Technology Strategy Senior Associate

Job Description As a Technology Strategy Senior Associate, you will be part of Grant Thornton’s AI, Data and Technology Practice – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You will perform strategic advisory services to address business challenges throughout client technology organizations. Responsibilities Possess a working knowledge of how a commercial or large non‑profit organization functions from an organizational, operating model, process, and technology perspective. Continually strive to develop professionally, staying up to date on technology trends and solutions in the marketplace to address the issues companies and large non‑profits face. Assist practice leaders and business development executives with proposal development and presentations; identify, quantify, and scope new opportunities for GT on existing engagements. Perform strategic assessments of client technology environments against best practices and widely accepted maturity model frameworks. Develop thoughtful, value‑add recommendations and roadmaps that meet client needs. Execute projects related to our technology strategy service offerings such as application portfolio strategy, enterprise IT strategy, technology architecture & cloud, and technology operations design for mid to large‑sized public and private organizations. Utilize first‑principles thinking, customizing and creating frameworks and methodologies to solve challenging problems. Analyze complex quantitative and qualitative data and synthesize output. Communicate effectively in an organized and knowledgeable manner to senior audiences, able to deliver difficult messages with persuasiveness and sensitivity. Drive the development of business cases (financial, quantitative, and qualitative) to support strategic business initiatives, process improvement initiatives, or IT transformations. Build and analyze financial models and complex budgets. Coach and develop team members. Demonstrate executive presence to become a trusted advisor to c‑suite level clients. Contribute to the development of various service offerings and practice thought leadership. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Computer Science, or related field required; MBA or MIS preferred. • Minimum 2+ years of related work experience in strategy consulting, servicing technology related engagements preferred. • Industry experience within Manufacturing, Services, Healthcare (providers), Banking, Private Equity, or large non‑profits (including higher education) a plus. • Excellent business writing and communication skills. • Experience in the assessment of IT organizations – capability to strategy alignment, cost structure, and operating model. • Experience in application portfolio strategy – package selection, implementation planning and application architecture model development. • Experience with strategic IT assessment, enterprise cloud assessments and roadmap development. • Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 40%. • Consistent with the firm’s hybrid work model, this position will require in‑person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site. It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions (including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, working conditions, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, evaluations, and termination) are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or civil union status, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic predisposition or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of Grant Thornton LLP to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. To make an accommodation request, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr