Kurt Salmon is the leading global management consulting firm specializing in a full range of solutions for the retail, consumer products, health care and financial services industries. We have over 75 years of history achieving lasting improvements and delivering results for our clients as thought leaders in the consulting industry. Our mission is to enable market-leading organizations to accelerate value creation by delivering innovative, tailored solutions based on industry insight and proven methodologies. You’ll find that at Kurt Salmon we’re externally competitive but internally cooperative, creating a dynamic and engaging work environment.

 Kurt Salmon’s CIO Advisory practice assists CIOs in formulating, planning and executing programs that improve the responsiveness, adaptability and cost-effectiveness of their IT organizations and that drive overall business performance. Drawing on our global and uncompromised independent perspective, our dedicated team of experts knows—and helps develop—the best practices that CIOs and senior technology clients need in today’s complex business environment.

 Successful managers should demonstrate exceptional analytical, interpersonal and creative-thinking skills. They should have an impeccable track record in managing and delivering projects, and a talent for developing productive business relationships. 

Primary activities and responsibilities include:

• Leading project teams through the execution of  work plans by providing direction, facilitating data gathering and analysis, and developing and presenting findings and recommendations
• Working independently, managing clients directly, developing and enhancing client relationships
• Coaching and developing practice staff
• Performing research and analysis, including interviews with clients to gather input, synthesizing the findings, and formulating an assessment
• Developing and delivering all aspects of presentations to communicate findings to clients
• Defining scenarios and proposing recommendations
• Formulating and formalizing proposed solutions as well as implementing them
• Communicating and coordinating those efforts within the client company’s environment
• Supporting business development  by developing and presenting proposals
• Supporting practice-building activities such as development of service offerings, research, marketing and recruiting

Candidates should have a hands-on technical background with a solid knowledge and some experience with the following:   IT architecture, engineering and operations, IT infrastructure,  IT strategy and governance, IT controls, IT organization design, business cases and financial management.  IT transformation experience is highly desired.  Experience in Information Security is a plus.

Specific qualifications include:

• Superior academic results through an undergraduate degree;  graduate degree or MBA a plus
• Six to Eight years of experience in strategy, planning or architecture in a large Fortune 100 company or major consulting firm helping to deliver engagements
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with large corporate IT operations, major IT programs, systems integration and technical architecture at enterprise and inter-enterprise levels
• Strong experience identifying and addressing client needs; building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials
• Strong experience as a team leader including supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust, seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation, and coaching staff, including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback
• Demonstrated experience with a large IT transformation program for a large enterprise
• Experience and understanding of business requirements and the process of translating them into well-engineered and integrated technical solutions; attention to detail is essential
• Demonstrated ability to apply business case development and project justification techniques to varying IT-related questions
• Experience with one or more architectural or IT frameworks (TOGAF, ITIL, COBIT) is desired
• Exceptional  verbal, written communication and presentation skills
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational and time management skills
• Personal commitment to quality and on-schedule delivery; proven ability to establish and meet milestones and deadlines
• Customer-focused mentality to understand and appropriately respond to customers’ business needs
• Demonstrated ability to interface effectively and collaborate with clients, peers and management to help develop solutions and ensure stakeholder buy-in
• Must be versatile, flexible and proactive when resolving technical issues and dealing with ambiguity