiple tasks at once
- Self-starter with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills comfortable with new technology as well as precise business models
- Able to formulate your own recommendations and opinions, supported with arguments and confidence
- You are comfortable with the ambiguous front end of an innovation process and can bring structure to manage the progress, clarity, and energy of the team
Enhanced Skills:
- Experience Innovation Management
- Experience in applying Lean Startup and Design Thinking principles
- Familiarity with operational, transformation, and change management
- Experience with agile methodologies
- Experience with Microsoft 365, Dynamics, and Power Apps
- Experience with custom software and application, product, or platforms creation
- Experience with Confluence, Jira, and business intelligence tools
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About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients' long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.
NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.
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