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ZS · 1 day ago

Associate Principal - Tech Strategy

South San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life through data, science, and technology. The Associate Principal - Tech Strategy role is critical in driving the Technology Vector growth strategy, focusing on delivering Tech Strategy services to clients and increasing ZS's technology expertise with senior leadership.

ConsultingManagement ConsultingMarketing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Alisha Stevenson

Responsibilities

Lead advisory efforts working closely with our clients through Tech Advisory business development (proactive and reactive proposals) and deliver Tech Advisory engagements in the Life Sciences Industry

Bridge the gap from pure Strategy to Implementation, thus straddle working across both business leaders and IT leaders at the client

Demonstrate deep life sciences / healthcare industry sector knowledge with a functional expertise across operations

Provide architectural point of views & insights as part of a multidisciplinary consulting services for our clients

Consistently deliver high impact and high value & innovative client services in the areas of IT Strategy, City Planning, Rationalization, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture

Work with business and IT stakeholders to conduct several activities like Enterprise IT analysis, gap assessment, maturity mapping, future-state architecture definitions, EA Governance operating model and more in digital, machine learning, data and analytics space

Improvise Solutions and Recommendations highly contextual to client eco-system

Collaborate with Tech Advisory Services leadership to define and execute practice roadmap

Define and establish a technical strategy, standards, and guidelines in the application/data architecture domain

Stay current on latest EA/technology trends and architecture patterns, and lead the effort to develop ZS POV for strategic decision-making

Understand business side of IT and provide solutions & deliverables which are pragmatic, and business focused

Customize and apply Industry EA frameworks like TOGAF/Zachman/ArchiMate in a pragmatic way to address client needs

Qualification

Enterprise ArchitectureIT StrategyBig Data SolutionsDigital TransformationTOGAFCloud TechnologiesData AnalyticsCommunication SkillsLeadershipProblem Solving

Required

10+ years of experience in an IT or Management Consulting firm or Enterprise Architecture function with proven expertise in Big Data/Application/Integrations

Must have project (technology and architecture views) implementation experience in any Digital, Cloud, Data & Analytics space (AWS or Azure or Google)

Experience and understanding of frameworks and modeling specifications like TOGAF/Zachman/ArchiMate, preferably using EA Tools

Demonstrated experience in driving agenda setting services at the 'C' level of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device companies

An ability to formulate and present strategic points of view on relevant industry trends and enterprise digital strategy

Prior experience in technology led transformation programs

Demonstrated success in IT strategy, City Planning, Rationalization, Big Data Solution Architecture, and Enterprise Architecture

Characteristics of a forward thinker and self-starter that thrives on new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new knowledge

An appetite for continuous learning and research to understand technology trends and their impact on the enterprise technology landscape

Executive-level presence and communication

Preferred

Exposure to Middleware, Integrations, Automation, Security areas

Benefits

Health and well-being

Financial planning

Annual leave

Personal growth and professional development

Robust skills development programs

Multiple career progression options

Internal mobility paths

Flexible and connected way of working

Company

ZS

Glassdoor3.7

ZS is a management consulting and technology firm that partners with companies to improve life and how we live it.

Founded in 1983

Evanston, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.zs.com/

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