Strategy Consultant: Enterprise Strategy

Introduction
In this role, you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, let’s talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Strategy consultant with the IBM Enterprise strategy team, you will:

• Work with clients in a wide range of sectors & industries and solve their most pressing problems
• Shape and drive engagements end-to-end in areas of Corporate strategy, Digital strategy, IT Strategy, Cognitive enterprise, Eco platforms, and other large-scale business, process and operations transformation
• Create value by reinventing the core of our client’s businesses who are leading Global and Indian corporations
• Understand company’s key strategic/operational issues (market definition, industry trends, client issues, and structure) by performing relevant assessments using IBM proprietary as well as Industry standard tools & methodologies to identify areas of improvements.
• Gather and analyse information/data, formulate & test hypotheses, conduct assessments to identify key issues and formulate a set of hypotheses to further analyse and address the issues with right solutions.
• Develop value proposition and business case for the client’s transformation journey
• Develop point of views on digital transformation, digital reinvention, cognitive enterprise across multiple client segments
• Manage relevant client stakeholders in complex and intense consulting assignments
• Engage with CXOs, business leaders on a regular basis as part of client delivery and to present results recommendations
• Implement recommendations in collaboration with client team members
• Participate in pre-sales meetings, proposal development and related business development efforts
• Identify/support IBM leaders in mining existing clients for additional business opportunities
• Ensure/support adherence to project charters and economics by managing project timelines, deliverables, and expenses.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Interested to work on engagements in the areas of Corporate/Business Strategy, IT Strategy, Platform Eco Strategy, Digital Reinvention, Process and Operations Transformation, etc.Excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively. Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail
• Excellent time-management, with ability to adhere to challenging timelines.Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and effectively with people at all levels in an organization.If needed, ability to work independently without supervision or with minimal supervision. Flexibility to work with cross-functional teams and industries/domains as per engagement requirement
• Strong logical reasoning skills.Demonstrated ability to learn and expand on existing skillsets. Ability to create powerful and impactful presentations and deliverables. Strong facilitation and customer presentation skills

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Relevant Industry/Domain experience.Willingness to travel and flexible to adapt to a demanding lifestyle
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Proven record of leadership in work setting and/or through extra-curricular activities.Very good understanding of PowerPoint, Excel and other MS Office tools