About this role
<div> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.</span></p> <p> </p> </div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>The opportunity </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As an EY SAP Technology Presales, you directly help EY & clients with a highly efficient, optimised and precise pursuit proposals that leverage EY’s Technology assets and capabilities to transform and manage their business. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Your key responsibilities </span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Client Interaction: As a trusted advisor, you will harvest requirements from the client and translate these into a solution that meets the objectives and principles agreed with the client. You will be part of a pursuit team and lead the technology aspect of it. You will be leveraging your technical knowledge, experience & deep understanding of both – project scope & EY’s technology (focus: SAP-build technology) capabilities/products. You are a technical leader, serving as a liaison among business partners, delivery leadership and pursuit stakeholders.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Pursuit shaping: This is critical role in the architecture & solution design lifecycle cutting along the pursuit lifecycle. As a Technology Presales Architect, you are a technical leader with strong understanding of technology and ability to apply it to drive business outcomes. You will provide guidance for the solution & pursuit definition, presales thought leadership, ascertain technical delivery possibilities & costs involved for the top critical business solution implementations - based on various available EY Technology products, tools & processes.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Technology Presales development by working with a wide variety of internal stakeholders, namely Product Owners (SAP Technology Officers and Product Managers), Business Owners (in the Service Lines), EY SAP Delivery Teams and GDS (Global Delivery Services). The Technology Presales Architect is involved in envisioning, design and development of the pursuit design and response, with a broad focus around EY’s SAP delivery and technology capabilities for the enterprise, industry, platform and solutions. Any identified technology gaps will be addressed through established channels such as available Innovation and product capabilities. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Essential Functions of the Job:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Presales / Pursuit Architecture & Solutioning for mid to large scale pursuits</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Provide thought leadership of a Technology Presales Architect with the service line pursuit /business teams during deal development, pursuit & close phases.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Having deep understanding of SAP Technology and EY’s SAP drivers, products, tools & processes to stitch the right solution that delivers value add for the client </span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Establish Presales standards, guidelines and procedures to overall increase the success rate of client pursuits for EY overall (and the EY SAP alliance particularly) </span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hands on in supporting E2E solution architecture with an alignment with overall EA and IT Roadmap of specific clients.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Shape RFP responses and bring in incisive insights from Tech experience.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bringing the outside in approach, ensure an objective analysis and provide actionable recommendation in the form of underpinned solutions.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Current As-is Architecture as well as Transition Architecture and roadmap steps to reach the Target Architecture</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Address identified technology gaps during a pursuit cycle to the respective innovation and product teams and support with innovative, creative mitigation plans / solutions. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Understand the impact of (emerging) technology, and when this will have impact in what form and how does the business and IT capture that value (translation of potential and impact).</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Pro-actively contribute to the development of the Presales community and be an ambassador for good Architecture. Assist in onboarding new Technology Presales Architects.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Maintain relationships with relevant delivery / competence centre teams and actively ensure that implemented solutions follow the (approved) designs, not only during a project but during the entire application life cycle.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Interact with stakeholders on presales issues and strategic improvements where such expertise is required.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Coach business owners and pursuit leads on technology presales during the pursuit lifecyle.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure proper pursuit / deal architecture and technology roadmaps are documented using the templates, Architecture tooling and conforms to standards and utilizes the available reference models.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Actively work to identify, communicate, mitigate and resolve technology issues and risks. In case solutions cannot be 100% compliant with standards proactively seek input from the relevant function in order to obtain step-out approval.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Collaborate with Technology Product Teams, influence the Product backlogs and priorities according to the findings of your Presales / pursuit engagements </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Skills and attributes for success </span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Knowledge on Industry solutions / products.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Technology background – stints in deal development, architecture & strategy or being associated with a technology start-up.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Having worked on large scale multi-technology, data, analytics deals.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Technology all-round expertise – Applications, Infrastructure, Digital, Security.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Having technical / data / application / integration architecture experience.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Responding to RFPs, shaping client proposals.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Expertise on solution write-up, making client presentations.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Excellent Communication Skills in English both written and spoken. Ability to interact with a global audience of customers, partners and a global team</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Good business acumen with outstanding ability in developing strategic ongoing customer relationships, gaining trust of stakeholders and respect for the company through technical leadership.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to identify technical risks before they occur and to develop mitigation and avoidance strategies.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Awareness of portfolio management (and the associated principles, tools and techniques).</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Organized and methodical. Ability to initiate, plan and develop according to plan though coping with a level of uncertainty and risk.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Rigorous, thorough and with a taste for detail.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Leadership & negotiating skills and ability to drive change using influence and networking.</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ideally, you’ll also </span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Individual contributor role, hence, should know the art of influence without authority</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong experience in offshore/onsite working model and working with different geographies and cultures.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Certifications and/or experience in Agile Delivery and DevOps would be desirable.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Architectural training/certifications like TOGAF or IASA is desirable.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Knowledge on service management framework, especially on areas of service strategy and design (ITIL V3/V4) would be an added advantage</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Regular international and domestic travel. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">10+ years of technology, business development & thought leadership.</span></li> </ul><div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>What we offer you</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The compensation ranges below are provided in order to comply with United States pay transparency laws. Other geographies will follow their local salary guidelines, which may not be a direct conversion of published US salary ranges. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ey.com%2Fen_gl%2Fcareers&data=05%7C02%7Cdeborah.compagner%40ey.com%7C41999b589ae04d7f6b8a08dd04d62e9a%7C5b973f9977df4bebb27daa0c70b8482c%7C0%7C0%7C638672040144488329%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Mb96MEoh9R3oQ1cGLr73tEDtKTSUYCyfOhCZ%2BmMHY9w%3D&reserved=0">more</a>.</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $120,700 to $225,800. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $144,900 to $256,600. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.</span></li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? 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