We are looking for a Sr. Associate, Technology Advisory to join this team! As a Technology Advisory Senior Associate at RSM, you will work with businesses in diverse industries and receive hands-on client experience with direct access to executive management. You will work on numerous projects per year, managing several pieces of assignments, not just one small part, and you will feel a great sense of accomplishment when you are done! You will also work in a mutually respectful team environment which will help you perform at your best and advance your career and professional capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Help clients with their digital transformation journeys including digital strategy development,digital assessments, roadmap development and advising on emerging technologies
- Advising CIOs on optimizing IT departments and IT capabilities within client organizations
- Serve as a liaison between stakeholders and users
- Perform technology assessments and software selections
- Evaluate business processes, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement, and develop and implement solutions
- Prioritize initiatives based on business needs and requirements
- Update, implement and maintain procedures
- Work closely with clients and subject matter experts
- Participate in projects, develop project plans, and monitor performance
- Provide leadership, training, coaching, and guidance to junior staff
- Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and produce applicablereports
- Network internally and externally to develop sales opportunities
- Provide analysis, development and documentation of improvement opportunities
- Facilitate user workshops to gather and document business needs, requirements, weaknesses and challenges
- Continuously learn to better understand RSM''s scope of services, with the intent to enhance value to the client through integration of services
- Aspire to career growth by assuming more active roles in technology assessments over time, as knowledge and experience progress
- Stay up to date on the latest process and digital/IT advancements to automate and modernize systems and regulations
- Effectively document and communicate your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management
- Perform user acceptance testing
Basic Qualifications
- 2-5 years experience in management consulting, business analyst, digital transformationand/or software management roles, preferably working in a platform agnostic environment
- Knowledge of ERP, CRM, CPM and/or other enterprise platforms
- Previous consulting experience, advising on digital adoption automation and efficiencies
- Previous experience with implementing technologies and migrating clients to SaaS/cloud environments.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture concepts across all domains
- Basic understanding of IT application lifecycle, general IT controls and methods
- Experience in developing Target Operating Models for clients
- Strong communication skills and executive presence
- Highly self-motivated
- Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to apply theoreticalconcepts and best practices to solve business problems
- Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% throughout North America
- Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations
- Ability to anticipate and address client concerns and issues
- Demonstrated work ethic and ability to work effectively with people at all levels
- Ability to break complex issues into project steps and problem solve
- Bachelors degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) or Business Information Systems (BIS)
- Strong experience with various software solutions including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio, and Smartsheet
- Strong data manipulation skills utilizing Excel
- Database knowledge (Microsoft SQL, and/or Access)
- Previous experience with operational process reviews and basic internal control requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications such as COBIT, ITIL, PMP, TOGAF
- Experience in PE and/or M&A transactions
- Exposure to a key industry such as Industrials, Consumer Products, Public Sector, NonProfit, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Private Equity, Business and Professional Services, Telemedia and Technology
