Engagement Lead – Technical Development
| Company | Kaizen Analytix |
|---|---|
| Location | New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, MBA |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Education: Bachelors / Masters degree in Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Econometrics, Computer Science, Operations Research, Data Science or other applied mathematical discipline; MBA is a plus
- Experience: 12+ years of experience in project management for projects with a technical focus and / or analytical modeling components.
- Project Management: Ability to manage projects using SDLC, PMI, and Agile methodologies
- Core Skills: Business analysis; Ability to communicate clearly and present to senior leadership/executives; excellent people management skills; mindset of “own it all the way through solution”;
- Leadership Skills: Enables / demonstrates innovative thinking; Possesses a “can do” attitude; Thought leader for the client
- Tools: Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and Project Management tools (Jira, MS Project, Asana, Basecamp, SmartSheets, etc.);
- Possesses strong analytical/ logical thinking skills
- Possesses strong working knowledge of Application Development in Cloud Environments
Responsibilities
- Lead client engagements – consisting of data analysis and technical development – by…
- Working with clients to understand key business challenges and conceptualize and develop solutions.
- Work closely with the technical and business team in evaluating multiple options
- Managing core delivery teams of Kaizen and non-Kaizen (clients, third parties, offshore) resources
- Managing multiple work streams from acquisition and planning through successful project delivery
- Ensuring requirements are specified in a manner suitable for intended audience and are understandable, unambiguous, and capable of being implemented and tested
- Engaging with the project team to proactively review deliverables, identify potential issues and drive resolution to avoid customer impact
- Addressing problems through excellent decision-making and innovative, strategic ideas
- Provides Prototyping solutions and Data Architecting/Modeling expertise.
- Implementing solutions & building applications in Cloud environments
- Working with technical leadership to ensure technical best practices are followed
- Facilitating critical communications by interacting with core delivery team members (project domain), development personnel (technical domain) and client
- Possessing the ability to identify project risks and support risk resolution
- Participating in and preparing materials for client status and steering committee meetings
- Playing a key role in client management, leading and mentoring project teams
- Contributing team member Solution design, Data Architecture, Database Modeling/Design, Integration & Transformations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing vendors is a plus.
- Experience with BI/Analytics tools a plus: BI Analysis tools like Tableau and Power BI
- Experience with DevOps tools/processes is a plus.
- Experience with Azure AI Foundry is a plus.
- Expertise in Data Architecture, Data Modeling, RDBMS and Data Warehouses.