Managing Principal Consultant - ERP Delivery Lead

Job Description

An entry-level management position responsible for providing quality work products on customer engagements while managing a small team of consultants. Has a broad understanding of solutions, industry best practices, multiple business processes or technology designs within a product/technology family.Performs varied and complex duties and tasks that need independent judgment, in order to implement Oracle products and technology to meet customer needs. Applies Oracle methodology, company procedures, and leading practices. Demonstrates expertise to deliver functional and technical solutions on moderately complex customer engagements. May lead the solution design and implementation aspects of engagement(s) ensuring high quality, integrated software solutions within constraints of time and budget. Effectively consults with management of customer organizations. Participates in business development activities. Ensure that operational policies are followed and that business objectives are achieved by focusing on best practices and process improvements. Responsible for operational metrics and overall business results for area of responsibility. Provides coaching, guidance and feedback to develop skills of team members. Typically manages individual contributors. Demonstrates multiple business process expertise within one product family or technology solutions architect and design expertise for one technology product and understand cross stack impacts.6-8 years of experience relevant to this position including 3-4 years consulting experience and 1 year of engagement/team leadership experience. Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience preferred. Product or technical expertise relevant to practice focus. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to build rapport with team members and clients. Ability to travel as needed., About the team:At Oracle NetSuite, we believe the cloud is here to stay and so do our 20,000+ customers. We believe businesses should not be bogged down by the overhead of bulky data centers and expensive personnel to run it all. Businesses need to be lean, efficient and agile. NetSuite is literally transforming business around the globe by providing a cloud-based, unified system that delivers unprecedented capabilities to drive business forward. Founded in 1998 as THE cloud ERP pioneer, Oracle s NetSuite global business unit has transformed the business operations of our customers without the high costs and inefficiency of on-premise systems.At Oracle NetSuite we work hard and we work smart. We hire fierce competitors. We hire individuals that are fearless trail blazers. Oracle NetSuite employees take the hill, we prefer action over inaction, we are tireless in our mission and we pause only to celebrate our success. And we DO celebrate, because if you don t have fun along the way, then what s the point Job Summary:The Delivery Lead, Professional Services is responsible for attaining quarterly Professional Services (PS) revenue targets, in the form of delivered billable hours. Additionally, this role is responsible for the scoping and positioning of new services engagements. The incumbent will act as a key point of contact for Sales and Solution Consulting on opportunities within designated vertical. This role directly supports the sales cycle via internal knowledge transfers, solution reviews and executive-level prospect meetings. The successful candidate will excel at expanding Oracle NetSuite s footprint with existing customers through upsell of services opportunities. They will manage a team of resources, as well as handle all resource planning and staffing for teams on a broad range of services engagements, maximizing billable utilization. Furthermore, the role will manage project portfolio and ensure that quality standards for delivery are exceeded. The Delivery Lead, Professional Services will serve as an escalation point for services engagements. As well as being a key resource for internal practice development efforts, will train and mentor new and experienced resources.Responsibilities include:

• Ensure team billable utilization targets are met
• Attain quarterly PS revenue targets
• Support the sales cycle through scoping and approval of PS engagements, Executive-level prospect meetings and Solution reviews
• Manage project portfolio to ensure quality, on-time and on-budget implementations using a mix of global resources
• Expand PS sales in existing customer base
• Become trusted adviser to the Customer through implementation lifecycle and beyond
• Team with Account Management and Client Management teams to promote user adoption and effective use of NetSuite, and support renewal efforts
• Collaborate with NetSuite partners during services engagements
• Responsible for adhering to highest quality standards in project delivery

• Responsible for adhering to highest quality standards in project delivery
• Manage executive-level customer relationships and provide team oversight through NetSuite implementation
• Serve as Steering Committee member on strategic projects
• Responsible for project staffing and resource scheduling on a broad range of consulting engagements
• Contribute to company s focus on verticalization through participation in internal cross-departmental initiatives
• Hire, train and manage team of new and experience resources to fulfill Practice objectives
• Provide coaching and mentoring to assist in resources career development
• Build team s expertise and confidence in project delivery work
• Handle day-to-day administrative tasks such as: vacation scheduling, expense reports, time
• It is a night shift job

Preferred Qualifications/Skills include:

• 12-15+ years of experience in systems applications consulting, with a consulting firm or software provider.
• Proven Professional Services Delivery leadership including revenue responsibility and staff management experience.
• Strong Manufacturing and/or Wholesale Distribution vertical application solution experience.
• Demonstrated experience in translating customer business requirements into workable software solutions
• Exceptional verbal and written communication is required with previous experience creating Statement of Work for new and existing customers
• Strong experience in Change Management and Business Process Mapping
• Excellent client management skills and the ability to work with customers to develop and manage an implementation plan
• Previous services sales experience; comfortable interacting at the C level
• Consulting and management experience in a SaaS environment is a plus
• Experience implementing packaged enterprise application solutions such as NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards or Dynamics

Keyskills :
agiledeliverycomplianceconsultingpeople managementprofessional services deliverycontinuous improvement facilitationjd edwardsservice salesuser adoptiongraduate level