Consulting, Technology - Senior Manager - Digital, Technology Strategy, Architect

Job description / Role

Line of Service
Advisory

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
Technology Strategy

Management Level
Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary
A career within General Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world's largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.

Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end digital transformation engagements focused on evaluating current state, identifying opportunities and creating holistic transformational business cases. Examples of digital transformation work streams include Digital Strategy, IT Strategy, Solutions Selection and Implementation Supervision, Social Media and Data Analytics, Information Management, etc.
- Manage cross-functional internal and client teams, across technology and digital transformation, to develop and deliver end-to-end technology strategies, with a particular emphasis on digital transformation.
- Develop your specialist knowledge; taking a keen interest in digital trends and the impact on our clients so you can help shape their thinking and our success in the market.
- Create and present winning proposals to support our clients on digital transformation
- Support the development of new propositions to help our clients develop and optimise their digital infrastructure in the most efficient and effective manner.
- Work with colleagues in all Middle Eastern offices on client work and internal initiatives as well as with international teams where appropriate.
- Work to mentor and train other members of the business unit and the project team in order to foster a high performance team environment.

Requirements

- The candidate will be achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on a daily basis. They will be able to work independently and as part of a team with a fast pace and a high energy that will translate into a high quality output.
- Preferable qualifications: The following qualification(s) are preferable and beneficial for the candidate to perform the role but not a prerequisite e.g. PMP, COBIT, ITIL, TOGAF, EA, SOA, Six Sigma, etc.
- In-depth understanding of planning and leading digital transformation projects across diverse industries
- Experience of implementing of complex technology projects, including budget management, project workflow and identification of resource requirements.
- Proven extensive experience of identifying and addressing client needs, including developing and sustaining strong client relationships using networking, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Exposure to consulting within the Middle East public sector.
- Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
- Language Skills: Excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Fluent in English and Arabic speaker preferable.
- The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East and worldwide where the project dictates.

Minimum years experience required
- 10+ years of Digital Transformation/IT Strategy/ Tech Architecture/Emerging Technology Consulting experience for any of the following sectors: Oil & Gas, Utilities, Transportation, Government

Travel Requirements
Up to 80%

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.