About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:107%"><strong>TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT</strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a"><br>Our <strong>Technology Consultant</strong> is responsible to deliver digital projects and capabilities developed from our Global organization into our region (Latin America). These projects/capabilities are aligned to the business strategic priorities and are the driver to keep adidas in the digital edge of the sportswear industry.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">We need someone with a <strong>background</strong> into delivering IT/Tech or digital projects with experience into delivering projects from an <strong>end-to-end perspective</strong>. <strong>Cross-functional abilities</strong> are demanded to execute these types of implementations across the organization.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a"><br><br></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Key Responsibilities</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Assists in the analysis of stakeholder objectives, and the underlying issues arising from investigations into business requirements, problems and identifies options for consideration.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Contributes to selection of the business analysis methods, tools, and techniques for projects, selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Requirements definition and management.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Facilitates input from stakeholders, provides constructive challenge and enables effective execution of requirements.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Investigates operational requirements, problems, and opportunities, seeking effective business solutions through improvements in automated and non-automated components of new or changed processes.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Reviews requirements for errors and omissions.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Investigates, manages, and applies authorized requests for changes to base-lined requirements, in line with change management policy.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">The candidate proves she/he has been involved in an end-to-end integration project.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Key Relationships</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">The scope of this position is at a Latin America level therefore, it would have high intensity interactions with our global, regional, and country teams.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Global IT</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Respective business function (GOPS, Finance, HR, Brand Marketing, Wholesale/Retail, Ecom and DPC)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Controlling</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a"><br><strong>Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Four-year college or university degree with focus on IT or related areas, or equivalent combination of education and experience.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Proficient spoken and written communication in English (B2 level).</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">At least 2-year experience in tech/digital fields related with project implementation.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">Strong understanding & knowledge of regional and global market landscape and the respective customer</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">The candidate has a proven experience in handling a high variety of stakeholders amongst complex organizations.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:72.0, sans-serif;color:#32363a">The candidate can reflect how she/he influences others effectively.</span></li> </ul>