Senior Manager – Technology Advisory Services

Tandem Search

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: KP709-933

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Engagement Management:
• Lead engagement planning and budgeting
• Mobilize and manage engagement teams
• Define deliverable structure and content
• Facilitate buy-in of proposed solutions from top management levels at the client
• Direct on-time
• Quality delivery of work products
• Manage engagement economics
• Manage engagement risk

Client Management:
• Manage day to day interactions with executive clients and sponsors

Business Development:
• Develop and maintain contact with top decision makers at key clients
• Organize and lead pursuit teams;
• Participate and lead aspects of the proposal development process
• Contribute to the development of proposal pricing strategies

Practice Development & Eminence:
• Develop practical solutions and methodologies
• Develop "thoughtware" and "point-of-view" documents
• Participate in public speaking events
• Get published in industry periodicals

People Development:
• Perform role of counselor and coach;
• Provide input and guidance into the staffing process;
• Actively participate in staff recruitment and retention activities;
• Provide leadership and support for delivery teams and staff in local office
• The candidates will be joining a project team and a pool of resources dedicated to delivering client engagements from other locations focused on common tools, technologies and methodologies.

Requirements

Required Skills:
• 10+ years of relevant consulting or industry experience
• At least 4 years of experience managing large technology engagements
• 8+ years in IT strategy related roles with 5+ years in IT leadership or IT management roles
• A willingness to travel 80 - 100% of the time
• Business development experience and high comfort level meeting with and presenting to CxO and VP levels
• Demonstrated experience in business process improvement, leveraging information and technology
• Experience with IT organization design and management principles/techniques, as well as IT management tools
• Experience managing large, complex projects with 12+ resources within a consulting environment, with a vendor or within an enterprise IT team
• An advanced degree in the area of specialization
• IT Strategy & Alignment - Delivering IT Strategies driven both from a top down analysis starting with an articulated business strategy and a bottom up technology capability analysis.

Experiences include:
• IT/Business Alignment
• IT Transformation
• IT Organization/Operating Models
• IT Assessment/Due Diligence
• Improving Business Performance
• Developing Functional Strategies
• Effectiveness - Assisting clients in formalizing the tools and processes needed to understand how IT resources and programs create shareholder (business) value, and how to improve IT resource allocation to maximize value.
• IT Performance Management
• IT Portfolio Management
• IT Sourcing/Outsourcing/Offshoring
• IT Cost Allocation/Chargeback
• IT Cost Reduction
• IT Talent and Resource Management
• IT Compliance/Risk Management
• Program Leadership/PMO
• IT Merger Integration

Preferred Skills:
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
• Eagerness to mentor junior staff
• MBA preferred

Please apply online.

About the Company

Building businesses, changing lives

At Tandem, we’ve built a vast network of top-tier professionals across the globe. We empower businesses to thrive by delivering unmatched talent solutions. With our global reach, collaborative approach, and unwavering commitment to excellence, we drive transformative growth and shape exceptional teams.

Who we are.

We are a team of industry experts, driven by a passion for innovation and excellence. We are dedicated to providing unique talent solutions and nurturing collaborative partnerships that redefine success.

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