Technology Advisory Director - ZS

Technology Advisory Director

ZS's Technology Advisory Group ensures our future information, technology and architectural landscape is built to plan and evolve as our business grows, striving to balance future-proofing our end-to-end technology stack while accelerating the speed of innovation and streamlining the delivery of business capability. This role will be responsible for supporting the growth and development of our Technology Advisory Practice within the ZS Technology Services business.

The successful candidate will work closely with ZS practice leadership and be responsible for evolving our practice, enriching our practice assets and collaterals, building, and managing client relationships, generating new business engagements, and providing thought leadership in the Technology and Architecture Area. This role will report to the Executive Director(s) and co-lead and co-share responsibilities with the Senior Director(s) in the practice.

What You’ll Do

• Co-lead the growth and development of the tech advisory and digital architecture practice within the ZS’ Technology Services Group.
• Support practice senior leadership in thought ware development, pipeline growth, relationship building, talent management and practice growth activities.
• Demonstrate leadership in Technology Consulting by bringing all aspects of Tech-enabled Transformations to clients in a consulting business model.
• Collaborate with our clients and client service teams to understand client problems, identify opportunities, and drive go-to-market strategy in co-selling the practice area solutions and service offerings.
• Collaborate with our business and domain partners to map processes to architecture blueprint and technology capabilities.
• Provide solid technical acumen with an architectural bent to solving business problems and client challenges.
• Provide the big picture as well as the 5K views of the technology landscape at the enterprise level.
• Co-architect and co-author whitepaper and point-of-views with practice leaders.

• Quickly assimilate new knowledge with deep Digital, Tech, and business acumen.
• Co-design and evolve practice services and offerings by bringing competitive insights, market lens, our large account needs etc.

• Represent practice at firm level and firm at executive level through effective communication and presentation skills.
• Build and manage client relationships, both existing and new, by actively assessing and bringing relevant solutions and offerings to the clients.
• Drive new business opportunities by identifying and pursuing new leads, creating proposals, facilitate client discussions and presentations to drive new business and client relationships.
• Monitor the progress of the active leads, ensure key stakeholders are informed about progress and expected outcomes, and manage risks (if any).
• Lead and motivate teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, provide constructive on-the-job feedback/coaching to team members, and foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment.
• Play an active role in counseling and mentoring junior consultants within the organization.
• Travel: Willingness to travel to meet client needs.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and/or masters in niche technology streams (data, AI, computer applications, digital) etc.
• 12 to 15 years of experience in Technology and/or Architectural consulting
• Formative experiences in architecture, software engineering, data, and analytics. 
• Pharmaceutical, Biotech or similarly regulated environment experience desirable. 
• Must have hands-on experience in leading, managing, or overseeing core development project(s) and engineering teams.
• Must have solid PMO experience in managing all aspects of a project SDLC (i.e., knowledge of agile methodologies, product management and experience working in agile environments and with project management tools and practices).
• Must have developed conceptual and enterprise architectures for large scale transformations or scratch build outs.
• Must have managed and overseen large transformation programs with heavy tech enablement aspects.
• Have a deep understanding of how various components (such as data, AI, analytics, products, app stack, operating model etc.) fit into developing technology strategy for large enterprise transformations.
• Have a fair understanding of platform and infrastructure roles such as cloud, on-prem, security etc. in assessing the tech-fit for strategy recommendations.
• Should be able to understand and connect business processes to capability map to tech stack to architectural components to operating model.
• Should be able to articulate and explain various tenets of technology and architecture such as solution architecture, reference architecture, information architecture, integration frameworks etc.
• Must have an adequate understanding of RFPs, pricing strategies and art-of-possible thinking in a consulting model.
• Demonstrate solid technical acumen with an architectural bent to solve business problems and client challenges.
• Must have management experience in onshore-offshore delivery model, staff augmentation and vendor contracting.
• Must have leadership and mentoring experience in managing teams/mentees, team members expectations, and career aspirations, in resolving conflicts etc.
• A passion for market awareness and staying current with industry trends, architectural practice know-hows and emerging technologies etc.
• Knowledge of industry regulations and compliance requirements, ideally in life sciences and healthcare domains.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A strong work ethic and a willingness to travel to meet client needs.
• A high level of motivation and self-starting attitude
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work artifacts, point of views etc.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, client demands and priorities.

Perks & Benefits: 

ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.  

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working.  A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week.The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections. 

Considering applying? 

At ZS, we're building a diverse and inclusive company where people bring their passions to inspire life-changing impact in global healthcare and beyond.We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and recognize the value that candidates with all backgrounds, including non-traditional ones, bring.If you are interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements listed above. 

ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law. 

To Complete Your Application: 

Candidates must possess work authorization for their intended country of employment.An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered. 

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www.zs.com