Avanade Core Competencies and Behaviors:
Customer Focus; Embracing Change; Teamwork and collaboration; Realizing results the Avanade way; Technical passion; Interpersonal awareness
At Avanade we place great importance on understanding your background and expertise that align to our Competencies and Behaviors during the interview process.
For more information on the Avanade core competencies, behaviors, skill families and how you can prepare prior to interviews, please go to http://www.avanade.com/competencies
BI Service Line Group Lead(Job Number:24189)
Description
The BI Service Line Group Lead role is responsible for Service Line support and growth for the designated Account Group(s) and for People / Career Management within the BI Service Line – this is in addition to their customer facing role on client engagements.
The BI Group Lead serves as the primary point of assisted navigation for the Account Groups and is accountable for the Service Line’s support of the Account Group’s growth. This includes ensuring that appropriately qualified and integrated teams are available to staff projects and business development pursuits. A significant amount of customer facing activity will be required of the Group Lead, positioning Service Line solutions and strategies at the most senior levels and providing a perspective that differentiates/integrates the expertise of the Service Line as required.
The BI Group Lead manages a “tree” of Career Managers, providing guidance and support in Service Line people development/management efforts and supporting various annual review process responsibilities for the people aligned to their designated Account Group.
Responsibilities:
Business & Commercial
- Provide core leadership within BI Service Line go to market and solution strategy and execution. The Group Lead is expected to be an expert in articulating BI Service Line value proposition and key differentiators in marketing and business activities.
- Ensure Account Group’s ability to efficiently deliver against customer requirements and timelines within contractual constraints. Establish the strategies, goals & objectives for the Practice.
- Champion Inter and Intra-Service Line integration
- Implement practices and discipline to manage employee utilization
People & Organization
- Working with Service Line leadership, Recruiting, and Human Resources, and in support of Service Line strategic goals, the Group Lead will recruit, develop, and terminate service line resources effectively to optimize workforce supply with customer demands. Accountable for group’s competency plan based on current technical and solution readiness vs. Account Group sales and delivery demands.
- Work with Service Line Operations Lead to arbitrate priorities for staff positioning on customer projects, business development activities and internal investments initiatives.
- Implement performance management processes to develop, reward, and retain high performers and coach or release poor performers.
- Supports the career and performance management program and processes for the consultant workforce aligned to their designated Account Group. Steward career progression and development plans for Service Line staff. Manage the Service Line skill profile to build and improve current and future delivery capability. Provide guidance and supervision of Service Line Career Managers aligned within their Account Group.
- Leverage HR and Recruiting to attract and establish talent pipeline and meet recruiting targets.
- Maintain and strengthen the Avanade, Area, BI Service Line and Account Group culture and identity to foster a strong sense of connection and belonging. Ensure the demands of the business are balanced with a positive and constructive employee environment.
- Grow and maintain a motivated high performance team.
- Promote continuous knowledge sharing and re-use of best practices across the Area and Global Service Line.
- Identify, mentor, and develop Career Leads / Career Managers.
Customer & Solutions
- Support the development of new business proposals. Act as the single point of assisted navigation and accountability for OU/Account Group support by the Service Line. Responsible for supporting deal shaping within the BI Service Line for the Account Group(s), including pricing and resource estimates for projects.
- Maintain alignment between customer needs and Avanade technical practice capabilities.
- Maintain breadth of expertise in appropriate Avanade assets and solutions.
- Provide input to Avanade’s engineering team on development and maintenance of intellectual assets.
- Develop and maintain relationships with Accenture Market Unit Alliance Lead and Client Partner levels, and with Microsoft District leadership levels.
- Assist the Marketing and Business Development team in establishing Avanade brand awareness, market credibility, and potential business opportunities through analyst and press interviews, publishing, and speaking engagements.
Qualifications
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
- Proven track record in leading the sales and delivery of consulting projects using Microsoft technologies
- Established leadership and management experience through leading large teams of developers/engineers
- Proven ability to articulate complex business and technical concepts to senior level executives (CIO, CTO, Chief Architects) is a plus.
Other Skills/Knowledge
- Additional Area, Region or SL specific requirements
- The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications: - Must have a vast amount of experience in architecting and implementing Business Intelligence solutions using the Microsoft BI Technology stack.
Qualified candidates should possess:
- Technology consulting experience
- Strong data and business process analysis skills
- Subject Matter Expert in the BI Stack
- Strong understanding of Data Warehousing and Database Design
- Full lifecycle experience developing large scale, scalable applications
- 5 + years demonstrated strong knowledge and proficiency in the following:
- SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
- ETL processes
- .NET Framework
- QA & Testing procedures
- ASP.NET
- C#, Visual Basic .NET
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008
5+ years demonstrated strong knowledge and proficiency in the following development methodologies:
- Object Oriented Development
- Component based development
- Patterns
- Design for reuse
- 2+ years technical lead experience in one or more of the following roles:
- Web Services Development
- Data Access Development
- Mobile Application Development
- Security
- Application integration
- Testing & Deployment
- User Interface Designrack record selling BI solutions to customers
- Proven track record overseeing the delivery of BI solutions to customers
- Relevant industry / functional experience
- Recognized as a thought leader within the BI service line domain / functional area / industry
- Professional services delivery experience (strongly preferred)
- Leadership experience in a matrixed organization (strongly preferred)
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND (EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE)
- University degree recommended
- Established consulting expertise with 10+ years experience
- 1+ years services consulting leadership experience
- Experience working in multiple geographies (strongly preferred)
Avanade® Is An Equal Opportunity Employer. Avanade promotes equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected disabled or Vietnam Era Veteran, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Primary Location:Canada-Ontario-Toronto
Travel:Yes, 50 % of the Time |
Job Type: Standard
Region:- Canada Central
Job: Application Developer
Capability Group: Con/Sol - BI&C
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Customer Focus; Embracing Change; Teamwork and collaboration; Realizing results the Avanade way; Technical passion; Interpersonal awareness
At Avanade we place great importance on understanding your background and expertise that align to our Competencies and Behaviors during the interview process.
For more information on the Avanade core competencies, behaviors, skill families and how you can prepare prior to interviews, please go to http://www.avanade.com/competencies
BI Service Line Group Lead(Job Number:24189)
Description
The BI Service Line Group Lead role is responsible for Service Line support and growth for the designated Account Group(s) and for People / Career Management within the BI Service Line – this is in addition to their customer facing role on client engagements.
The BI Group Lead serves as the primary point of assisted navigation for the Account Groups and is accountable for the Service Line’s support of the Account Group’s growth. This includes ensuring that appropriately qualified and integrated teams are available to staff projects and business development pursuits. A significant amount of customer facing activity will be required of the Group Lead, positioning Service Line solutions and strategies at the most senior levels and providing a perspective that differentiates/integrates the expertise of the Service Line as required.
The BI Group Lead manages a “tree” of Career Managers, providing guidance and support in Service Line people development/management efforts and supporting various annual review process responsibilities for the people aligned to their designated Account Group.
Responsibilities:
Business & Commercial
- Provide core leadership within BI Service Line go to market and solution strategy and execution. The Group Lead is expected to be an expert in articulating BI Service Line value proposition and key differentiators in marketing and business activities.
- Ensure Account Group’s ability to efficiently deliver against customer requirements and timelines within contractual constraints. Establish the strategies, goals & objectives for the Practice.
- Champion Inter and Intra-Service Line integration
- Implement practices and discipline to manage employee utilization
People & Organization
- Working with Service Line leadership, Recruiting, and Human Resources, and in support of Service Line strategic goals, the Group Lead will recruit, develop, and terminate service line resources effectively to optimize workforce supply with customer demands. Accountable for group’s competency plan based on current technical and solution readiness vs. Account Group sales and delivery demands.
- Work with Service Line Operations Lead to arbitrate priorities for staff positioning on customer projects, business development activities and internal investments initiatives.
- Implement performance management processes to develop, reward, and retain high performers and coach or release poor performers.
- Supports the career and performance management program and processes for the consultant workforce aligned to their designated Account Group. Steward career progression and development plans for Service Line staff. Manage the Service Line skill profile to build and improve current and future delivery capability. Provide guidance and supervision of Service Line Career Managers aligned within their Account Group.
- Leverage HR and Recruiting to attract and establish talent pipeline and meet recruiting targets.
- Maintain and strengthen the Avanade, Area, BI Service Line and Account Group culture and identity to foster a strong sense of connection and belonging. Ensure the demands of the business are balanced with a positive and constructive employee environment.
- Grow and maintain a motivated high performance team.
- Promote continuous knowledge sharing and re-use of best practices across the Area and Global Service Line.
- Identify, mentor, and develop Career Leads / Career Managers.
Customer & Solutions
- Support the development of new business proposals. Act as the single point of assisted navigation and accountability for OU/Account Group support by the Service Line. Responsible for supporting deal shaping within the BI Service Line for the Account Group(s), including pricing and resource estimates for projects.
- Maintain alignment between customer needs and Avanade technical practice capabilities.
- Maintain breadth of expertise in appropriate Avanade assets and solutions.
- Provide input to Avanade’s engineering team on development and maintenance of intellectual assets.
- Develop and maintain relationships with Accenture Market Unit Alliance Lead and Client Partner levels, and with Microsoft District leadership levels.
- Assist the Marketing and Business Development team in establishing Avanade brand awareness, market credibility, and potential business opportunities through analyst and press interviews, publishing, and speaking engagements.
Qualifications
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
- Proven track record in leading the sales and delivery of consulting projects using Microsoft technologies
- Established leadership and management experience through leading large teams of developers/engineers
- Proven ability to articulate complex business and technical concepts to senior level executives (CIO, CTO, Chief Architects) is a plus.
Other Skills/Knowledge
- Additional Area, Region or SL specific requirements
- The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications: - Must have a vast amount of experience in architecting and implementing Business Intelligence solutions using the Microsoft BI Technology stack.
Qualified candidates should possess:
- Technology consulting experience
- Strong data and business process analysis skills
- Subject Matter Expert in the BI Stack
- Strong understanding of Data Warehousing and Database Design
- Full lifecycle experience developing large scale, scalable applications
- 5 + years demonstrated strong knowledge and proficiency in the following:
- SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
- ETL processes
- .NET Framework
- QA & Testing procedures
- ASP.NET
- C#, Visual Basic .NET
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008
5+ years demonstrated strong knowledge and proficiency in the following development methodologies:
- Object Oriented Development
- Component based development
- Patterns
- Design for reuse
- 2+ years technical lead experience in one or more of the following roles:
- Web Services Development
- Data Access Development
- Mobile Application Development
- Security
- Application integration
- Testing & Deployment
- User Interface Designrack record selling BI solutions to customers
- Proven track record overseeing the delivery of BI solutions to customers
- Relevant industry / functional experience
- Recognized as a thought leader within the BI service line domain / functional area / industry
- Professional services delivery experience (strongly preferred)
- Leadership experience in a matrixed organization (strongly preferred)
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND (EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE)
- University degree recommended
- Established consulting expertise with 10+ years experience
- 1+ years services consulting leadership experience
- Experience working in multiple geographies (strongly preferred)
Avanade® Is An Equal Opportunity Employer. Avanade promotes equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected disabled or Vietnam Era Veteran, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Primary Location:Canada-Ontario-Toronto
Travel:Yes, 50 % of the Time |
Job Type: Standard
Region:- Canada Central
Job: Application Developer
Capability Group: Con/Sol - BI&C
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