AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
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We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
As a ServiceNow Principal Technical Consultant, you will utilize your ServiceNow expertise and experience to architect, design, develop and deploy solutions utilizing the ServiceNow platform. You will drive a collaborative team leading, mentoring and ensuring development efforts are well documented and delivered with quality, owning the overall outcome of your projects. The ServiceNow Principal Technical Consultant is an experienced subject matter expert and focuses on development and delivery of value added integration and consultative services in the area of Enterprise solutions, designing, deploying and integrating various product sets. There is an expectation of at least 25% travel.
Responsibilities
Lead project teams to deploy solutions on the ServiceNow platform
Lead complex programs of multiple resources
Lead the architecture and design of complex solutions
Lead the creation of written deliverables
Lead client demos and working sessions
Lead integration design sessions
Lead client workshops as process and technical expert
Escalation point for project team
Work to influence team members, broader internal team, and external customers, likely including senior management, to agree and accept new concepts, practices, and approaches
Obtain and maintain certifications with associated qualifications
Maintain expert level certifications
Identify and communicate opportunities
Participate in pre-sales cycle as technical expert
Provide thought leadership to Ahead and our customers
Communicate with external customers, which may include top management, on matters that require explanation, interpretation, and / or advising
Generate differentiated marketing thought leadership for marketing
Craft innovative and high impact solutions for complex client programs, relying on large teams to implement
Contribute to projects/programs that may address future concepts, products, and technologies
Drive consensus with customer in solving complex solutions
Qualifications
Subject matter expert on a ServiceNow platform (ITOM preferred)
Expert knowledge on at least two process areas within the ServiceNow platform
Expert level development skills on the ServiceNow platform
Recognized expertise in own area within the organization
Demonstrate deep expertise across multiple technologies
Able to articulate trade-offs between architecture approaches
Strong skills integrating ServiceNow with third party tools
Strong presentation skills
Strong project and situational awareness
Strong communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Self-starter
Able to travel of at least 25%
Expectations
A lead contributor to their team and the organization as a whole
Bring thought leadership to our organization and our customers
Contribute to projects/programs that may address future concepts, products, and technologies.
Coordinate cross-practice and can contribute to cross-practice deliverables can help draft standards
Lead multiple resources when on a cross-practice project
Be an early adopter of new certifications
Utilized by presales for opportunity identification, scoping and positioning services and products including opportunities across practices and engages pre-sales to begin new campaigns that cross practices
Primary contributor to complex workshops that span multiple practice areas inside of AHEAD
Be able to provide advanced data or situational analysis that requires the evaluation of intangibles
Drive scoping, planning, and methodology for critical projects
Work on impactful and unique issues
