Solutions Consultant
Vanguard
In this role, you will work within the Solutions Consulting Team to advise business stakeholders on how technology and process innovation can meet strategic goals. You will build relationships across internal clients, leadership, and IT partners to ensure clear understanding and alignment of recommendations. You will champion change and help stakeholders accept new technologies and processes. You will translate business problems into strategic, cost-effective solutions and explore emerging technologies to drive business outcomes. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role that shapes technology strategy and delivery for the business.
Pay / Benefits- hybrid working model
- in-office 3 days per week (Tue, Wed, Thu)
- collaborative culture
- opportunity to influence technology strategy
- career development in a leading investment firm
- Build productive relationships with internal clients, teams, senior management, project teams, and IT partners to align on priorities
- Champion optimal solutions using influencing and negotiation skills
- Act as a change agent to promote adoption of new technologies and processes
- Ensure IT and Business teams understand proposed enhancements by reviewing technology capabilities
- Translate business problems into strategic, cost-effective solution options with ROI considerations
- Research emerging technologies and apply them to business problems
- Create blueprint capabilities for software deliverables
- Ensure all deliverables comply with IT policies and governance
- Partner with business and IT leaders to align initiatives, priorities, and roadmaps
- Lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders
- Develop the business’ 3-to-5-year technology plan and maintain capability blueprints
- Collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, and Engineering leadership to align with enterprise architecture and standards
- Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Broad knowledge of the financial services industry and FinTech
- Strong written, oral communication, workshop facilitation, and presentation skills
- Exceptional conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Strong planning, organizational, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills
- Experience using quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques to inform recommendations and investments
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders
- Proven ability to adapt quickly, learn new business domains, evaluate issues, and negotiate scope changes
- strong communication
- facilitation
- stakeholder management
- broad IT knowledge
- understanding of IT development methodologies
- enterprise architecture awareness
Reference: WJ-747_31164724