Technology Consulting (Intelligent Automation) - Senior Manager

PwC ,
London, Greater London

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Line of Service Advisory Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Application & Emerging Technology Management Level Senior Manager Job Description & Summary At PwC South East Asia Consulting, we help businesses to work smarter and grow faster. We partner with our clients to build effective organisations, innovate and grow, reduce costs, manage risk and regulation and, leverage talent. Our aim is to support businesses in designing, managing and executing lasting beneficial change. PwC's South East Asian Consulting practice provides a comprehensive range of professional services and experience to deliver large scale, cross territory transformation projects, wherever our clients need us to be - from strategy through to execution. What we do: PwC SEAC's Technology Consulting's vision is to create meaningful relationships with our clients by powering the next generation digital enterprise & workplaces of the future. We work with our clients to build a legacy of transformation, improvement and performance, working with leading enterprise applications including those in the cloud. Responsibilities * Lead group of solution architects & developers that act as a rapid solution development team developing & implementing new digital solutions from ideas to fruition within the SEAC market * Interventions will cover topics such as, RPA/process automation, conversational tools, document digitisation/OCR, cognitive tools, client APIs, and machine learning/artificial intelligence products/ solutions * Research emerging technologies in the market for adoption in the network, based on client's or industries business needs and/or technical requirements * Perform market scans, technical analysis, proof of concepts/values and detailed technology assessments along with cross functional or lines of service teams. * Collaborate effectively across multiple parts of the PwC and client businesses to deliver complex digital solutions and strategies * Conduct current state technology assessment for new & developing Enterprise Architecture solutions * Lead cloud transformation projects starting from baseline, business requirements, cloud vendor analysis and comparison, TCO and ROI building and recommendations keeping in mind the local and global laws of the industry and country * Manage projects with an aim to increase revenue & improve client services and deliver solutions for future. * Involvement in business transformation engagements and enabling the technology stack to support these initiatives. * Promote a DevOps culture and emerging technology chains to support continuous delivery * Advise clients on industry/ cross-industry leading practices. Influence clients' thinking in adopting leading/ standard practices while developing target state * Responsible for channel partnership with various principle vendors to drive revenue and growth Requirements: * A recognized post graduate degree qualification from premier institutes ideally in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Management Information Sciences, or related discipline. * 10+ years of hands-on experience in software product development background, software architecture and have led an agile development team. * A minimum of 5-7 years as a senior IT leader & managed teams in a complex matrix organization. * Strong knowledge in software development and cloud deployment will be highly preferred. * Seasoned leader that has built and run technology consulting businesses and grown teams successfully. * Superior communication (written/verbal), presentation and facilitation skills. * Ability to facilitate effective workshops to lead target state design. * Strong client service mind-set with good project management skills. * Ability to articulate new and complex concepts clearly and simply to executives. * Strong ability to present to large and executive-level audiences. * Demonstrated experience in assessing technologies as well and relative business models. Extrapolate strategic and product-level risk and mitigations plans. * Strategic and analytical thinker who challenges status quo and looks for creative solutions to problems * Hands-on, entrepreneurial and flexible to take broad guidance from management and execute plan of action to drive results. * Flexible and proactive trouble-shooting capabilities with the ability to manage diverse groups across multiple lines of service. * Sound understanding of business process, industry nuances and leading practices in area of focus * Process-oriented problem solver who can adapt within a multi-tasking environment and simultaneously manage multiple issues and projects with limited resources. * High attention to detail and quality for all work products. * Demonstrated success in multi-cultural work environment. * Flexibility to travel in the region when required. Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Certifications (if