Senior Manager - Energy & Utilities - Transformation (Digital Strategy/Platform Architecture)

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At Capgemini Invent, we bring to life what's next for our clients.

By combining strategy, technology, data science, and creative design expertise with an inventive mindset, we partner with our clients to innovate and transform their business, helping them navigate today, while plotting a course for the future.

About Capgemini Invent

As the digital innovation, design and transformation brand of the Capgemini Group, Capgemini Invent enables CxOs to envision and shape the future of their businesses. Located in more than 36 offices and 37 creative studios around the world, it comprises a 12,000+ strong team of strategists, data scientists, product and experience designers, brand experts and technologists who develop new digital services, products, experiences and business models for sustainable growth.

Capgemini Invent is an integral part of Capgemini, a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 325,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fuelled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2021 global revenues of €18 billion

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As a globally renowned technology and digital leader, we have the responsibility, the ambition, and the means to contribute to solving major societal questions that are shaping our future world. Invent for Society aims to value how social impact is part of the fabric of what we do.

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An overview of the role:

The journey to net zero and increasing consumer demand for a greener, more reliable, secured, and cost-effective energy system, is increasing the pace of change within the Energy & Utilities sector. Industry participants recognise that accelerating the path to a modern energy system requires the use of Digital and its pivotal for the society's ambitions of the future.

With continued growth across the Energy & Utilities Sector, we are seeing a significant increase in demand for our teams who are already working with major UK Utilities organisations. As such, we are recruiting Management Consultants into our Energy and Utilities team to support clients across the UK and globally across various grades. We are looking for experienced consultants who are passionate about the role that digital and data can play to accelerate the pace of change and so deliver net zero.

We advise and shape areas such as digitalisation and data strategies built on scaled digital platforms, APIs and Cloud. We support organisations to define the business case & benefits modelling that shape these strategic initiatives. With a strategy defined, and a high-level operating model defined, the transformation to execute the strategy varies by the size and scale of the client.

The work:

No matter the project or customer, your work will have a meaningful impact on society, businesses and lives. It's really rewarding. And it's also really varied. You'll potentially work on a huge variety of projects (some larger than others), so you could gain lots of experience in a short amount of time.

Collaboration and Innovation:

We really believe in creating a partnership with our customers. Using our Accelerated Solutions Environment (ASE), you'll get to know the customer's needs and challenges, demo innovative solutions and quickly solve problems. It'll help you discover unexpected answers together.

Why this role?

We advise and shape areas such as digitalisation and data strategies built on scaled digital platforms, APIs and Cloud. We support organisations to define the business case & benefits modelling that shape these strategic initiatives. With a strategy defined, and a high-level operating model defined, the transformation to execute the strategy varies by the size and scale of the client.

Your role will be to:
• help organisations to understand the capability and impact of digital transformation and technology
• define digital / IT enabled business transformation programmes to implement the strategic initiatives
• define how to manage and exploit data effectively to enable the objectives of the organisation
• shape and support the delivery of digital / IT enabled business transformation programmes including Agile at Scale, Cloud and DevSecOps transformation
• apply agile ways of working and adhere to best principles of delivery
• be expected to participate in different analysis, design, and solutioning workshops and produce written outputs for these, either working on your own or within a team
• build strong, long-lasting client relationships as a trusted advisor at all levels

Why you?

We are looking for candidates with a proven consulting track record of delivering value in the Energy & Utilities Sector or a related sector, who enjoy working collaboratively with clients and have a passion for developing people.

You'll bring experience in transforming the way Energy & Utilities organisations operate through enabling technology. You are confident working in a technology environment - but may not necessarily have an IT background or be an expert in IT - you will bring proven skills and experience at leading and delivering management consultancy projects.

You will advise in shaping their vision of technology and business capabilities, build a strategy to succeed and define digital transformation roadmaps to deliver the strategy. Using your skills in strategy execution, you will own and deliver the transformation for our clients leveraging Agile at Scale and digital delivery models.
We need a combination of digital strategy and delivery experience combined by a passion for solving complex problems as part of a results-driven, supportive team. We expect an entrepreneurial flair and a willingness to take calculated risks, alongside a keen appetite to develop new skills.

In addition, you'll have the following experience:
• Sector knowledge - an understanding of the current trends and issues in the Energy & Utilities sector and broader ecosystem, and their impact on organisations and society including the anticipated shift in RIIO-2 capability requirements of the UK Utilities industry.
• Excellent presentation and articulation skills - outstanding written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex problems, quantitative analysis and solutions in a way they can be quickly understood.
• Business relationship building - demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships including senior executive level
• Learning and coaching - the desire to continue developing and to develop those around, both for clients and your Capgemini Invent employees.

Why us?

The Energy and Utilities sector team at Capgemini Invent comprises of deep industry expertise at a national and global level. Coupled with our heritage of leading some of the largest industry digital transformations, we have the unique position of being able to offer our clients both industry thought leadership and proven experience in end-to-end digital delivery.

Our approach is account led and our teams focus on building depth of knowledge and relationships with a few key clients. We really understand our client's business needs as well as individual motivations, forming long term strategic partnerships. This enables us to identify which proposition from Capgemini's global portfolio is most relevant to them.

Diversity

Capgemini positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We are committed to hiring, developing and retaining the best people to deliver innovative, world-class solutions for our clients. We foster an inclusive culture that enables everyone to achieve their full potential and enjoy a fulfilling career with us. Our comprehensive flexible benefits package and lifestyle policies enable our employees to balance their individual, family and work-life needs.

Learning and development

There's an endless amount to learn at Capgemini, and an endless number of ways to do so. So, you'll also have unique training opportunities to take advantage of. Some of our consultants even have the chance to go to Les Fontaine (near Paris, France), where we host a conference. Outside of dedicated training, everyone makes time to help and support one another - collaboration is encouraged across all of our teams.

Work/Life Harmony:

We understand that everyone has varied lives and we want you to have a great work-life balance. So, where possible, our Work Life Harmony policy will help you to work flexibly and juggle your work and home life.

CSR:

We're also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we're working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone's access to a digital world. It's something we're really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world's most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 9th year. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

In order to commence a role with Capgemini UK plc you will be required to provide documentary proof prior to joining the Company that you are entitled to live and work in the UK.

More information is at available at: https://www.capgemini.com/gb-en/service/invent/

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Posted on: 19 May 2023

Experience level: Experienced Professional

Contract Type: Permanent Full Time

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