Solutions Consultant, Specialist

Vanguard • Dallas, TX

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role focuses on building relationships with key partners, translating business problems into technology solutions, and advocating for new technologies and processes. The Solutions Consultant will own and manage the capability landscape for specific business lines, develop deep knowledge of supported business areas and the competitive landscape, and combine technical and functional knowledge to create effective solutions. The position also involves participating in special projects and other assigned duties.

Requirements

• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Builds productive working relationships with key partners to ensure recommendations and priorities are understood by all impacted parties.
• Leverages influencing and negotiation skills to champion optimal solutions.
• Acts as an advocate for change to introduce new technologies and processes to shape the business strategy.
• Translates business problems into strategic and cost-effective technology solution alternatives.
• Leverages broad IT knowledge to research emerging technologies and apply to business problems.
• Creates blueprint capabilities for software, middleware and hardware deliverables.
• Ensures all deliverables comply with IT policies and procedures.
• Partners with business and IT leaders to align business initiatives, priorities, and schedules based on strategic business and IT plans.
• Influences the broad organization by leveraging knowledge of existing technology solutions and options, and the research that needs to be done to find new options.
• Owns and manages the capability landscape for one or more lines of business and its product owners as the business and the industry evolves.
• Develops deep knowledge of the business area(s) supported and the competitive landscape to provide context for decision-making.
• Maintains a comprehensive understanding of business functions.
• Combines technical and functional knowledge to produce highly functional solutions to business problems.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree