Technical Strategy Consultant, Manager

As part of the Software Selection Vendor Management team, you will lead the planning and delivery of engagements that address complex business and technology challenges. As a Manager, you will oversee workstreams in software selection, enterprise architecture, and technology strategy, guiding clients through decision-making processes and helping them build substantial business cases. This role offers the chance to develop and mentor team members while delivering quality outcomes that align with PwC's commitment to excellence.
Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member's unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Responsibilities
- Lead client workshops to gather business and technical requirements for technology transformation programs
- Design and execute software selection and technology evaluation frameworks
- Oversee development of cost models, business cases, and implementation roadmaps
- Confirm deliverables meet exceptional standards and align with client expectations
- Analyze complex business and technology challenges to provide impactful solutions
- Foster collaboration within the team and with clients to drive project success
- Uphold professional standards and contribute to the firm's commitment to excellence
What You Must Have
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering
- At least 5 years of experience leading projects/workstreams in software selection or technology strategy
What Sets You Apart
- Master's Degree in Business Administration/Management, Technology preferred
- Certification(s) preferred: AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Fundamentals, TOGAF, ITIL4 Foundation, SAFe Agilist, or FinOps Practitioner
- Possessing experience leading software selection, enterprise architecture, or technology modernization programs
- Possessing experience managing ERP and software evaluation processes, including RFP development, demo orchestration, scoring, and vendor assessment
- Having familiarity with major enterprise software products (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce / CRM tools)
- Having a solid understanding of enterprise business processes (e.g. Record to Report, Order to Cash, Source to Pay) and how technology enables these processes
- Possessing experience in leading meeting and workshops with senior client stakeholders
- Developing Enterprise and System Architecture strategies
- Possessing knowledge of emerging technologies like AI/ML and cloud platforms
- Mentoring and developing junior team members
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
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