Group Manager, Journey to Cloud Advisor
Company: Avanade Inc.
Location: San Jose
Posted on: April 10, 2021
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Job Description:
Want to create value with digital and turn your ideas into human
impact? So do we. There's one in every group-the person who dreams
big and has the motivation to bring their ideas to life, even as
others might roll their eyes and prefer to play it safe. Are you
that person? One who isn't afraid to break the mold and who gets
inspired by the power of digital to transform organizations and
ways of working? Because we are building teams of people like that
to help our clients unlock the power they need now and own what's
next. At Avanade Advisory, we are breaking apart the traditional
process of setting strategies and goals first, then finding
technologies to achieve them. In the digital age, there's no time
for that linear process. We partner with clients to accelerate
value from digital innovation by being bold, imaginative - and
fast. We think big and deliver personally. We passionately
challenge, inspire, and support our clients and each other. Want
the agility and energy of a start-up, backed by the resources of
Accenture, Microsoft, and the Center for Information Systems
Research at MIT Sloan School of Management? Here you will find a
team of people who thrive on turning ideas and innovations into
breakthrough results for leading organizations around the world.
Ultimately, we're not just making business better. We're making
life better for our clients and their customers. About the role:
More and more organizations are changing to Microsoft Azure Cloud
Services. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Cloud
Advisor to help our customers determine their Cloud strategy on the
way to optimal productivity. You will map out the needs and design
customized Cloud environments, developing and delivering their
Journey to Cloud experience. The transition to a new environment is
a far-reaching process for organizations. With your skillful
guidance you ensure that everything runs smoothly. The result? An
end-to-end Cloud solution where the flexibility of Cloud
(development, workloads, and operations) is fully tailored to the
needs of the customer. As a result, our customers' users have
access to their data and applications anytime and anywhere, in a
secure way that maximizes value. As a Cloud Advisor, you will help
to analyze the clients on-premises workloads for modernization,
determine the complexity of applications, and estimate a
development cost to perform the move to the Cloud. As a Cloud
Advisor you will collaborate with senior leadership and participate
on engagements advising clients at the highest strategic level with
big-picture and tactical guidance on how technology enables a
variety of business outcomes. You'll possess exception analytical,
interpersonal, and creative thinking capabilities. You'll be
ambitious, enterprising, and personable, possessing outstanding
leadership qualities, that allows you to assume a substantive role
in the Advisory Practice with an ability to scale over time. You
will work in a fast-paced environment that is groundbreaking,
collaborative, and encouraging of your personal and professional
development. Our track record of commercial success and our growth
ambition will provide you with a fantastic platform for your
career. In this role, you will: Focus on providing advisory and
implementation insights and services to help clients realize
meaningful business growth through Could/Azure transformation. With
a breadth of knowledge, you will leverage a client-centric approach
to translate our client's digital business strategy into solutions
and services that lead to successful business outcomes. * Develop
compelling Journey to Cloud strategies for our clients, bringing an
advisory lens and consultative approach to the process.* Provide
advice to our clients, helping them understand the true potential
of technology to transform their business, bridging the gap between
business and IT as you build strong client relationships. * Advise
our clients on their unique Journey to Cloud, leveraging their
digital ambitions, and optimizing their business-technology
environments.*Support the identification, qualification, and
conversion of Azure related opportunities. * Drive Journey to Cloud
offerings in the market, effectively positioning those offerings
(and sub-offerings) with sales teams, channels, and target clients
(direct and indirect)* Develop overall solution plans and strategic
vision for Cloud Azure solutions, providing a comprehensive roadmap
for clients' needs.* Lead with a team of business leaders,
technical and sales experts to determine the strategy for offering
identification and investment opportunities and drive strategic
changes to the portfolio. Your skills Ideal candidates will have a
deep understanding of the Journey to Azure road and the ability to
consult, plan and lead clients on this journey.* 7-10 years
consulting or advisory experience, with a focus Journey to
Cloud/Azure experience.* Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-300,
301 or 302) certification and several project examples.* Experience
with large/complex scale migrations to Microsoft Azure.* Knowledge
of infrastructure solutions, especially in relation to Microsoft
programs, platform migration, system security, enterprise
directories, and cloud technologies.* Experience with
organizational change associated with the delivery and roll-out of
cloud-based (ideally Azure) solutions.* Strong communication and
stakeholder management skills.* You will have a bachelor's degree
in a business or technology-related field, or an equivalent
combination of education and experience. An advanced degree or MBA
is strongly preferred. As a Group Manager candidate, you will be
able to demonstrate substantial experience in the above in a
leadership capacity. In addition, you will: * Have extensive
experience supporting business development and practice growth
activities.* Understand the challenges facing large enterprise
clients when adopting new technology, with deep experience
supporting clients navigate the transition. Employment
TransparencyAvanade-- Is An Equal Opportunity Employer. Avanade
prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color, age, religion,
sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual
orientation, disability, veteran, military or marital status,
genetic information or any other protected status. The EEO is the
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