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GN-Comms & Media -Mobile Private Networks – Senior Manager
Gurgaon
Job No. r00213199
Full-time
Job Description
Across Levels – Comms & Media – Networks
Join our team in Strategy consulting to find endless opportunities and solve our clients' toughest challenges, as you collaborate with exceptional people, the latest technology, and leading companies across industries.
Practice: Comms & Media, Industry Consulting, S&C Global Network
Areas of Work: Private Network technologies (RAN, Core, Cloud & Edge)
Level: Manager & Sr Manager
Location: Delhi Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai
Years of Exp: 8-15 years
Explore an Exciting Career at Accenture
Are you an outcome-oriented problem solver? Do you enjoy working on transformation strategies for global clients? Does working in an inclusive and collaborative environment spark your interest?
Then, Accenture Strategy and Consulting is the right place for you to explore limitless possibilities.
Comms & Media (C&M) is one of the Industry Practices within Accenture’s S&C Global Network (CN) team. It focuses in serving clients across specific Industries – Communications, Media & Entertainment.
Communications – Focuses primarily on industries related with telecommunications and information & communication technology (ICT). This dynamic team serves most of the world’s leading wireline, wireless, cable and satellite communications and service providers.
Media & Entertainment – Focuses on industries like broadcast, entertainment, print and publishing.
Globally, Accenture Comms & Media practice works to develop value growth strategies for its clients, who are top-notch organizations, and help improve their offers and go-to-market performance and maximize organizational effectiveness. We work on end-to-end projects delivering management and technology consultancy to help our clients achieve greater profitability, quality, and reliability.
From multi-year major systems integration transformation deals to shorter more agile engagements, we have a rapidly expanding portfolio of hyper-growth clients and an increasing footprint with next-gen technology and industry practices, with the following requirements:
Deep expertise in one or more Telecom Domains
Lead delivery of small to medium-size teams to deliver management consulting projects for global clients.
Lead innovation transformation programs and process enablement for our clients
Take responsibility within Comms & Media industry group or across the Products group, help build the practice, track metrics, and so on.
Develop assets and methodologies, point-of-view, research, or white papers for use by the team and larger community.
Support global sales team to identify and win potential opportunities within the practice. Help in drafting proposals as an expert for domain areas.
Lead proposals, business development efforts and coordinate with other colleagues to create consensus-driven deliverables.
Understand customer needs and translate them to business requirements, business process flows and functional requirements
Experience to engage with stakeholders independently
Execute a transformational change plan aligned with client’s business strategy and context for change. Engage stakeholders in the change journey and build commitment for change.
Bring your best skills forward to excel in the role!
Technical Description
Must-Haves
Experience in projects on building 5G network strategy, Business Strategy & Modelling, Operating Model design, Process Transformation, governance & program management
Experience in assessing client’s current maturity and recommending the transition strategies and defining roadmap
Experience in use case identification, prioritization, and monetization for Private network deployment (on prem & cloud deployment)
Experience in Private network rollout planning, capacity dimensioning, design, deployment, operations, monitoring & reporting etc.
Experience of managing multi-vendor and multi-technology ecosystem projects
In- Depth knowledge Wireless network technologies i.e., LTE/5G, WiFi5/6, SD-WAN, MPLS
Good understanding of Private Network KPI definitions and measurement
Good understanding of 2G/3G/4G/5G, network architecture, and 3GPP/ETSI/O-RAN specifications
Good To Have
Understanding the competitive landscape and market opportunities in Private Networks space
Understanding of EPC/5G Core, Edge cloud, Multi Edge Computing (MEC), NFV, SDN, cloud native applications
Good understanding on Network Analytics - AI based Service Assurance use cases to drive business/operations benefits
Good understanding of Network operations – Processes, tools, operating model etc.
Basic understanding of SCADA, PLC, Robots, sensors of IT-OT environment, data collection and database system to control logic functions, API gateways, orchestrators, and middleware
Core Skills required at least in one or more roles
Collaborate with IT and OT teams to ensure alignment of company standards and industry best practice
Act as a technical SME for IT/OT convergence initiatives and projects
Experience in creating Business case for telco/Enterprises in Private Networks
Experience in the role of Functional Business Analyst, Product Owners, Process Designers, Service Designers, Scrum Masters i.e.
Value Architect and Tracking - Define value driver trees translating into value components and key KPIs linked to Business objectives
Qualifications
Role Expectations:
Project Delivery
Lead delivery of small to medium-size teams to deliver management consulting projects for global clients
Lead innovation transformation programs and process enablement for our clients Independently liaise with customers and convincingly present solutions - especially in an unstructured and ever-changing client environment. Be able to independently question the customer, when required
Gather business requirements from client stakeholders via interactions like interviews and workshops
Understand customer needs and translate them to business requirements (business requirement definition), business process flows and functional requirements –thereby acting as an interface between business and technology teams
Ability to understand the as-is process; understand issues with the processes which can be resolved either through technology or process solutions and design detail level to-be process with all stakeholders
Engage all the stakeholders as a virtual team (Customer, Development and Accounts team, Product manager, operations) for sales origination, solutioning and delivery
Propose solutions to the client based on gap analysis for the existing platforms against industry benchmarks and Recommend clients' technical teams on Private Network rollout strategy, standards, and industry best practices and methodologies
Business Development
Take responsibility within Comms & Media industry group to help build the practice development & metrics etc.
Develop assets and best practices, point-of-view, research, or white papers for use by the team and larger community
Support global sales team to identify and win potential opportunities within the practice. Help in drafting proposals as an expert for different areas
Lead proposals, business development efforts and coordinate with other colleagues to create consensus-driven deliverables
Execute a transformational change plan aligned with client’s business strategy and context for change. Engage stakeholders in the change journey and build commitment for change
Your experience counts!
MBA from a Tier 1 and Tier 2 school and Engineering from Tier 1 school or rich relevant industry experience
Candidate should have 7-15 years’ experience of working with consulting / services provider firms in the telecom networks service assurance domain.
Direct onsite experience (i.e., experience of facing client inside client offices in India or abroad) is mandatory. Please note we are looking for client facing roles.
Exposure to global clients is preferred
Have done a project delivery or performed POC related to use-case enablement using Private network
Certifications related to BPMN, eTOM, ITIL, SID, TAM or similar is mandatory
Plan and deliver well-structured oral and written communications
Help identify and structure key client challenges into hypotheses and conduct analyses to address the challenges
Should have Impeccable team management skills with an ability to engage effectively with multiple stakeholders
Manage mid-level to senior client leadership and lead conversations
Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and good communication skills
Should have Cross-cultural competence with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
Preferable working knowledge of Automation across RPA / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning etc.
Good experience of team Management – Coach and mentor team members in projects, on asset development, BDs, and overall professional development
About Accenture:
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 569,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com
What’s in it for you?
An opportunity to work on transformative projects with key G2000 clients.
Potential to Co-create with leaders in strategy, industry experts, enterprise function practitioners and, business intelligence professionals to shape and recommend innovative solutions that leverage emerging technologies.
Ability to embed responsible business into everything—from how you service your clients to how you operate as a responsible professional.
Personalized training modules to develop your strategy & consulting acumen to grow your skills, industry knowledge and capabilities.
Opportunity to thrive in a culture that is committed to accelerate equality for all. Engage in boundaryless collaboration across the entire organization.
About Accenture Strategy & Consulting:
Accenture Strategy shapes our clients’ future, combining deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models. Our focus on issues such as digital disruption, redefining competitiveness, operating and business models as well as the workforce of the future helps our clients find future value and growth in a digital world. Today, digital is changing the way organizations engage with their employees, business partners, customers, and communities. This is our unique differentiator. To bring this global perspective to our clients, Accenture Strategy's services include those provided by our S&C Global Network – a distributed management consulting organization that provides management consulting and strategy expertise across the client lifecycle. Our S&C Global Network teams complement our in-country teams to deliver cutting-edge expertise and measurable value to clients all around the world. For more information visit https://www.accenture.com/us-en/Careers/capability-network
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Please be informed that at any given point in time, you can only have one "Active" application.
Please be informed that at any given point in time, you can only have one "Active" application.